Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
@geneticscam.bsky.social
The Department of Genetics, @uniofcam.bsky.social : One of the few genetics departments in the UK.
https://linktr.ee/camgenetics
https://linktr.ee/camgenetics
🎉 Exciting news! 3 Department members have won @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants:
• Richard Durbin & Felipe Karam-Teixeira — studying metazoan genomes & transposable elements
• Eva Paluch (PDN) & Daniel St Johnston — exploring epithelial cell robustness
➡️www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-synergy-grant-success
• Richard Durbin & Felipe Karam-Teixeira — studying metazoan genomes & transposable elements
• Eva Paluch (PDN) & Daniel St Johnston — exploring epithelial cell robustness
➡️www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-synergy-grant-success
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🎉 Exciting news! 3 Department members have won @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants:
• Richard Durbin & Felipe Karam-Teixeira — studying metazoan genomes & transposable elements
• Eva Paluch (PDN) & Daniel St Johnston — exploring epithelial cell robustness
➡️www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-synergy-grant-success
• Richard Durbin & Felipe Karam-Teixeira — studying metazoan genomes & transposable elements
• Eva Paluch (PDN) & Daniel St Johnston — exploring epithelial cell robustness
➡️www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-synergy-grant-success
This summer, the Research Informatics Training Team hosted 19 students from Saudi Arabia for a 6-week bioinformatics summer school 🧬
Covering RNA-seq, proteomics, genomics & modelling, the programme got fantastic feedback ⭐Huge thanks to our team for making it a success!
Covering RNA-seq, proteomics, genomics & modelling, the programme got fantastic feedback ⭐Huge thanks to our team for making it a success!
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This summer, the Research Informatics Training Team hosted 19 students from Saudi Arabia for a 6-week bioinformatics summer school 🧬
Covering RNA-seq, proteomics, genomics & modelling, the programme got fantastic feedback ⭐Huge thanks to our team for making it a success!
Covering RNA-seq, proteomics, genomics & modelling, the programme got fantastic feedback ⭐Huge thanks to our team for making it a success!
We were thrilled to host students and staff from two Reykjavík Gymnasiums visiting to explore life science research.
They toured our labs, heard from our Head Steve, and discovered the excitement of modern genetics—an inspiring day of science and curiosity! 🧬✨
They toured our labs, heard from our Head Steve, and discovered the excitement of modern genetics—an inspiring day of science and curiosity! 🧬✨
October 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We were thrilled to host students and staff from two Reykjavík Gymnasiums visiting to explore life science research.
They toured our labs, heard from our Head Steve, and discovered the excitement of modern genetics—an inspiring day of science and curiosity! 🧬✨
They toured our labs, heard from our Head Steve, and discovered the excitement of modern genetics—an inspiring day of science and curiosity! 🧬✨
We’re hiring! ✨
Love keeping things organised, planning events, and making things run like clockwork? We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable administrator to support our Head of Department and coordinate key activities — from research events to departmental celebrations! 🎉
Love keeping things organised, planning events, and making things run like clockwork? We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable administrator to support our Head of Department and coordinate key activities — from research events to departmental celebrations! 🎉
October 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We’re hiring! ✨
Love keeping things organised, planning events, and making things run like clockwork? We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable administrator to support our Head of Department and coordinate key activities — from research events to departmental celebrations! 🎉
Love keeping things organised, planning events, and making things run like clockwork? We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable administrator to support our Head of Department and coordinate key activities — from research events to departmental celebrations! 🎉
Need plans for next Saturday? We are back at Big Biology Day 2025! 🧬
Explore why some species live longer, peer at tissue samples under the microscope, play our lifespan game 🐋🐭 & meet mutant fruit flies 🦟✨ From whales to tiny DNA-unlocking flies, discoveries await for all ages.
Explore why some species live longer, peer at tissue samples under the microscope, play our lifespan game 🐋🐭 & meet mutant fruit flies 🦟✨ From whales to tiny DNA-unlocking flies, discoveries await for all ages.
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Need plans for next Saturday? We are back at Big Biology Day 2025! 🧬
Explore why some species live longer, peer at tissue samples under the microscope, play our lifespan game 🐋🐭 & meet mutant fruit flies 🦟✨ From whales to tiny DNA-unlocking flies, discoveries await for all ages.
Explore why some species live longer, peer at tissue samples under the microscope, play our lifespan game 🐋🐭 & meet mutant fruit flies 🦟✨ From whales to tiny DNA-unlocking flies, discoveries await for all ages.
🧬 25 years since the Human Genome Project — a milestone that reshaped biology and medicine.
