News 2016

Precision Medicine PhD Programme open to applications: December 2016

Two new studies shed new light on how defects in cell division can affect normal growth and development of the body and can lead to diseases such as cancer: October 2016

e-Life article reveals role for polycomb in stem cell priming: October 2016

Dr Grzegorz Kudla, of the MRC Human Genetics Unit, has been selected for the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Programme: October 2016

IGMM PhD Student Réka Nagy, based within the MRC Human Genetics Unit, is unravelling how genetics shapes our health using large family-based datasets: September 2016

Researchers at the MRC Human Genetics Unit led by Professor Colin Semple have just published one of the largest studies of tumour WGS so far: August 2016

Family history of disease may be as much the result of shared lifestyle and surroundings as inherited genes, research has shown: July 2016

On 7th July 2016, HRH The Princess Royal visited the MRC Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine at the University of Edinburgh (IGMM) to officially open the new East Building: July 2016

Professor Javier Caceres, Head of the Genome Regulation Section at MRC HGU, has been elected to the Academia Europaea: June 2016

We are delighted that Reka Nagy and Jon Wells have won this year's John Inglis prize for the best student presentation: June 2016

Dr Liz Patton has been awarded the L’Oréal Paris USA–MRA Team Science Award: May 2016

The study, with Dr John Thomson, sought to understand the chemical changes that take place in liver cells over time: May 2016

People who take foreign breaks have higher levels of vitamin D in their blood, which has been linked to wide-ranging health benefits, a study has found: 16 May 2016

1st year Edinburgh Super Resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC) student, Tooba Quidwai, attended the Quantitative Imaging: from Cells to Molecules course in the Cold spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), New York: May 2016

The human genome contains barely more protein-coding genes than that of a fruit fly: May 2016

The Genetics Society has announced that the 2017 Balfour Lecture will be awarded to Dr Andrew Wood: April 2016

Scientists from the MRC Human Genetics Unit have mapped how thousands of genetic mutations can affect a cell’s chances of survival: April 2016

On Thursday 31st March IGMM hosted Dr Kat Arney, science writer and broadcaster. Dr Arney has just released a book, Herding Hemingway’s Cats: March 2016

Scientists have identified DNA changes that can cut a person’s lifespan by up to three years. They have discovered two separate areas of the human genome where differences in the DNA code may affect how long a person lives: March 2016

The Royal Society has launched Parent Carer Scientist, a book and project that celebrates people combining a career in science with a family life: March 2016

The lifestyle a person shares with their partner has a greater influence on their chances of becoming obese than their upbringing, research suggests: March 2016

Dr Duncan Sproul, was recently awarded the 6 year CRUK Career Development Fellowship, worth £1.3M: February 2016

On 15th February Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson announced £650,000 funding to the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University: February 2016

Our choice of romantic partner can be determined by genetics more than we might expect, a study suggests: February 2016

Scientists have discovered how the distinctive piebald patches seen in black and white cats and some horses are formed in the womb: January 2016