Not long to go until the first @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social Inaugural Lecture Showcase of 2026. Join us at IGC on 12 March at 5pm as @csemple.bsky.social and @jmarshlab.bsky.social share their career and research journeys so far.
Sign up for the free event and drinks reception 👉️ edin.ac/4kJmOSN
We’re excited to reveal that team CAUSE led by Ludmil Alexandrov at @ucsandiego.bsky.social has been selected by @cancergrand.bsky.social to receive up to $25m over approx 5 years to take on one of cancer’s toughest challenges. Congratulations @mstaylor.bsky.social from IGC & team: edin.ac/4kYC1iR
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In our second blog about the impact of new technologies on biomedical research, PhD student Allen Cheng focuses on how advanced DNA sequencing is transforming medicine. Read more 👉 edin.ac/4r0DO8u
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We asked our PhD students to write about the impact of new technologies on biomedical research. In this blog, Yuqin Wang focuses on the impact of spatial omics 👉 edin.ac/4kVsZTA
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Today is #RareDiseaseDay. In the last of our blogs looking at the importance and challenges of ensuring equity in rare and genetic disease research, PhD student Cléo Pereira de Almeida has written this moving blog about how her brother's diagnostic odyssey led her to do a PhD👉 edin.ac/4r3W00N
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A study led by researchers at IGC found that fatigue management programmes (FMP) led to significantly improved fatigue levels, mental health and sleep quality for people with rheumatic diseases.
Read more here 👉 edin.ac/4aPRDjX
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New pre-print identifying 29 Covid GWAS variants that drive allele-specific activity in a functional genomics screen in lung cells, from @gweykopf.bsky.social and
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In our second blog ahead of #RareDiseaseDay tomorrow, PhD student Ellie Louise Richards has written about 'Barriers to breakthroughs – why ensuring equity in rare and genetic disease research should matter to us all'.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/4kVJ4sw
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Ahead of #RareDiseaseDay, we're highlighting the importance and challenges of ensuring equity in rare and genetic disease research. PhD student Aleksandra Rozyczko interviewed Charlotte Campbell about her work at the charity Myaware helping more people get the treatment they need 👉 edin.ac/4aTop3E
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Only a week left to sign up for our Shining a Light on Rare Disease event looking at different approaches to researching rare disease and the challenges and opportunities afforded by Artificial Intelligence models. More information and register here 👉 edin.ac/4qr7cV2
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Read this excellent piece by Sara Brown about the hidden dangers of skin-lightening creams which are being sold illegally on Britain's high streets.
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Register for this year’s 5-day course, Cost-Effectiveness Modelling for Health Technology Assessment | 20-24 April edin.ac/4asujIJ @peterhall001.bsky.social @meadsd.bsky.social sky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social ky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social bsky.social @auhe-leeds.bsky.social s.bsky.social
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A new study is the first to report on the most common genetic causes of inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) in Scotland on a population level, as well as the percentage of patients who received a ‘positive’ genetic diagnosis and time taken to reach this diagnosis. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/4rz4yxN
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Join IGC Director @jorisveltman.bsky.social, @rodtmitchell.bsky.social from @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and other speakers at this event looking at male infertility on 18 March.
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Colin Semple will share his career and research journey at IGC on 12 March. Colin uses high throughput computing facilities to analyse large DNA data sets from patients' tumour samples to discover which tumours change the human genome 👉 edin.ac/4q4G7Xq
Register for the event here 👉 edin.ac/4kJmOSN.
Join us at an Inaugural Lecture Showcase on 12 March to hear about Joe Marsh's research combining protein structure, functional genomics and computational modelling to study how genetic variation affects biological systems. Watch this short video: edin.ac/4ar21jj or register here: edin.ac/4kJmOSN
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Nice review of 3D interactions medicated by polycomb. Also worth considering this study showing how such interactions can be rapidly and reversibly disrupted by hexanediol.
www.life-science-alliance.org/content/6/10...
The deadline for applications for the August 2026 Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track – inclusive (ECAT-i) is 23 February. ECAT Clinical Lecturer in Gastroenterology Antonia Churchhouse talks about her experience of taking part in the programme 👉 edin.ac/40jTNn4
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"Engaging with the patient community was the highlight of my time at IGC. Understanding their experiences, answering their questions & sharing our research with them was a privilege."
Read how Fraser McPhie's time at IGC has helped in his role as Senior Scientific Advisor at APHA 👇
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Are you a medical student interested in an academic career?
We are looking for highly motivated MBChB students from the universities of Edinburgh or Glasgow for five fully-funded intercalated PhD positions starting on 1 August 2026.
More information can be found here: edin.ac/4kmBIyc
New Publication:
An unbiased comparison of 14 epigenetic clocks in relation to 174 incident disease outcomes
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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ECAT programme is “worth its weight in gold”.
Dr Andrew Bretherick talks about his experience of completing the @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social's academic track programme for medical and surgical specialties. The deadline for applications for the August 2026 ECAT intake is 23 February.
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Our Staff Recognition Awards nominations are open until Friday 13th February!
his year, we have new award categories to better recognise the wide range of collective and individual achievements across our College.
Find out more and nominate a colleague! 👉 edin.ac/489V837
Our final post for International Day of Women & Girls in Science is by @margotwyrwoll.bsky.social: "In my day-to-day work, I promote inclusion by mentoring early career researchers, being open about my own career path & advocating for fair recruitment and promotion processes."
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For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Bioimage Analyst Laura Murphy explains why she believes that science produces the best ideas when the people doing the work reflect the diversity of the world around us, ensuring no perspective is left out 👇
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Karen Taylor is the next voice in our International Day of Women and Girls in Science series:
"Scientific research thrives on embracing diverse perspectives which is why inclusive environments that recognise and champion women in science are essential for meaningful progress."
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Congratulations to Professor Ian Kunkler who is named in the TIME100 Health list spotlighting the most influential leaders in health this year. He was recognised for his work to cut unnecessary treatments in early breast cancer.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/4rJH1tS
TIME100 list 👉 time.com/collections/...
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Shipra Bhatia talks about how, as Research Staff Champion and Postdoctoral Society member, she helps organise events to share and discuss professional development opportunities to nurture career progression.
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IGC Group Leader @catavallejos.bsky.social provides her perspective on the importance of diversity in science on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👇
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The next voice in our International Day of Women and Girls in Science series is Emma Hall.
"Diverse teams bring unique perspectives. They challenge biases, enhance problem solving and they can also influence the topics being studied and the approaches to how they are studied."
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