Explore our work
Videos and resources providing an insight into our research.
Videos
Institute overview and highlights
Our video gives a great overview of the Institute and the different research focuses of our 3 component Centres – the Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, CRUK Edinburgh Centre and the MRC Human Genetics Unit – as well insights into different areas of our buildings.
Sequencing a clinical sample: from blood to results
Follow a clinical sample through DNA extraction, sequencing and analysis of results. Produced in collaboration with the Clinical Research Facility Edinburgh.
Meet the scientists sessions
Catalina Vallejos, MRC HGU, Institute of Genetics and Cancer
- Video: Meet the Scientist sessions - Catalina Vallejos
- Diary of research
Faith Davies, CGEM, Institute of Genetics and Cancer
- Video: Meet the Scientist sessions - Faith Davies
- Diary of research
Tammy Piper, CRUK EC, Institute of Genetics and Cancer
- Video: Meet the Scientist sessions - Tammy Piper
- Diary of research
“Research in a Nutshell”
Some of our researchers have recorded short “Research in a Nutshell” videos to give you an insight into their research:
Farhat Din, CRUK Edinburgh Centre
Steve Pollard, CRUK Edinburgh Centre
Wendy Bickmore, MRC Human Genetics Unit
Susan Farrington, MRC Human Genetics Unit
Greg Kudla, MRC Human Genetics Unit
Duncan Sproul, MRC Human Genetics Unit
Omar Albagha, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine
Riccardo Marioni, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine
PhD research project in 3 minutes
Priya Hari, CRUK Edinburgh Centre
Resources
MRC Human Genetics Unit data resources for schools
In 2016, staff and researchers from the MRC Human Genetics Unit worked with Edinburgh biology teachers to create a real data resource to allow senior phase school pupils to explore genetic and phenotypic data as part of their Scottish Qualifications Authority Nat5 or Higher Biology Assignment.
The "Human Genetic Variation & Disease Date Resource Pack provides data from the MRC Human Genetics Unit and provides information on:
- Genetic variation/ DNA mutations
- Genetic basis of disease risk
- Human population cohort studies and methods
- Genes and Proteins in Health and Disease
- Human Genomics
- Expression of genotype and protein production
The resource pack can be downloaded as a pdf below.
If you use this pack, we would be grateful if teachers and students could provide feedback via these online surveys
Student feedback on resource pack: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StudentFeedbackRealDataResource
Teacher feedback on resource pack: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TeacherFeedbackRealDataResource
Resources from our funders
Further biomedical research resources are also available from our major research funders:
- Medical Research Council Changing Lives booklet
- Cancer Research UK Science activities for children at home
If you have any queries about our research, please join us for a discussion at one of our events or email our Communications Manager: Communications@igc.ed.ac.uk