News 2017

An archive of IGMM News from 2017

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Dr Evropi Theodoratou awarded a prestigious £1.58 million Career Development Fellowship by CRUK

23 June, 20172017

Cancer Research UK has awarded Dr Evropi Theodoratou £1.58 million to support her research on…

Five female scientists are working on ground-breaking Melanoma research

20 June, 20172017

Dr Liz Patton from the MRC IGMM, as one of five female scientists leading a Melanoma Research Team…

Dynamic DNA helps ward off gene damage - chromatin is the guardian of the genome

15 June, 20172017

Edinburgh researchers have identified properties in DNA’s protective structure that could transform…

MRC Festival of Medical Research 2017

13 June, 20172017

Leith Labs Explores Genes & Brains – Research Revelations with the IGMM and CCACE: June 2017…

David FitzPatrick elected as Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

08 May, 20172017

Congratulations to Professor David FitzPatrick who has become a Fellow of the Academy of Medical…

Wendy Bickmore elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

05 May, 20172017

Congratulations to Professor Wendy Bickmore who becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society in…

Wilms’ Tumour Suppressor (WT1) - not just a transcription factor

28 April, 20172017

Recent research within the MRC Human Genetics Unit (HGU) of the IGMM, has finally found a…

Our Scientists at the Edinburgh International Science Festival

24 April, 20172017

Researchers from the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre/Institute of Genetics and Molecular…

Genes & Cancer Meeting 2017 Prizes

21 April, 20172017

We are delighted by the recent IGMM success at the 32nd Genes & Cancer Meeting: April 2017

Gene identified for the severe childhood disease PLAAND

14 April, 20172017

The best laid PLAAns of mice and men - when brain development goes awry: April 2017