Cell therapy for liver disease shows long-term benefits 💉 The 4 year follow up of the groundbreaking MATCH clinical trial, led by Professor Stuart Forbes, shows long-term benefits of macrophage cell therapy in patients regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/cell-therapy...

New publication: A unifying model of stem cell dynamics explains age-related methylation patterns across mammals @uoe-igc.bsky.social @edinburghbiology.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...

The SOLVE consortium, a group of researchers from across the UK - including at IGC, has been awarded £3m by Arthritis UK to understand why the current ‘one size fits all’ approach to osteoarthritis (OA) is not working. Read more 👉 edin.ac/4fkI9RV @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Thanks to @worldwidecancer.bsky.social for funding vital research by @lesleys20.bsky.social tackling the question of why you are more likely to get cancer as you age - and for pulling together this amazing video showcasing IGC's facilities 👉 youtu.be/5tL_W-aXY3o @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Well done Steph!

On World IBD Day, Professor Charlie Lees talks about some of the important research happening at IGC into inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) 👉 media.ed.ac.uk/media/1_dpc2...

Congratulations to IGC's Rory Stewart - a finalist in @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social's 2026 Three Minute Thesis Competition. Come along to the Nucleus Building, Kings Buildings, from 2pm on 24 June, to learn more about the diverse range of research topics being explored. Book here 👉 edin.ac/3UKlYIR

We were delighted to welcome Julia Vitarello, Founder of Mila’s Miracle Foundation, to IGC to discuss her work and our research into rare genetic diseases. We are committed to helping establish a clear regulatory pathway and a sustainable, workable business model for individualised therapies.

The findings of a study led by IGC researchers challenge the long-held belief that better bone density could help those with Brittle bone disease, or osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), which affects 1 in every 15,000 people. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/4tBvvRN @jama.com @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Scientists from as far afield as Brazil & Poland are taking part in a week-long Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC) Specialist School, including a day of hands-on workshops at IGC today. More info 👉https://edin.ac/4wrZK04 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

For #InternationalNursesDay, we spoke to our team of research nurses at IGC to find out more about their roles. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/42qr6WO @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

He adds: "Crucially, it offers the potential to uncover patterns of familial inheritance and to break down this complex disease into its underlying biological causes – bringing us closer to more precise diagnosis and, ultimately, targeted treatments.”

@cgatist.bsky.social leads DecodeME at IGC: “By deeply sequencing the complete genomes of 6,000 DecodeME participants using advanced long-read technology, this project will allow us to pinpoint individual genes disrupted in ME/CFS, moving beyond broader chromosomal signals identified to date."

New Publication: Blood-based DNA methylation captures variance in adult height @uoe-igc.bsky.social @edinunilbc.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

On World Ovarian Cancer Day, the Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) Initiative is raising awareness of this condition which is more likely to affect younger women. It is also raising money to fund vital research by Professor Charlie Gourley and Dr Robb Hollis at IGC: tinyurl.com/3pjaw7be

Today is #WorldOvarianCancerDay. It is the sixth most common cause of female cancer death in the UK. At IGC, Professor and Honorary Consultant Charlie Gourley leads a group looking into this disease. Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/4dxeZxi @cruk-si.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

A study, led by Hasan Çubuk, to identify how to improve diagnosis of the rare condition adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL) deficiency, has created a framework which could be adapted for other recessive diseases. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/4tf5Zlj

Congratulations to all the newcomers who shared this award - and particularly to IGC's Chris Tuck!

A very well deserved award for the CMVM Sustainability Team, including IGC's Angela Ingram and Lee Murphy!

Today, in #preprinthub2 Marie-Therese from @uoe-igc.bsky.social will discuss a #preprint from Susana Gonzalo and Lilian N.D. Silva on how STING causes replication stress and nascent DNA degradation via SAMHD1 🧬🔥👵 #aging #immunosky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Liz Patton brought a taste of Edinburgh to India when she delivered the Myron Gordon Award lecture at the European Society for Pigment Cell Research's International Pigment Cell Conference in New Delhi. Read more about the conference 👉 ipcc2026.com

IGC's Sara Brown will join Beverley Hood to talk about Surface Echoes, an art/science project about living with eczema, followed by an interactive microcopy workshop led by Keira Tucker from @ASCUS Art & Science. Sign up for the event on 18 May at 7pm 👉 pintofscience.co.uk/event/seeing...

IGC PhD student Stephanie MacMaster will talk about how the iconic black stripes of zebrafish are the result of specialised pigment cells called melanocytes which produce the wide array of the colours and patterns we see in nature 👉 edin.ac/3QRB2WC 19 May, 7.30-9.30pm - Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh (£5)

This is a powerful campaign by @actionforme.bsky.social highlighting the debilitating effect of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). At IGC, @cgatist.bsky.social leads the @decodemestudy.bsky.social, the world’s largest genetic study into ME/CFS, which has identified 8 genetic signals: edin.ac/4n6841u

IGC's Maggie Clarke will be running an 'Ink and Think' event at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens (11am-3pm, 8-11 June) as part of @glasgow.ac.uk's Glasgow Science Festival. Become a genetic researcher - by picking, feeding and doing an experiment with a cell to get a science-themed temporary tattoo.