Richard Durbin joins the latest Naked Scientist episode to explore the history of genomics
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/25-years-human-genome-project
Richard Durbin joins the latest Naked Scientist episode to explore the history of genomics
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/25-years-human-genome-project
July 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🧬 25 years since the Human Genome Project — a milestone that reshaped biology and medicine.
Richard Durbin joins the latest Naked Scientist episode to explore the history of genomics
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/25-years-human-genome-project
Richard Durbin joins the latest Naked Scientist episode to explore the history of genomics
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/25-years-human-genome-project
Can genetics grow a better garden? 🌻🪴
In this Naked Scientists episode, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social digs into the roots of genetics and how it could help gardens face climate threats like drought and pests.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/can-genetics-grow-better-garden
In this Naked Scientists episode, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social digs into the roots of genetics and how it could help gardens face climate threats like drought and pests.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/can-genetics-grow-better-garden
July 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Can genetics grow a better garden? 🌻🪴
In this Naked Scientists episode, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social digs into the roots of genetics and how it could help gardens face climate threats like drought and pests.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/can-genetics-grow-better-garden
In this Naked Scientists episode, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social digs into the roots of genetics and how it could help gardens face climate threats like drought and pests.
www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/can-genetics-grow-better-garden
Incredible images created by our scientists using advanced microscopes are helping to drive biological discovery 🔬
Read more about our Microscopy Bioscience Platform⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
📸 @alexneaverson.bsky.social
📸 @dillansaunders.bsky.social
Read more about our Microscopy Bioscience Platform⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
📸 @alexneaverson.bsky.social
📸 @dillansaunders.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Incredible images created by our scientists using advanced microscopes are helping to drive biological discovery 🔬
Read more about our Microscopy Bioscience Platform⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
📸 @alexneaverson.bsky.social
📸 @dillansaunders.bsky.social
Read more about our Microscopy Bioscience Platform⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
📸 @alexneaverson.bsky.social
📸 @dillansaunders.bsky.social
Ever wonder how nature got so diverse? The secret might lie in these colorful cichlid fish 🐠
Cambridge scientists discovered that ‘flipped’ segments of DNA act like evolutionary turbo boosts — helping species adapt fast and evolve into new ones. 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9961
Cambridge scientists discovered that ‘flipped’ segments of DNA act like evolutionary turbo boosts — helping species adapt fast and evolve into new ones. 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9961
June 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Ever wonder how nature got so diverse? The secret might lie in these colorful cichlid fish 🐠
Cambridge scientists discovered that ‘flipped’ segments of DNA act like evolutionary turbo boosts — helping species adapt fast and evolve into new ones. 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9961
Cambridge scientists discovered that ‘flipped’ segments of DNA act like evolutionary turbo boosts — helping species adapt fast and evolve into new ones. 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9961
🚨 Fully funded PhD with @atjcagan.bsky.social at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
Studying how somatic mutations and clonal expansions develop in living tissues to predict cancer risk early, using highly accurate next-generation sequencing.
Apply now for Oct 2025 👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51281/
Studying how somatic mutations and clonal expansions develop in living tissues to predict cancer risk early, using highly accurate next-generation sequencing.
Apply now for Oct 2025 👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51281/
May 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🚨 Fully funded PhD with @atjcagan.bsky.social at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
Studying how somatic mutations and clonal expansions develop in living tissues to predict cancer risk early, using highly accurate next-generation sequencing.
Apply now for Oct 2025 👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51281/
Studying how somatic mutations and clonal expansions develop in living tissues to predict cancer risk early, using highly accurate next-generation sequencing.
Apply now for Oct 2025 👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51281/
🚨 We’re hiring a Postdoc!
Join Dr Erik Clark’s group to explore how gene networks pattern early Drosophila embryos 🧬🪰
Combine cutting-edge imaging, modelling & evo-devo insights. Apply your wet-lab & computational skills in a creative, collaborative team.
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51216/
Join Dr Erik Clark’s group to explore how gene networks pattern early Drosophila embryos 🧬🪰
Combine cutting-edge imaging, modelling & evo-devo insights. Apply your wet-lab & computational skills in a creative, collaborative team.
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51216/
May 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🚨 We’re hiring a Postdoc!
Join Dr Erik Clark’s group to explore how gene networks pattern early Drosophila embryos 🧬🪰
Combine cutting-edge imaging, modelling & evo-devo insights. Apply your wet-lab & computational skills in a creative, collaborative team.
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51216/
Join Dr Erik Clark’s group to explore how gene networks pattern early Drosophila embryos 🧬🪰
Combine cutting-edge imaging, modelling & evo-devo insights. Apply your wet-lab & computational skills in a creative, collaborative team.
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51216/
Want to get paid while gaining valuable experience this summer? 🌟
Our research studentships are open for applications — but time is running out!
