News 2019

An archive of Institute News from 2019

News listing

Publication date

Science Insights – New Insights MRC Festival of Medical Research

27 June, 20192019

Over the last five years, Public Engagement staff from across the College of Medicine and…

£12 Million fund for scientists to perform vital brain cancer research

17 June, 20192019

Scientists are set to receive over £12 million from Cancer Research UK and The Brain Tumour Charity…

Chemists and Biologists Meet for Bioorthogonal & Bioresponsive 2019

14 June, 20192019

​​​​​​​Almost a hundred researchers from nine different countries visited IGMM to attend the…

Cycle Friendly Employer Award Achievement

12 June, 20192019

The Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM) has been awarded Cycle Friendly Employer…

A link between innate immune sensing and cellular senescence 

10 June, 20192019

Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre scientists discover a cell intrinsic tumour suppressor role of…

Testing Osteoporosis Treatments in a Clinical Setting

06 June, 20192019

An observational study of patients with osteoporosis prescribed the drug Teriparatide confirms its…

CGEM Scientific Away Day 2019

06 June, 20192019

The Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine held a scientific away day in the Royal Society of…

New connection between ribosome biogenesis and cellular senescence

06 June, 20192019

Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre researchers discover that inhibition of ribosome biogenesis…

Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium Symposium 2019

06 June, 20192019

The Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC) – a partnership between University of…

Genetics Garden wins Silver Medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

03 June, 20192019

Professor Wendy Bickmore and fellow members of the Genetics Society have proudly brought home a…