RESEARCH PAPER: MYC serine 62 phosphorylation promotes its association with DNA double-strand breaks to facilitate repair and cell survival under genotoxic stress By Cohn et al. and Rosalie Sears ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/13-14/1152.full Oregon Health & Science University #DNArepair

RESEARCH PAPER: The competition between splicing and 3′ processing shapes the human transcriptome By Soles et al. and Yongsheng Shi ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/13-14/1099.full UC Irvine UC Irvine School of Medicine #RNAprocessing #splicing #mRNA #transcription

🚨 NEW ISSUE ALERT!!! 🚨 New Research articles online now at Genes & Development! Also in this issue, an Outlook on ATR in translesion synthesis, and a Review about the mechanisms controlling stem cell state exit. Click here to learn more: ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/13-14.toc

We recently hosted the @gensocuk.bsky.social nsocuk.bsky.social Anniversary Day 2026, including Paul Nurse. IRRs @gunes-taylor.bsky.social said, "It was a pleasure to host the honorary members and medal winners at IRR. The diversity of science and career stage in the schedule was stimulating!" 🧬

Abstract deadline is TODAY! Make sure you submit your abstract and join us in Newcastle for a fantastic meeting on RNA in physiology and disease. genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...

So proud of my ex-student @robinjournot.bsky.social who got yet another PhD award from the British Genetics Society, thank you very much @gensocuk.bsky.social !!! 👏

🆕 ADVANCE ONLINE 🆕 RESEARCH PAPER: MYC serine 62 phosphorylation promotes its association with DNA double-strand breaks to facilitate repair and cell survival under genotoxic stress By Cohn et al. and Rosalie Sears ➡️ https://ow.ly/Yx4a50ZacIJ Oregon Health & Science University #DNArepair #cancer

Our last speaker is Paul Nurse, Honorary Member and former President of the Genetics Society, talking about Genetic Analysis of Eukaryotic Cell Cycle Control. A fascinating look at how cells regulate division and maintain order through tightly controlled genetic networks.

Really great to hear Kay Davies, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, give her talk “Rare disease diagnosis and therapy in the genomics era”. She highlighted how genomics is transforming the way we diagnose rare diseases and pushing new approaches to treatment into the clinic.

David Baulcombe started out speaking about "the days when you could hypothesise about things without being too burdened by data."

Great to hear David Baulcombe, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, give his talk, "An RNA world". From RNA silencing to gene regulation, it was a fascinating look at discoveries that have transformed genetics and continue to shape research today.

Zohaib Khalid, one of our 2025 summer students, presenting his work on the function of dynamism in the plant cell wall. Our summer studentship is a fantastic way for undergraduates to access research, and 2025's cohort are so supportive and some of them are here to support their colleagues!

A pleasure to hear Deborah Charlesworth, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, present her lecture, "Progress in understanding genome regions controlling Batesian mimicry in butterflies and sex determination". A great contribution from one of the field's leading evolutionary geneticists.

Congratulations to Prof Richard Durbin, winner of the 2026 Genetics Society Medal! His pioneering work in computational genomics has transformed how we analyse and understand genome sequences.

I’m happy to receive this prize, and I thank @gensocuk.bsky.social for the invitation. This achievement belongs to the entire @frelab.bsky.social at @institutcurie.bsky.social Grateful to all team members, collaborators and funding bodies who made it happen!

Honoured to be awarded the Mary Lyon medal by the Genetics Society today, here in Edinburgh. V grateful to mentors and all my previous group members and colleagues. Medal is an X chromosome!!

To end a fantastic day of talks, we have our Mendel Medal winner, Joe Felsenstein, joining us online to talk about comparative methods within species: connecting evolutionary time scales?

Avoiding the heat wave in England and enjoying lots of cool science in Edinburgh today 🧬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Brian Charlesworth, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, delivered a thought-provoking lecture at Anniversary Day 2026 in Edinburgh titled “What has recombination ever done for us?”

Roger Cox, from the Mouse News Letter Ltd, presents @robinjournot.bsky.social with his Bruce Cattanach Prize for his outstanding PhD thesis related to the use of non-human in vivo animal models!

Veronica van Heyningen: "Genetics is a tool to explore biology, but biological observations in many organisms help to decipher genetics"

Veronica van Heyningen, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, delivered a fascinating talk titled “Journey through genetics to biology”, reflecting on a remarkable career spanning human genetics, developmental biology, and disease gene discovery!

We start our afternoon session with @hilarycmartin.bsky.social's Balfour Lecture. Her fantastic lecture gave insights into the genetic architecture of neurodevelopment disorders and cognitive ability from clinical and population cohorts.

We end our morning session with James Spencer, one of our summer studentship awardees, talking about his summer project on CycD7;1, stomatal functionality and drought response!

A privilege to hear Prof David Sherratt, Honorary Member & former President of the Genetics Society. Prof Sherratt made pioneering contributions to bacterial genetics, from understanding plasmids and genetic recombination to revealing how bacterial chromosomes are organised & inherited within cells.

It was great to hear Shaoqi Wang share her work with the genetics community and celebrate her achievement as this year's Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize (Undergraduate) recipient. Congratulations on a well-deserved award and an excellent talk!

