The Downs Lab
@thedownslab.bsky.social
The Downs lab at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, studying chromatin biology and genome stability. thedownslab.org
The amazing @lillianwu.bsky.social is now the amazing Dr Lillian Wu 🎉 She passed her viva with flying colours. Massive thanks to her wonderful examiners @esashilab.bsky.social and @viji-draviam.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The amazing @lillianwu.bsky.social is now the amazing Dr Lillian Wu 🎉 She passed her viva with flying colours. Massive thanks to her wonderful examiners @esashilab.bsky.social and @viji-draviam.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr Noa Amin (times two since she was already a medical doctor but now has an amazing PhD)!!! #proudsupervisor Beautiful @icr.ac.uk award ceremony at the Guildhall
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Congratulations to Dr Noa Amin (times two since she was already a medical doctor but now has an amazing PhD)!!! #proudsupervisor Beautiful @icr.ac.uk award ceremony at the Guildhall
August 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Congratulations 🥳 @alison-harrod.bsky.social for winning the oral communication prize at the Biochemical Society Alternative Nucleic Acid Topology meeting for her talk on SMARCA4 and G quadruplexes! 🎉👏🎉
July 18, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Congratulations 🥳 @alison-harrod.bsky.social for winning the oral communication prize at the Biochemical Society Alternative Nucleic Acid Topology meeting for her talk on SMARCA4 and G quadruplexes! 🎉👏🎉
Many of these were from the @icr.ac.uk conference, which was a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues. And drink beer.
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Many of these were from the @icr.ac.uk conference, which was a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues. And drink beer.
And @lillianwu.bsky.social presented a poster with her PhD thesis work on CENPB!
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And @lillianwu.bsky.social presented a poster with her PhD thesis work on CENPB!
Alison also presented her work as a poster (and will be attending the upcoming AlterNat Biochem Soc meeting if anyone wants to hear more!)
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Alison also presented her work as a poster (and will be attending the upcoming AlterNat Biochem Soc meeting if anyone wants to hear more!)
@kezlane.bsky.social Karen Lane presented work she did with @susana-sousa.bsky.social and Noa Amin on ARID1A and G4s (not her main project - watch this space for a project coming out soon on cohesin dynamics in SWI/SNF deficient cells)
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@kezlane.bsky.social Karen Lane presented work she did with @susana-sousa.bsky.social and Noa Amin on ARID1A and G4s (not her main project - watch this space for a project coming out soon on cohesin dynamics in SWI/SNF deficient cells)
A little shout-out to the lab, who have been out in force lately presenting their work! Starting with @alison-harrod.bsky.social talking about her work with Pedro Zuazua Villar and @naghamg.bsky.social on SMARCA4 and G quadruplexes
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A little shout-out to the lab, who have been out in force lately presenting their work! Starting with @alison-harrod.bsky.social talking about her work with Pedro Zuazua Villar and @naghamg.bsky.social on SMARCA4 and G quadruplexes
Lab retreat 2024! We had days of excellent science, food, ideas, food, games, food, discussions, food, and brainstorming.
And snacks.
And snacks.
November 30, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Lab retreat 2024! We had days of excellent science, food, ideas, food, games, food, discussions, food, and brainstorming.
And snacks.
And snacks.
Each year on our lab retreat, we have dinner discussions on topics of interest. In the weeks leading up to the retreat, lab members vote for their favourites, and we pick a few.
This year, @kezlane.bsky.social outdid herself putting together the excel spreadsheet for voting.
This year, @kezlane.bsky.social outdid herself putting together the excel spreadsheet for voting.
November 20, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Each year on our lab retreat, we have dinner discussions on topics of interest. In the weeks leading up to the retreat, lab members vote for their favourites, and we pick a few.
This year, @kezlane.bsky.social outdid herself putting together the excel spreadsheet for voting.
This year, @kezlane.bsky.social outdid herself putting together the excel spreadsheet for voting.
Had the inaugural Brighton chromatin and genome stability coffee club this morning with Evi Soutoglou and @humphreylab.bsky.social. Nice to discuss science with these two!
November 15, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Had the inaugural Brighton chromatin and genome stability coffee club this morning with Evi Soutoglou and @humphreylab.bsky.social. Nice to discuss science with these two!