News 2016

An archive of IGMM News from 2016

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Election to Academia Europaea

22 July, 20162016

Professor Javier Caceres, Head of the Genome Regulation Section at MRC HGU, has been elected to the…

John Inglis prize, best student presentation

22 July, 20162016

We are delighted that Reka Nagy and Jon Wells have won this year's John Inglis prize for the…

ECRC scientists develop new Src inhibitor with unique properties

22 July, 20162016

Congratulations to members of the Edinburgh Cancer Discovery Unit (ECDU) at the centre: 23 May 2016

Holidays in the sun hold key to boosting vitamin D, study finds

22 July, 20162016

People who take foreign breaks have higher levels of vitamin D in their blood, which has been…

Ovarian cancer research centre seeks to develop better treatments

22 July, 20162016

Women with ovarian cancer will benefit from a new research centre: 16 May 2016

PhD Tooba Quidwai visit to Cold spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)

22 July, 20162016

1st year Edinburgh Super Resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC) student, Tooba Quidwai, attended the…

Genetic barcode could pave way to bespoke liver cancer therapies

22 July, 20162016

The study, with Dr John Thomson, sought to understand the chemical changes that take place in liver…

Flagging up new gene switches

22 July, 20162016

The human genome contains barely more protein-coding genes than that of a fruit fly: May 2016

Yeast study charts survival impact of genetic mutations

22 July, 20162016

Scientists from the MRC Human Genetics Unit have mapped how thousands of genetic mutations can…

Dr Wood awarded 2017 Balfour Lecture

22 July, 20162016

The Genetics Society has announced that the 2017 Balfour Lecture will be awarded to Dr Andrew Wood…