News 2024

An archive of Institute News from 2024

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People living with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome share their experiences

19 March, 20242024

Kathryn Berg and Dervil Dockrell hosted the HSD/hEDS: Translating Research into Change event at the…

Versus Arthritis Fellow Dr Erika Kague joins IGC

04 March, 20242024

Dr Kague will develop a research programme investigating the role of osteocytes in bone diseases

Abbott Research Group hosts the first ever EEF1A2 Community Conference

01 March, 20242024

Families, researchers and clinicians from all over the world attended online for a 3-hour programme…

Report makes recommendations to remove interdisciplinary research barriers

29 February, 20242024

The X-Net project – a partnership between the Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee, and Oxford –…

Institute hosts Scotland Rare Disease Day Reception

29 February, 20242024

Rare Disease UK, a Genetic Alliance UK campaign to raise awareness of rare diseases, marked…

Growing recognition for QuPath software led from the IGC

29 February, 20242024

QuPath’s importance for research highlighted by workshops, talks, announcements, downloads, and an…

Welcoming Dr Nezha Benabdallah to the Institute of Genetics and Cancer

20 February, 20242024

Dr Nezha Benabdallah, geneticist and cancer researcher, joins the Institute of Genetics and Cancer…

Carragher Lab honours Emily’s memory

19 February, 20242024

The family of a woman who died from a brain tumour aged just 31 have unveiled a plaque on the wall…

Study uncovers the mechanism behind sickness and nausea that occur during pregnancy

01 February, 20242024

A new study from authors including IGC’s Professor Caroline Hayward, and using data from the…

Autophagy linked to enhanced oncogenic signalling and brain tumour development

29 January, 20242024

A study shows that autophagy regulates oncogenic signalling of platelet-derived growth factor…