📅 Deadline: Friday 2 May
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Our research studentships are open for applications — but time is running out!
📅 Deadline: Friday 2 May
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...
April 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Want to get paid while gaining valuable experience this summer? 🌟
Our research studentships are open for applications — but time is running out!
📅 Deadline: Friday 2 May
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...
Our research studentships are open for applications — but time is running out!
📅 Deadline: Friday 2 May
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...
This month we welcomed Year 12 students who learnt how to “window” chicken eggs to observe live embryos—spotting eyes, brain, heart, and even twins in one rare case! 🐣
They also viewed development stages of zebrafish embryos, spotted fluorescent markers, and compared wildtype vs mutant embryos 🐟
They also viewed development stages of zebrafish embryos, spotted fluorescent markers, and compared wildtype vs mutant embryos 🐟
April 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This month we welcomed Year 12 students who learnt how to “window” chicken eggs to observe live embryos—spotting eyes, brain, heart, and even twins in one rare case! 🐣
They also viewed development stages of zebrafish embryos, spotted fluorescent markers, and compared wildtype vs mutant embryos 🐟
They also viewed development stages of zebrafish embryos, spotted fluorescent markers, and compared wildtype vs mutant embryos 🐟
🔬✨ Ahead of National Microscopy Day, we're celebrating with cutting-edge science!
Images by @atjcagan.bsky.social show laser capture microdissection isolating intestinal cells from diverse species 🐁🐯🐟
Sequencing these reveals how cancer and ageing evolve across animals.
Images by @atjcagan.bsky.social show laser capture microdissection isolating intestinal cells from diverse species 🐁🐯🐟
Sequencing these reveals how cancer and ageing evolve across animals.
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🔬✨ Ahead of National Microscopy Day, we're celebrating with cutting-edge science!
Images by @atjcagan.bsky.social show laser capture microdissection isolating intestinal cells from diverse species 🐁🐯🐟
Sequencing these reveals how cancer and ageing evolve across animals.
Images by @atjcagan.bsky.social show laser capture microdissection isolating intestinal cells from diverse species 🐁🐯🐟
Sequencing these reveals how cancer and ageing evolve across animals.
The excitement when you start to see the strawberry DNA 🍓🧬 …
Or what it’s like to see like a fly 👓 🪰 …
Whatever you loved most from this year’s @cambridgefestival.bsky.social - it was a pleasure to see you all and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
Or what it’s like to see like a fly 👓 🪰 …
Whatever you loved most from this year’s @cambridgefestival.bsky.social - it was a pleasure to see you all and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
April 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The excitement when you start to see the strawberry DNA 🍓🧬 …
Or what it’s like to see like a fly 👓 🪰 …
Whatever you loved most from this year’s @cambridgefestival.bsky.social - it was a pleasure to see you all and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
Or what it’s like to see like a fly 👓 🪰 …
Whatever you loved most from this year’s @cambridgefestival.bsky.social - it was a pleasure to see you all and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
📢 Part II NST Cambridge students – your voice matters! 🎓
Take the NSS 2025 and share your honest views on your course. Your feedback helps shape education and guide future students!
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
💻 Survey: www.thestudentsurvey.com
Take the NSS 2025 and share your honest views on your course. Your feedback helps shape education and guide future students!
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
💻 Survey: www.thestudentsurvey.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 Part II NST Cambridge students – your voice matters! 🎓
Take the NSS 2025 and share your honest views on your course. Your feedback helps shape education and guide future students!
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
💻 Survey: www.thestudentsurvey.com
Take the NSS 2025 and share your honest views on your course. Your feedback helps shape education and guide future students!
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
💻 Survey: www.thestudentsurvey.com
📢 Final Women’s History Month Feature!
This Monday, we wrap up our interview series with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith! 🎤✨
💡 Her journey, insights & impact
📖 Women in science & leadership
🌟 Celebrating those shaping our world
🔗 www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
Join the conversation! 💬
This Monday, we wrap up our interview series with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith! 🎤✨
💡 Her journey, insights & impact
📖 Women in science & leadership
🌟 Celebrating those shaping our world
🔗 www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
Join the conversation! 💬
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📢 Final Women’s History Month Feature!
