Institute for Regeneration and Repair
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
A University of Edinburgh research institute. Our scientists & clinicians study tissue regeneration and repair to advance human health and reproductive outcomes
Congratulations to Prof @bachmanntill.bsky.social and the DOSA team on securing PACE funding to advance their UTI strip test. The award will help refine its properties and add an antibiotic susceptibility test - bringing it significantly closer to real-world use.
The project: edin.ac/3Mb7D7q
The project: edin.ac/3Mb7D7q
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Congratulations to Prof @bachmanntill.bsky.social and the DOSA team on securing PACE funding to advance their UTI strip test. The award will help refine its properties and add an antibiotic susceptibility test - bringing it significantly closer to real-world use.
The project: edin.ac/3Mb7D7q
The project: edin.ac/3Mb7D7q
“I could be contributing to helping someone get their vision back. That’s awesome.”
IRR student AJ Boyland discusses her research project into cornea infection therapies with the charity Fight for Sight, who are funding her PhD.
Read AJ's blog post: www.fightforsight.org.uk/news-and-ins...
IRR student AJ Boyland discusses her research project into cornea infection therapies with the charity Fight for Sight, who are funding her PhD.
Read AJ's blog post: www.fightforsight.org.uk/news-and-ins...
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“I could be contributing to helping someone get their vision back. That’s awesome.”
IRR student AJ Boyland discusses her research project into cornea infection therapies with the charity Fight for Sight, who are funding her PhD.
Read AJ's blog post: www.fightforsight.org.uk/news-and-ins...
IRR student AJ Boyland discusses her research project into cornea infection therapies with the charity Fight for Sight, who are funding her PhD.
Read AJ's blog post: www.fightforsight.org.uk/news-and-ins...
📣Job Opportunity: Develop machine learning of cellular automata models with applications to in vitro developmental biology.
More info: edin.ac/49Mr7ZQ
More info: edin.ac/49Mr7ZQ
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📣Job Opportunity: Develop machine learning of cellular automata models with applications to in vitro developmental biology.
More info: edin.ac/49Mr7ZQ
More info: edin.ac/49Mr7ZQ
Researchers from the Cash lab have identified a drug that activates a special protein and improves wound healing. This identifies potential therapies for non-healing chronic wounds that could benefit millions of patients worldwide.
Paper: edin.ac/3JPI37a
Summary: edin.ac/3JVZgfm
Paper: edin.ac/3JPI37a
Summary: edin.ac/3JVZgfm
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Researchers from the Cash lab have identified a drug that activates a special protein and improves wound healing. This identifies potential therapies for non-healing chronic wounds that could benefit millions of patients worldwide.
Paper: edin.ac/3JPI37a
Summary: edin.ac/3JVZgfm
Paper: edin.ac/3JPI37a
Summary: edin.ac/3JVZgfm
Professor Ramachandran awarded grant to transform liver fibrosis treatments
This multi-institution £3.5 million MRC grant will fund the development of a multi-organ lab model that replicates the make-up of fatty liver disease and evaluate potential treatments.
edin.ac/4qTS9oc
This multi-institution £3.5 million MRC grant will fund the development of a multi-organ lab model that replicates the make-up of fatty liver disease and evaluate potential treatments.
edin.ac/4qTS9oc
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Professor Ramachandran awarded grant to transform liver fibrosis treatments
This multi-institution £3.5 million MRC grant will fund the development of a multi-organ lab model that replicates the make-up of fatty liver disease and evaluate potential treatments.
edin.ac/4qTS9oc
This multi-institution £3.5 million MRC grant will fund the development of a multi-organ lab model that replicates the make-up of fatty liver disease and evaluate potential treatments.
edin.ac/4qTS9oc
Well done to everyone who took part in our Research in a Flash event last Thursday⚡
10 IRR researchers showcased their current projects in rapid-fire talks, followed by a quiz, networking and pizza lunch. Congratulations to Sarah Morel for her winning flash talk on escape rooms and liver disease!
10 IRR researchers showcased their current projects in rapid-fire talks, followed by a quiz, networking and pizza lunch. Congratulations to Sarah Morel for her winning flash talk on escape rooms and liver disease!
