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Martin Taylor
@mstaylor.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Edinburgh
scientist | mutagenesis | genome biology | selection | cancer
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To what extent is cancer development deterministic and predictable..?

Does the germline genome affect that predictability...?

Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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#Genomics
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Reposted by Martin Taylor
I'm very pleased to announce the official publication of our lab's paper "DNA mutagenesis driven by transcription factor competition with mismatch repair" in today's issue of Cell! www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
DNA mutagenesis driven by transcription factor competition with mismatch repair
Competition between transcription factors and mismatch repair machinery drives localized hypermutation at regulatory elements, with implications for cancer and genome evolution.
www.cell.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Reposted by Martin Taylor
IGC is looking for a Core Facility Bioinformatician to provide bioinformatics expertise and support to researchers across the Institute, working at the intersection of computational and experimental science. Find out more and apply by 13 October: edin.ac/3R5dEBU
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reposted by Martin Taylor
Would you like to do some unique experiments in cancer genomics and mutagenesis, in beautiful Munich? Well then apply for this PhD position: jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1679...

You'll learn a lot and it'll be fun and interesting!
#DKTK @dkfz.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social
PhD Student in Mutational Processes Driving Somatic Evolution
jobs.dkfz.de
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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My lab at hiring! - we have TWO postdoc positions (one computational, one wet lab focussed) at Yale @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social, working closely with our group members at University of Cambridge, UK @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

Please help to spread the word!

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March 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by Martin Taylor
This is just brilliant. New tool dissects immune profiles from WGS. Gives novel insights into >90k (!) tumours, highlights circulating immune changes https://buff.ly/41y6Hzz Found with researchbriefing.com
ImmuneLENS characterizes systemic immune dysregulation in aging and cancer
Immune lymphocyte estimation from nucleotide sequencing (ImmuneLENS) infers B cell and T cell fractions from whole-genome sequencing data. Applied to the 100,000 Genomes Project datasets, circulating...
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Martin Taylor
In science, we often see weird blips in the data. The question: is it artefact (usually!), or something new & exciting? We don’t always have time to dig deep.

Our paper in @nature.com today came from just such a blip. So don’t ignore the weird stuff. Pull on that thread...
January 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
To what extent is cancer development deterministic and predictable..?

Does the germline genome affect that predictability...?

Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
January 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by Martin Taylor
🌟NEW PREPRINT ALERT!🌟

We are very pleased to introduce #StrainDifferences: “Genetic background sets the trajectory of cancer evolution”

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Genetic background sets the trajectory of cancer evolution
Human cancers are heterogeneous. Their genomes evolve from genetically diverse germlines in complex and dynamic environments, including exposure to potential carcinogens. This heterogeneity of humans,...
www.biorxiv.org
January 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reposted by Martin Taylor
Building on our discovery of #LesionSegregation, @mikespencerchapman.bsky.social and colleagues from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social find that some DNA lesions can persist in humans for months or years!

"Prolonged persistence of mutagenic DNA lesions in somatic cells"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prolonged persistence of mutagenic DNA lesions in somatic cells - Nature
Persistent DNA lesions can occur throughout the human lifespan and can remain in the genome of affected cells for several years and generate a substantial proportion of the mutational burden.
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM