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At the Institute of Genetics and Cancer our mission is to improve the lives of people living with genetic disease and cancer through research.
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During #VolunteersWeek 2025, we've been sharing some examples of volunteering work undertaken by our colleagues. Sara 💙💛 🇺🇦


New paper by Catalina Vallejos (catavallejos.bsky.social) and Alan O'Callaghan: Scalable inference of transcriptional variability with BASiCS sciencedirect.com/science/articl…





This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in computational genomics, epigenetics, cancer biology or the myeloma genome to join Aneta Mikulasova in her new myeloma research group at #IGC 👇


Exciting Opportunity: Data Scientist - IBD Research Team We're expanding our world-class research team Institute of Genetics and Cancer What we're building: An AI-driven dynamic clinical decision support tool that will transform how we predict and manage outcomes for IBD patients globally. Who

People with ME/CFS have significant differences in their blood compared with healthy individuals a new study reveals. Listen to Professor Chris Ponting on BBC Radio 4 Today (from 1:22:45): edin.ac/3SZnHcI Ava Khamseh


How cancer resists treatment is the focus of a £1.5million Cancer Research UK project led by Robb Hollis at #IGC and CRUK Scotland Inst to find new ways to tackle aggressive ovarian cancer: edin.ac/3TDBENF


Listen to Robb Hollis talking about this project on BBC Radio Scotland this lunchtime (from 47:36 minutes): edin.ac/4lgwJya

Embryonic chimeras: donors in, hosts out Read this Research Highlight showcasing work from Stanley E. Strawbridge, Alex Fletcher, Jennifer Nichols and colleagues (Cambridge Stem Cell Institute PDN Cambridge Cambridge University Sheffield Math Bio The University of Sheffield MRC_HGU The University of Edinburgh): journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…



IGC researchers have developed a novel type of treatment involving ‘metallic nano-bones’ which offers a way to activate chemotherapy drugs precisely at the tumour site, sparing the rest of the body from the drugs' toxic effects: edin.ac/4khlnZU American Chemical Society


Congratulations Scott Waddell!

A study led by Ailith Ewing has gained new insights into how high grade serous ovarian cancer tumours emerge and grow, opening new avenues to develop better treatments: edin.ac/40vjn9a Nature Communications

