Institute of Genetics and Cancer
@uoe-igc.bsky.social
Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with genetic disease and cancer through research.
Family was an important theme of two talks by @jorisveltman.bsky.social & Charlie Lees at our Inaugural Lecture Showcase, where they shared their research and career journeys so far. Thanks to everyone who attended!
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November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Family was an important theme of two talks by @jorisveltman.bsky.social & Charlie Lees at our Inaugural Lecture Showcase, where they shared their research and career journeys so far. Thanks to everyone who attended!
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
An international trial led by researchers at IGC and @nkinl.bsky.social has found that radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs. Read more here👉https://edin.ac/3JIQfpL
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
An international trial led by researchers at IGC and @nkinl.bsky.social has found that radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs. Read more here👉https://edin.ac/3JIQfpL
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
Join us for our free inaugural lecture & drinks reception. @jorisveltman.bsky.social will talk about the genetic causes of rare disorders such as reproductive disorders & Charlie Lees will tell the 20‑year story of change in IBD.
More info & register👉 bit.ly/3J766hJ
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More info & register👉 bit.ly/3J766hJ
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November 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Join us for our free inaugural lecture & drinks reception. @jorisveltman.bsky.social will talk about the genetic causes of rare disorders such as reproductive disorders & Charlie Lees will tell the 20‑year story of change in IBD.
More info & register👉 bit.ly/3J766hJ
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
More info & register👉 bit.ly/3J766hJ
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Happy Hallowe'en from everyone at the IGC! @modelzebrafish.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy Hallowe'en from everyone at the IGC! @modelzebrafish.bsky.social
IGC Director @jorisveltman.bsky.social and Professor of Gastroenterology Charlie Lees will share their careers and research journeys so far at an Inaugural Showcase:
📍 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer
📅 Wednesday 12 November
⏰ 5-7:30pm
Register for free here: bit.ly/3J766hJ
📍 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer
📅 Wednesday 12 November
⏰ 5-7:30pm
Register for free here: bit.ly/3J766hJ
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
IGC Director @jorisveltman.bsky.social and Professor of Gastroenterology Charlie Lees will share their careers and research journeys so far at an Inaugural Showcase:
📍 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer
📅 Wednesday 12 November
⏰ 5-7:30pm
Register for free here: bit.ly/3J766hJ
📍 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer
📅 Wednesday 12 November
⏰ 5-7:30pm
Register for free here: bit.ly/3J766hJ
#ALD25 marks the life & work of Ada Lovelace and highlights the achievements of women in #STEM. IGC's @lmluque.bsky.social honours her contribution and calls for space to be given to all female scientists to build the greenhouse their ideas deserve: 👉 edin.ac/47oCc1B
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#ALD25 marks the life & work of Ada Lovelace and highlights the achievements of women in #STEM. IGC's @lmluque.bsky.social honours her contribution and calls for space to be given to all female scientists to build the greenhouse their ideas deserve: 👉 edin.ac/47oCc1B
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
"I brought back both technical know-how and a new perspective. Thanks to my time in Edinburgh, I now know how to handle the protein under specific conditions and avoid pitfalls." Yun-Hsuan Huang on her @mdc-berlin.bsky.social placement in @chromatinlab.bsky.social.
Read more here 👉 edin.ac/3IFDLyY
Read more here 👉 edin.ac/3IFDLyY
October 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
"I brought back both technical know-how and a new perspective. Thanks to my time in Edinburgh, I now know how to handle the protein under specific conditions and avoid pitfalls." Yun-Hsuan Huang on her @mdc-berlin.bsky.social placement in @chromatinlab.bsky.social.
