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 […]

There it was… I knew immediately that this was a path I wanted to take. Hello everyone! My name is Rowan and I am currently in the middle of my first year of the TRAM MB-PhD programme. I shudder slightly as I transition from saying start of my first year to middle of my first […]

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 […]

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 Daniel Thédié My one-week visit to the Institute of Genetics and Cancer was a great week filled with new experiences and interesting discussions. I am a postdoc at the School of Biological Sciences, working on DNA repair and bacteria. I use a lot of microscopy and image analysis, and I have been wanting to […]

Professor Allan Bradley, former Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute and entrepreneur behind Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Kymab, and T-Therapeutics among others, was invited to speak at the EpiCrossBorders Symposium hosted by the Institute of Genetics and Cancer. EpiCrossBorders is a collaborative PhD programme between Helmholtz Munch and The University of Edinburgh covering a broad range of […]

Foundation Apprenticeships are a work-based learning opportunity, for senior phase secondary school pupils. It helps us build our skills for work and gives us a recognized qualification without a final exam at the end. Lasting 1 to 2 years, we began our foundation apprenticeship in S5 or S6. The pupils who opt in to do […]

By Cherry Ferrier Communications Manager, Institute of Genetics and Cancer   I recently spoke with the Institute’s Director of Teaching and Learning, Professor Lesley Stark (above), to reflect upon the first year of a new part-time online MSc programme in cancer biology and precision oncology at the University of Edinburgh. Lesley’s passion for the programme […]

As someone who has always been passionate about science and research, the opportunity to pursue a PhD at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh was a dream come true. However, the journey to get here was not without its challenges. One of the biggest challenges I faced was the application […]

As it is #FishInResearch week, I present a day in the life of a fish in research. Wild type shoal hanging out in their tank.   9AM sharp the sun bursts into life, almost as if it’s on a digital timer. Thousands of zebrafish are bright eyed for the sudden start. The fact that they […]