News 2019

An archive of Institute News from 2019

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Physicists and biologists work together to shed light on genome reorganisation in senescence

04 October, 20192019

Scientists from the School of Physics and Astronomy and the MRC Human Genetics Unit at the…

Probing TADs in development

04 October, 20192019

Alteration of TAD boundaries does not prevent Shh gene function or impair development: September…

Drug trial offers hope of improved ovarian cancer treatments

30 September, 20192019

Pivotal ovarian cancer clinical trial with key contributions from Cancer Research UK Edinburgh…

Charlie Lees awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

20 September, 20192019

Dr Charlie Lees has been awarded a highly prestigious URKI-funded Future Leaders Fellowship,…

Mathematicians and Cosmologist join Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships (XDF) Programme

17 September, 20192019

IGMM welcomes newest Cross-Disciplinary Fellows: Vanessa Smer Barreto, Lyndsay Kerr and Eric…

Precious metal flecks could be catalyst for better cancer therapies

10 September, 20192019

Tiny extracts of a precious metal used widely in industry could play a vital role in new cancer…

The 1st Annual Conference of the Edinburgh University Oncology Society

06 September, 20192019

Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre staff and affiliates played important role during the 1st…

Scotland’s genetic landscape echoes Dark Age populations

06 September, 20192019

The DNA of Scottish people still contains signs of the country’s ancient kingdoms, with many…

Activation at a distance: new evidence on enhancer-gene communication

04 September, 20192019

Recent findings from scientists at the MRC Human Genetics Unit have shed new light on how enhancers…

First successful research grant application with an XDF Programme Fellow as the Lead Applicant

02 September, 20192019

Our XDF Programme Fellow, Dr Mattia Marenda, awarded SULSA Technology Seed Funding: September 2019