Read more here 👉 edin.ac/3IFDLyY
Read more here 👉 edin.ac/3IFDLyY
Interested in a career as a clinical academic in cancer research? You have just a week left to get your applications in for the TRACC Clinical Lectureships scheme! Apply by 16 October: edin.ac/4nGK5oC
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Interested in a career as a clinical academic in cancer research? You have just a week left to get your applications in for the TRACC Clinical Lectureships scheme! Apply by 16 October: edin.ac/4nGK5oC
Looking back to last weekend, we had an amazing #DoorsOpenDays2025 event at IGC on 27 September. Here are a selection of images from the day 📸
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Looking back to last weekend, we had an amazing #DoorsOpenDays2025 event at IGC on 27 September. Here are a selection of images from the day 📸
We were delighted to welcome Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to IGC today - congratulations to Asier Unciti-Broceta and team for their award of £125k for the development of an anti-cancer drug which may be up to 500 times more effective than current treatments: edin.ac/4pSMkqy.
October 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We were delighted to welcome Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to IGC today - congratulations to Asier Unciti-Broceta and team for their award of £125k for the development of an anti-cancer drug which may be up to 500 times more effective than current treatments: edin.ac/4pSMkqy.
For #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, @lesleys20.bsky.social is taking part in a @cancerresearchuk.org seminar exploring the challenges of experiencing cancer in a personal capacity while working in cancer research. Sign up for the seminar: edin.ac/4gRvvZl and read her story here: edin.ac/4741m5y
September 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
For #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, @lesleys20.bsky.social is taking part in a @cancerresearchuk.org seminar exploring the challenges of experiencing cancer in a personal capacity while working in cancer research. Sign up for the seminar: edin.ac/4gRvvZl and read her story here: edin.ac/4741m5y
Waad AlBawardi is a postdoc working on chromatin folding. Outside of the lab, she's an artist creating multimedia work exploring complex patterns in nature. Her latest work Morphogen is inspired by chemical molecules that control patterning in nature: edin.ac/46YP8Lr
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Waad AlBawardi is a postdoc working on chromatin folding. Outside of the lab, she's an artist creating multimedia work exploring complex patterns in nature. Her latest work Morphogen is inspired by chemical molecules that control patterning in nature: edin.ac/46YP8Lr
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
We're looking forward to welcoming you to the Institute for #DoorsOpenDays2025 tomorrow for our programme of talks and other activities!
September 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're looking forward to welcoming you to the Institute for #DoorsOpenDays2025 tomorrow for our programme of talks and other activities!
We're all ready for #DoorsOpenDays2025 tomorrow and looking forward to showing off a snapshot of the work we do at the Institute 🔬🧬🥼🧪 🧫
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We're all ready for #DoorsOpenDays2025 tomorrow and looking forward to showing off a snapshot of the work we do at the Institute 🔬🧬🥼🧪 🧫
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
Are you interested in becoming a clinical academic leader in a cancer-focused discipline? @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social & Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre are seeking four ambitious people for the TRACC+ Programme August 2026 intake 👉 edin.ac/4nGK5oC
September 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Are you interested in becoming a clinical academic leader in a cancer-focused discipline? @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social & Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre are seeking four ambitious people for the TRACC+ Programme August 2026 intake 👉 edin.ac/4nGK5oC
On #WorldCancerResearchDay, we talk to Kevin Myant about a new project, funded by a £1.5m @cancerresearchuk.org Discovery Programme Foundation Award, tackling the poor response of immune-cold colorectal cancers to immunotherapies: edin.ac/4pDbl9d
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On #WorldCancerResearchDay, we talk to Kevin Myant about a new project, funded by a £1.5m @cancerresearchuk.org Discovery Programme Foundation Award, tackling the poor response of immune-cold colorectal cancers to immunotherapies: edin.ac/4pDbl9d
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
Congratulations to Martin Taylor for being shortlisted in this year’s #CancerGrandChallenges! The CAUSE team will now compete for the chance to receive up to £20m to make radical progress against cancer’s toughest challenges: bit.ly/41KM1DS
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@cancergrand.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Congratulations to Martin Taylor for being shortlisted in this year’s #CancerGrandChallenges! The CAUSE team will now compete for the chance to receive up to £20m to make radical progress against cancer’s toughest challenges: bit.ly/41KM1DS
@cancergrand.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cancergrand.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