‪On 5 May, IGC is hosting the first in a series of talks focusing on research & innovation across @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social to mark 300 years of life-changing medical education & research. The event is open to staff & students at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social. Register here 👉 edin.ac/4t56VZ7

If you are based at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and are interested in a role as a research technician/lab manager, how about this position in the newly-created lab of @lukastamayo.bsky.social 👉 edin.ac/3OkHkgQ You can read more about Lukas' work here: edin.ac/3Qll6vN @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

This will be a great way to celebrate the achievements of MRC Human Genetics Unit PhD students - both current and past. Please share far and wide!

On #EarthDay🌍 colleagues at IGC have been taking part in Carbon Literacy training. Read more about @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social sustainability plans 👉 sustainability.ed.ac.uk

And find out more about the programme and how to apply here 👉 edin.ac/3EKJuBd

Applications for our Science Insights programme close next Friday! Hear from some of our alumni about how it gives S5 students a real insight into working as a researcher in biological, biomedical and animal sciences 👉 edin.ac/4tsFLMX @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Congratulations to Asier Unciti-Broceta! @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Congratulations Tom! @deeganlab.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

A new study investigated whether physical injury leads to chemical changes in our DNA – specifically through a process called DNA methylation – in a bid to identify those people most at risk of developing mental health issues after a trauma 👉 edin.ac/4sR43iN @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Very pleased to say that the paper version of our study examining the role of de novo DNMTs in cancer-associated hypomethylation is now out in @plos.org Genetics 🎉: doi.org/10.1371/jour... You can read more on the previous thread but here is a summary of the main updates! #epigenetics 🧵 1/9

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Researchers at IGC are carrying out a £1.5 million @cancerresearchuk.org-funded study to find a way to ‘trick’ bowel cancer cells. Learn more about how sabotaging cancer could open doors to new treatments 👇 edin.ac/4c61KBP @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

New Publication: The landscape of hereditary haemochromatosis risk and diagnosis across the British Isles and Ireland @uoe-igc.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“It doesn’t seem that long, but mirrors argue otherwise.” Dr Chris Boyd is retiring after starting work at the University of Edinburgh 40 years ago. You can read more about his long career here 👉 edin.ac/4dkCom5 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Read more about Luke Boulter's project 👉 edin.ac/4m5PPbS

Huge congratulations to Luke Boulter @boulterlab.bsky.social who has been awarded a Senior Cancer Research Fellowship! edin.ac/4cmZZR9

New Publication: Mutational scanning reveals oncogenic CTNNB1 mutations have diverse effects on signaling @roslininstitute.bsky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Symptoms of topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) include "thickening and laxity of the skin, so-called 'elephant skin', extreme shedding and sharply defined areas of redness" says Sara Brown who has been funded by the National Eczema Society to look into topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). edin.ac/4bHKPXm

Today, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Riccardo Marioni from @uoe-igc.bsky.social at our #SeminarsIN with his talk: “Tracking brain health from saliva and blood samples”. A fantastic lecture, thank you! 👏👏 @csic.es @dicv.csic.es @umh.es

Gout is on the rise, with global cases increasing significantly over the past few decades. Researchers at IGC are looking for adults with gout to take part in a 1-to-1 recorded interview to better understand patient expectations and experiences of management of gout. Read more 👉 edin.ac/4bSEnf5

Totally recommend this seminar with Riccardo!

As part of our EMS300 celebrations, IGC affiliates Kenneth Baillie and Jim Flett Wilson will share their career and research journeys so far at an inaugural lecture in McEwan Hall on 24 April. Find out more and reserve your place 👉 edin.ac/4ro1aoz @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Did you know there is strong evidence that people are most likely to develop ME/CFS at two points in life - at an average of age of 16 or 37? Read more about this new study led by @aryback.bsky.social 👉 edin.ac/4v3uIv0

IGC's @hannahlong.bsky.social talks about how the study of Neanderthal DNA can help explain how human faces form in this interview with CBC Radio Canada 👇 www.cbc.ca/player/play/... @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Are you a medical student interested in an academic career? Then apply for the CRUK TRACC MB-PhD programme by 2 April. Current student Alsadeg Bilal has recently seen some of his research featured on CNN 👉 edin.ac/4rwIhQG More information and apply here: edin.ac/4kmBIyc

If you missed our Inaugural Lectures featuring Professor of Computational Protein Biology @jmarshlab.bsky.social and Professor of Computational Biology @csemple.bsky.social, you can catch up on their career journeys and research in genomics, cancer and computational biology here 👉 edin.ac/3P86GhY