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Well done to everyone who took part in our Research in a Flash event last Thursday⚡
10 IRR researchers showcased their current projects in rapid-fire talks, followed by a quiz, networking and pizza lunch. Congratulations to Sarah Morel for her winning flash talk on escape rooms and liver disease!
10 IRR researchers showcased their current projects in rapid-fire talks, followed by a quiz, networking and pizza lunch. Congratulations to Sarah Morel for her winning flash talk on escape rooms and liver disease!
Well done to all our CIR PhD students for their brilliant presentations at last week's Annual Poster Day 🎉! Congratulations to our award winners:
Best Presentation: Marcin Maniak (left)
Best Science: Broc Drury (middle)
Best Poster: Saule Zubyte (right)
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
Best Presentation: Marcin Maniak (left)
Best Science: Broc Drury (middle)
Best Poster: Saule Zubyte (right)
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Well done to all our CIR PhD students for their brilliant presentations at last week's Annual Poster Day 🎉! Congratulations to our award winners:
Best Presentation: Marcin Maniak (left)
Best Science: Broc Drury (middle)
Best Poster: Saule Zubyte (right)
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
Best Presentation: Marcin Maniak (left)
Best Science: Broc Drury (middle)
Best Poster: Saule Zubyte (right)
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
IRR's Dr Güneş Taylor joins Professor Brian Cox to explore the science of fertility in the latest episode of A Question of Science.
Joining an expert panel, Taylor discusses the role of the ovary when it comes to fertilisation, pregnancy, and development.
🎧Listen now: www.lnk.to/AQOSFertilit...
Joining an expert panel, Taylor discusses the role of the ovary when it comes to fertilisation, pregnancy, and development.
🎧Listen now: www.lnk.to/AQOSFertilit...
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
IRR's Dr Güneş Taylor joins Professor Brian Cox to explore the science of fertility in the latest episode of A Question of Science.
Joining an expert panel, Taylor discusses the role of the ovary when it comes to fertilisation, pregnancy, and development.
🎧Listen now: www.lnk.to/AQOSFertilit...
Joining an expert panel, Taylor discusses the role of the ovary when it comes to fertilisation, pregnancy, and development.
🎧Listen now: www.lnk.to/AQOSFertilit...
An encouraging new study by @publichealthscot.bsky.social, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, confirms the HPV vaccine provides strong and sustained protection against cervical disease that can develop into cancer.
edin.ac/47zVAYn
edin.ac/47zVAYn
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
An encouraging new study by @publichealthscot.bsky.social, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, confirms the HPV vaccine provides strong and sustained protection against cervical disease that can develop into cancer.
edin.ac/47zVAYn
edin.ac/47zVAYn
📣Job Opportunity: Play a central role in supporting researchers using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics approaches at the Institute for Regeneration & Repair.
More info: edin.ac/3Wuxlpt
More info: edin.ac/3Wuxlpt
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📣Job Opportunity: Play a central role in supporting researchers using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics approaches at the Institute for Regeneration & Repair.
More info: edin.ac/3Wuxlpt
More info: edin.ac/3Wuxlpt
📣Job Opportunity: We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our Lab services team providing day-to-day technical support for IRR’s research.
More Info: edin.ac/4qFIJwL
More Info: edin.ac/4qFIJwL
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📣Job Opportunity: We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our Lab services team providing day-to-day technical support for IRR’s research.
More Info: edin.ac/4qFIJwL
More Info: edin.ac/4qFIJwL
📣Job Opportunity: To provide comprehensive support and manage all technical aspects for a clinical research project entitled ‘Protecting spermatogonial stem cells from chemotherapy-induced damage for fertility preservation in childhood cancer'.
More Info: edin.ac/49ni8hx
More Info: edin.ac/49ni8hx
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📣Job Opportunity: To provide comprehensive support and manage all technical aspects for a clinical research project entitled ‘Protecting spermatogonial stem cells from chemotherapy-induced damage for fertility preservation in childhood cancer'.