Want to learn more about Epigenetic clocks? Read this blog by PhD student Josie Robertson about an international study seeking to understand associations between DNA methylation and cells of the innate immune system on ageing and related health outcomes.👉https://edin.ac/46B9dWW
September 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Want to learn more about Epigenetic clocks? Read this blog by PhD student Josie Robertson about an international study seeking to understand associations between DNA methylation and cells of the innate immune system on ageing and related health outcomes.👉https://edin.ac/46B9dWW
Just over a week to go until #IGC opens its doors to the public for #DoorsOpenDays25! Take the chance to tour our labs, learn how our research and buildings have changed over time and hear about some of our research projects. Read more and book here 👉 edin.ac/4fYRtZP
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just over a week to go until #IGC opens its doors to the public for #DoorsOpenDays25! Take the chance to tour our labs, learn how our research and buildings have changed over time and hear about some of our research projects. Read more and book here 👉 edin.ac/4fYRtZP
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
As #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth approaches, the @nhslothian.bsky.social charity Breast Cancer Institute is holding a special event at #IGC on 1 October to celebrate the advancements in breast cancer research and care made possible by donations. Book your spot 👉 nhslothiancharity.org/rsvp/
September 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth approaches, the @nhslothian.bsky.social charity Breast Cancer Institute is holding a special event at #IGC on 1 October to celebrate the advancements in breast cancer research and care made possible by donations. Book your spot 👉 nhslothiancharity.org/rsvp/
"I do cancer research and have been involved in different aspects such as treatment and progression and am currently aiming to work on cancer initiation."
In our second blog for #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, Giovana talks about her role at #IGC: 👉
edin.ac/41SbQlM
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In our second blog for #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, Giovana talks about her role at #IGC: 👉
edin.ac/41SbQlM
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September 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"I do cancer research and have been involved in different aspects such as treatment and progression and am currently aiming to work on cancer initiation."
In our second blog for #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, Giovana talks about her role at #IGC: 👉
edin.ac/41SbQlM
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
In our second blog for #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, Giovana talks about her role at #IGC: 👉
edin.ac/41SbQlM
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
This week is #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek celebrating the significant contributions postdocs make to research. Here @drjimenezmoreno.bsky.social talks about her job as a postdoc, understanding the role of autophagy in health and disease: edin.ac/4nR9En9 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This week is #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek celebrating the significant contributions postdocs make to research. Here @drjimenezmoreno.bsky.social talks about her job as a postdoc, understanding the role of autophagy in health and disease: edin.ac/4nR9En9 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
For #DoorsOpenDays2025 we will be sharing #IGC's story of biomedical research stretching back to the post-war period and how the facilities and remit of IGC have evolved over time in response to new scientific discoveries and population health needs 👉 edin.ac/4fYRtZP
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
For #DoorsOpenDays2025 we will be sharing #IGC's story of biomedical research stretching back to the post-war period and how the facilities and remit of IGC have evolved over time in response to new scientific discoveries and population health needs 👉 edin.ac/4fYRtZP
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
On #WorldCysticFibrosisDay Dr Chris Boyd writes about a @boehringerglobal.bsky.social clinical trial to test a viral CFTR vector pioneered by the UK Respiratory Gene Therapy Consortium, and other recent breakthroughs: edin.ac/4nqU69r
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September 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
On #WorldCysticFibrosisDay Dr Chris Boyd writes about a @boehringerglobal.bsky.social clinical trial to test a viral CFTR vector pioneered by the UK Respiratory Gene Therapy Consortium, and other recent breakthroughs: edin.ac/4nqU69r
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
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@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
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A huge congratulations to Andrea Robertson, Lab Manager & Chair of the Sustainability Group at #IGC, who won the Contribution to University's Culture, Community and Environment award at the @uoetechnicians.bsky.social Technician Week Conference. Very well deserved!
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A huge congratulations to Andrea Robertson, Lab Manager & Chair of the Sustainability Group at #IGC, who won the Contribution to University's Culture, Community and Environment award at the @uoetechnicians.bsky.social Technician Week Conference. Very well deserved!
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social