This Monday, we wrap up our interview series with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith! 🎤✨
💡 Her journey, insights & impact
📖 Women in science & leadership
🌟 Celebrating those shaping our world
🔗 www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
Join the conversation! 💬
This Monday, we wrap up our interview series with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith! 🎤✨
💡 Her journey, insights & impact
📖 Women in science & leadership
🌟 Celebrating those shaping our world
🔗 www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
Join the conversation! 💬
Get ready to explore the world of genetics in a hands-on way🧬✨
Perfect for all ages! Whether you’re a science lover or just curious, this event will spark your inner scientist. 🔥🔬
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
Perfect for all ages! Whether you’re a science lover or just curious, this event will spark your inner scientist. 🔥🔬
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Get ready to explore the world of genetics in a hands-on way🧬✨
Perfect for all ages! Whether you’re a science lover or just curious, this event will spark your inner scientist. 🔥🔬
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
Perfect for all ages! Whether you’re a science lover or just curious, this event will spark your inner scientist. 🔥🔬
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
📢 Apply now! We are recruiting an Research Associate with @ahocher.bsky.social exploring molecular mimicry and chromatin evolution 🧬
Find out more about the position and apply: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/
Find out more about the position and apply: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/
March 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📢 Apply now! We are recruiting an Research Associate with @ahocher.bsky.social exploring molecular mimicry and chromatin evolution 🧬
Find out more about the position and apply: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/
Find out more about the position and apply: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/
It's the 3rd week of Women’s History Month and we want to introduce you to Dr Angkana Huang [Hat], Postdoctoral Research Fellow @pducambridge.bsky.social
Read about her research project and how she is involved in making science more equitable in the Global South ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-histo...
Read about her research project and how she is involved in making science more equitable in the Global South ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-histo...
March 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's the 3rd week of Women’s History Month and we want to introduce you to Dr Angkana Huang [Hat], Postdoctoral Research Fellow @pducambridge.bsky.social
Read about her research project and how she is involved in making science more equitable in the Global South ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-histo...
Read about her research project and how she is involved in making science more equitable in the Global South ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-histo...
This week as part of Women’s History Month, Yuri Takahashi tells us about her love for hearts and understanding the biology behind their development ❤️
Yuri is a third-year postgraduate student, postgraduate rep and actively involved in teaching 😍
🔗www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
Yuri is a third-year postgraduate student, postgraduate rep and actively involved in teaching 😍
🔗www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
March 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This week as part of Women’s History Month, Yuri Takahashi tells us about her love for hearts and understanding the biology behind their development ❤️
Yuri is a third-year postgraduate student, postgraduate rep and actively involved in teaching 😍
🔗www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
Yuri is a third-year postgraduate student, postgraduate rep and actively involved in teaching 😍
🔗www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025
Why do some animals, like whales, live exceptionally long lives free from many age-related diseases? 🐋
Join Dr Alex Cagan to find out how nature’s solutions to longevity may hold the key to tackling our own health challenges.
🗓️ 03 April
⌚ 8-9pm
📍 Cambridge Union
🎫 Booking required
Join Dr Alex Cagan to find out how nature’s solutions to longevity may hold the key to tackling our own health challenges.
🗓️ 03 April
⌚ 8-9pm
📍 Cambridge Union
🎫 Booking required
March 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Why do some animals, like whales, live exceptionally long lives free from many age-related diseases? 🐋
Join Dr Alex Cagan to find out how nature’s solutions to longevity may hold the key to tackling our own health challenges.
🗓️ 03 April
⌚ 8-9pm
📍 Cambridge Union
🎫 Booking required
Join Dr Alex Cagan to find out how nature’s solutions to longevity may hold the key to tackling our own health challenges.
🗓️ 03 April
⌚ 8-9pm
📍 Cambridge Union
🎫 Booking required
✨March = Women's History Month ✨
We're celebrating by introducing you to a Department member each week.
Today is Dr Juliette Davis, a post-doc in the Imbeault Group.
Read about her research, defining moments and how she got into science ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-juliette-davis
We're celebrating by introducing you to a Department member each week.
Today is Dr Juliette Davis, a post-doc in the Imbeault Group.
Read about her research, defining moments and how she got into science ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-juliette-davis
March 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
✨March = Women's History Month ✨
We're celebrating by introducing you to a Department member each week.
Today is Dr Juliette Davis, a post-doc in the Imbeault Group.
Read about her research, defining moments and how she got into science ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-juliette-davis
We're celebrating by introducing you to a Department member each week.
Today is Dr Juliette Davis, a post-doc in the Imbeault Group.
Read about her research, defining moments and how she got into science ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-juliette-davis
Are you interested in being involved with the undergraduate practical teaching we offer?
We are looking for a Technician to come and join our team.
📅Apply by 02 March
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50264/
We are looking for a Technician to come and join our team.
📅Apply by 02 March
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50264/
February 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Are you interested in being involved with the undergraduate practical teaching we offer?
We are looking for a Technician to come and join our team.
📅Apply by 02 March
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50264/
We are looking for a Technician to come and join our team.
📅Apply by 02 March
➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50264/
Asking our members what they ✨LOVE✨ about genetics this Valentine's Day!
February 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Asking our members what they ✨LOVE✨ about genetics this Valentine's Day!