More Info: edin.ac/49ni8hx
More Info: edin.ac/49ni8hx
The @fengfishlab.bsky.social lab have found that mutation in the Ras gene can change normal cells and trigger an immune response that promotes cancer formation - all within 24 hours. This may offer new ways to detect or prevent cancer before it becomes established.
edin.ac/47h6bZq
edin.ac/47h6bZq
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The @fengfishlab.bsky.social lab have found that mutation in the Ras gene can change normal cells and trigger an immune response that promotes cancer formation - all within 24 hours. This may offer new ways to detect or prevent cancer before it becomes established.
edin.ac/47h6bZq
edin.ac/47h6bZq
How low blood oxygen can affect your body's immune defences 🛡️
A new study reveals that neutrophils have their genetic material modified by hypoxia and how the BCG vaccine may reverse this immune response.
Our article: edin.ac/49nENu4
Nature Immunology paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A new study reveals that neutrophils have their genetic material modified by hypoxia and how the BCG vaccine may reverse this immune response.
Our article: edin.ac/49nENu4
Nature Immunology paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
How low blood oxygen can affect your body's immune defences 🛡️
A new study reveals that neutrophils have their genetic material modified by hypoxia and how the BCG vaccine may reverse this immune response.
Our article: edin.ac/49nENu4
Nature Immunology paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A new study reveals that neutrophils have their genetic material modified by hypoxia and how the BCG vaccine may reverse this immune response.
Our article: edin.ac/49nENu4
Nature Immunology paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Join us for our inaugural lecture showcase: “Childhood Therapies: it’s all in the blood” with Professor Katrin Ottersbach and Professor Brian Bigger!
📅 Thursday 30 October
🕒 5:00–7:30pm
📍 Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI, Edinburgh BioQuarter
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
📅 Thursday 30 October
🕒 5:00–7:30pm
📍 Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI, Edinburgh BioQuarter
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Join us for our inaugural lecture showcase: “Childhood Therapies: it’s all in the blood” with Professor Katrin Ottersbach and Professor Brian Bigger!
📅 Thursday 30 October
🕒 5:00–7:30pm
📍 Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI, Edinburgh BioQuarter
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
📅 Thursday 30 October
🕒 5:00–7:30pm
📍 Wellcome Auditorium, QMRI, Edinburgh BioQuarter
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
Meet one of our newest group leaders, Dr Caroline Ovadia!
Caroline researches intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a liver condition in pregnant people. She's worked with charities like ICP Support to make sure the research she is doing is what the patients want it to be!
Donate:
bit.ly/4mP27Eg
Caroline researches intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a liver condition in pregnant people. She's worked with charities like ICP Support to make sure the research she is doing is what the patients want it to be!
Donate:
bit.ly/4mP27Eg
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Meet one of our newest group leaders, Dr Caroline Ovadia!
Caroline researches intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a liver condition in pregnant people. She's worked with charities like ICP Support to make sure the research she is doing is what the patients want it to be!
Donate:
bit.ly/4mP27Eg
Caroline researches intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a liver condition in pregnant people. She's worked with charities like ICP Support to make sure the research she is doing is what the patients want it to be!
Donate:
bit.ly/4mP27Eg
£70 million investment in IRR spinout Trogenix to tackle aggressive cancers.
The funding will enable the rapid advancement of its pipeline of potentially curative cancer therapies across multiple treatment-resistant cancers
regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/ps70-million...
@edinnovations.bsky.social
The funding will enable the rapid advancement of its pipeline of potentially curative cancer therapies across multiple treatment-resistant cancers
regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/ps70-million...
@edinnovations.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
£70 million investment in IRR spinout Trogenix to tackle aggressive cancers.
The funding will enable the rapid advancement of its pipeline of potentially curative cancer therapies across multiple treatment-resistant cancers
regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/ps70-million...
@edinnovations.bsky.social
The funding will enable the rapid advancement of its pipeline of potentially curative cancer therapies across multiple treatment-resistant cancers
regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/ps70-million...
@edinnovations.bsky.social
Do you experience problematic menstrual bleeding or do you treat or care for someone who does?
We need your help in understanding what you think are the most important research questions to improve experiences of problematic bleeding.
