Seminar series

The Seminar Series attracts distinguished scientists from around the world working in the fields of genetics, molecular medicine and cancer research, and whose research complements that being done at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer.

Sessions are open to all within CMVM, University of Edinburgh - Please contact seminars@igc.ed.ac.uk for more information.

Unless stated, seminars take place on Thursdays at 1pm in the IGC Lecture Theatre

2026

Using Large-Scale Population Genetic Data to Uncover the Biology of Skin Disease

Thursday 11 June

Lavinia Paternoster

University of Bristol

Host: Sara Brown

How the BAF (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complexes regulate the nucleosomal and subnucleosomal organization of cis regulatory elements in mammalian cells

Thursday 18 June

Matthieu Gerard

I2BC, Paris

Host: Nick Gilbert

Evolutionary and Developmental Origins of Human Joint Diseases

Thursday 25 June

Terrence Capellini

Harvard University

Host: Cosimo De Bari

Title - TBC

Thursday 27 August

James Turner

Crick Institute

Host: Ian Adams

Title - TBC

Thursday 17 September

Julian Stingele

Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

Host: Martin Reijns

Title - TBC

Thursday 1 October

Dan Macqueen

Roslin Institute

Host: Wendy Bickmore

Title - TBC

Thursday 8 October

Konstantinos Kokkaliaris

Host: Luke Boulter

Title - TBC

Thursday 29 October

Tineke Lenstra

Netherlands Cancer Institute

Host: Nick Gilbert

Title - TBC

Thursday 26 November

Hilary Martin

Sanger Centre

Host: Joe Marsh

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