The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research brings together the laboratories of Professor Charlie Gourley (left), Professor Simon Herrington (centre) and Dr Robb Hollis (right) By Robb Hollis There are at least six different ‘types’ of ovarian cancer, each with their own unique behaviour, including differences in responsiveness to treatments. One of these types […]

About Me Hi everyone! I’m Alsadeg, a fifth-year medical student at the University of Edinburgh, currently in the first year of the PhD phase of my MB-PhD. I’d like to tell you a bit about this programme and, hopefully, shed some light on why I’ll be at University for nine years and how I ended […]

Dr Waad AlBawardi is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer investigating the role of nucleosome positioning in regulating chromatin structure and dynamics. She is mentoring a student at Holyrood RC High School in Edinburgh as part of a scheme run by the national social mobility charity Career Ready, which is supported […]

By Linda Clark, outgoing BVS Facility Manager I always wanted to work with animals – being a vet was my first choice, however I did not have the qualifications that would allow me to study for this. I was at an athletics meeting with the Penicuik Harriers when I got talking to a couple of […]

Tammy Piper’s role as Tissue Bank Manager at the IGC came about both as a result of, and despite, her upbringing. The oldest of three children growing up in a dysfunctional family in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, as a teenager she took to running away as things reached a ‘cooker pressure’ situation at home, often staying […]

By Ola Elbadry, a first-year Masters student in Cancer Biology and Precision Oncology (online learning) and Edinburgh Global Online Learning Masters Scholarship awardee. I completed my undergraduate studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Alexandria University, Egypt, where I developed an avid interest in cancer biology. My goal was to gain a profound understanding of the intricate […]

Stewart McKay is swapping his cycle commute from Balerno for the golf course at Harburn in West Calder and fly fishing at Threipmuir Reservoir after more than 40 years at the IGC. Over the years, he has seen the Institute move through many phases of development and remembers staff playing volleyball on a field which […]

The IGC Technician Training Fund, a pilot project supported by core funding from the MRC, was set up to enable the training and development of technical staff. All IGC technicians can apply for funds on an individual or group basis to attend a conference or workshop, visit a lab to learn a new technique, or […]

With applications being sought for the University of Edinburgh’s prestigious ECAT-i programme (Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track – inclusive) by 29 October, we spoke to former and current participants to find out more about how the posts have benefited them. Paul Brennan, Professor of Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery at the University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant […]

By Jenny Sharma What is it like to be diagnosed with cancer? What is the hardest part of living with the condition? If you wanted to take part in research, where would you look and what information would you want to know? We need to routinely ask questions like this so that we can design […]