Institute of Genetics and Cancer

2021

Public Events happening in 2021

‘We began as part of the body’ at the Edinburgh Science Festival.

Iimage of 3D printed cells
Prof Sara Brown’s recent collaboration with artist Beverley Hood appeared in an Edinburgh Science festival exhibition in Summerhall. Sara and Beverley launched the exhibition with a recorded interview discussing their work.

A collaboration of art and science

Work created for the Ascus Art and Science collaboration by Danni Gadd and Kym Walker
ASCUS Art and Science Collaboration brings the two fields together to produce art work inspired by scientific research. May 21

Shining a Light on a rare bone disease XLH

On 2 March, people living with XLH, a rare genetic bone disease, as well as scientists, staff and students from across the Institute and wider university heard about exciting new developments in research into XLH from Professor Stuart Ralston and Ryan Frew, who has XLH, described how his life has been transformed by a new treatment: March 2021

Shining a Light on Cancer – Living with Melanoma

On 4 February, scientists, staff and students from across the Institute and wider University were fortunate enough to hear first-hand from one of our breast cancer researchers who has been living with Melanoma for the last 19 months: February 2021