Congratulations to Prof @zaminiqbal.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 Mary Lyon Medal, on delivering an inspiring lecture at Genetics Society Anniversary Day 2026 in Edinburgh.

Prof Gil McVean welcomes everyone attending our Anniversary Day @edinuni-irr.bsky.social. Researchers, students and honorary members come together to celebrate outstanding achievements in #genetics!

At @edinuni-irr.bsky.social today and tomorrow for the @gensocuk.bsky.social Anniversary Day talks. genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...

Today we’re at Portcullis House for Parliamentary Links Day, engaging with other learned societies and MPs to promote #genetics in the UK!

📽️ G&D Tapes 📽️ G&D Author, Yu-Han Yeh, talks about the role of histone chaperone DAXX in histone replacement during spermatogenesis. In this issue of #genesdev: ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/11-12/796.full UC Davis#genesdev#histone #germline #epigeneticinheritence

RESEARCH PAPER: The eukaryotic homology search complex distorts donor DNA structure to probe for homology By Woodhouse et al., Michelle Wang, and Brooks Crickard ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/11-12/832.full @brookscrickard1.bsky.social Cornell University #DNArepair #homology

Register for our 26th #GenomeInformatics26 conference by 7 September for early bird savings! 🗓️ 2-4 December 2026 Bursary support available Explore the latest large-scale methods and AI-driven approaches that are advancing our understanding of genome structure and biology 🧬 📎 bit.ly/4bexmoH

Join leading researchers exploring RNA in cell biology, development, immunity, cancer, and therapeutics. A fantastic opportunity to present your work, network, and learn about the latest advances in the field. Register now: genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...

Got an idea for a meeting or seminar in genetics? Applications are open for the Genetics Society One-Off Meeting Grant, funding to support innovative events that bring the community together. genetics.org.uk/grants/one-o...

Join us for RNA in Physiology and Disease, a meeting exploring the latest advances in RNA biology, physiology, and disease research! Hear from leading experts, connect with researchers across the field, and discover emerging science shaping the future of genetics. genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...

We are delighted that @wenjuanma84.bsky.social has joined the Heredity team. @gensocuk.bsky.social #societyjournal

We’d love to see you in Edinburgh for our Anniversary Day 🧬 Join us on 25–26 June for two days of inspiring talks, new research, and conversations with scientists from across the genetics community @edinuni-irr.bsky.social. Register now: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...

Researchers of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are underrepresented in the UK and face barriers to career progression. Our Accelerator Awards, now open for a third round, are designed to help change that.

🗓️SAVE THE DATE The BSCB 2027 Spring Meeting ‘Life in Motion – Cells, Genes and Beyond’ will take place on 19-22 April in London Organised together with @gensocuk.bsky.social

How do scientists study early embryo development, and why is it so important to understand the processes involved? Book now for our free talk by @nmoris.bsky.social, who leads a lab here at the Crick studying embryo models made from stem cells. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...

Pleased to advertise the 'RNA in physiology and disease meeting in Newcastle, co-organised by Theme member David Elliott and team from across @qmul.bsky.social, @icr.ac.uk, @manchester.ac.uk, @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk and sponsored by the @gensocuk.bsky.social

We are proud to publish this thoughtful & nuanced article by Aylward et al. on the Genetics Society's changing relationship with eugenics over the past 100 years. 'Eugenics and the Genetics Society' by Alex Aylward, Daniel J. Fairbanks, Maria Kiladi & Gregory Radick www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We'll be back for our @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social 56th e-symposium August 25th 2026- register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... Sign-up to speak: forms.gle/yNtr4AKpXowD... #UKCilia2026 /fin

We kicked off our 55th @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium. Open the gates-how increasing permeability in TZ mutants can rescue retrograde IFT mutants- diffusion & EVs carlamcabreu.bsky.social Deep read: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #UKCilia2026 /1

🆕 ADVANCE ONLINE 🆕 RESEARCH COMMUNICATION: Nested pediatric low-grade glioma cerebral organoid avatars reveal glutamatergic neuron stromal growth dependency By Xu et al. and David H. Gutmann ➡️ https://ow.ly/NOzT50YLcgz David H. Gutmann, MD PhD Gutmann Lab WashU Medicine #braincancer #organoids

Last week, CEDaR postdoc @helenadavies.bsky.social attended the @gensocuk.bsky.social workshop 'Communicating Your Science', with activities ranging from science in stand-up comedy to designing activities for science festivals.

🆕 ADVANCE ONLINE 🆕 RESEARCH PAPER: The microprotein SMIM26 connects metabolite transporters of the outer & inner mitochondrial membranes and is essential for respiratory chain function By Heizler et al. and Gunter Meister ➡️ https://ow.ly/mXyg50YLay6 #mitochondria #lncRNA #microprotein #metabolism

Are you looking for a training course that explores the fundamental principles of ethics and medical ethics, and most specifically research ethics? Then join us online in May! 📆 Monday 18 May, 9:30-13:00, online Find out more: my.rsb.org.uk/item.php?eve... #ResearchEthics #Training

A new view of aging: How the immune system rewrites rapid aging. Read the new #genesdev paper, online now ahead of print: ➡️ https://ow.ly/kCbl50YKyO8 https://ow.ly/NksN50YKyO6