Fill out our survey: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We need your help in understanding what you think are the most important research questions to improve experiences of problematic bleeding.
Fill out our survey: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Do you experience problematic menstrual bleeding or do you treat or care for someone who does?
We need your help in understanding what you think are the most important research questions to improve experiences of problematic bleeding.
Fill out our survey: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We need your help in understanding what you think are the most important research questions to improve experiences of problematic bleeding.
Fill out our survey: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Last Saturday, we opened our doors to the public once again for Doors Open Day.
Visitors were invited to take part in lab tours, a specialist talk and our science marketplace, exhibiting research from across our Institute and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
edin.ac/46IYFF7
Visitors were invited to take part in lab tours, a specialist talk and our science marketplace, exhibiting research from across our Institute and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
edin.ac/46IYFF7
October 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Last Saturday, we opened our doors to the public once again for Doors Open Day.
Visitors were invited to take part in lab tours, a specialist talk and our science marketplace, exhibiting research from across our Institute and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
edin.ac/46IYFF7
Visitors were invited to take part in lab tours, a specialist talk and our science marketplace, exhibiting research from across our Institute and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
edin.ac/46IYFF7
Andrew Horne introduces a 5 year plan for the Centre for Reproductive Health at the CRH away day.
📖Read more about our plans reproductive-health.ed.ac.uk/about-crh/ou...
🎉 Congratulations to Emily Walshe on winning the PhD Flash Talk Competition!
📖Read more about our plans reproductive-health.ed.ac.uk/about-crh/ou...
🎉 Congratulations to Emily Walshe on winning the PhD Flash Talk Competition!
September 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Andrew Horne introduces a 5 year plan for the Centre for Reproductive Health at the CRH away day.
📖Read more about our plans reproductive-health.ed.ac.uk/about-crh/ou...
🎉 Congratulations to Emily Walshe on winning the PhD Flash Talk Competition!
📖Read more about our plans reproductive-health.ed.ac.uk/about-crh/ou...
🎉 Congratulations to Emily Walshe on winning the PhD Flash Talk Competition!
Dr Sofia Ferreira has been awarded a prestigious LEO Foundation grant to advance research into skin wound healing and regeneration, with a focus on improving outcomes for elderly and vulnerable patients.
edin.ac/4nKFh1p
edin.ac/4nKFh1p
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Dr Sofia Ferreira has been awarded a prestigious LEO Foundation grant to advance research into skin wound healing and regeneration, with a focus on improving outcomes for elderly and vulnerable patients.
edin.ac/4nKFh1p
edin.ac/4nKFh1p
Congratulations to IRR Group Leader Prof Jose Vazquez-Boland on becoming the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of Animal Microbiology, a new American Society for Microbiology (ASM) journal - making him the first UK-based Editor-in-Chief of one of its journals.
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Congratulations to IRR Group Leader Prof Jose Vazquez-Boland on becoming the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of Animal Microbiology, a new American Society for Microbiology (ASM) journal - making him the first UK-based Editor-in-Chief of one of its journals.
📣Job Opportunity: A postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) position that will focus on exploring the role of macrophages during salivary gland development in our Emmerson Lab.
Applications close 09 October 2025. Further information: edin.ac/42uTVlc
Applications close 09 October 2025. Further information: edin.ac/42uTVlc
September 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📣Job Opportunity: A postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) position that will focus on exploring the role of macrophages during salivary gland development in our Emmerson Lab.
Applications close 09 October 2025. Further information: edin.ac/42uTVlc
Applications close 09 October 2025. Further information: edin.ac/42uTVlc
Prothea Technologies has enrolled the first patient in its Precision Lung clinical trial, a major step in revolutionising lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. Co-founded by IRR’s Kev Dhaliwal, Prothea is developing technologies designed to “see and treat” cancer in one visit.
edin.ac/42wu648
edin.ac/42wu648
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Prothea Technologies has enrolled the first patient in its Precision Lung clinical trial, a major step in revolutionising lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. Co-founded by IRR’s Kev Dhaliwal, Prothea is developing technologies designed to “see and treat” cancer in one visit.
edin.ac/42wu648
edin.ac/42wu648