The Department of Genetics @Cambridge_Uni : One of the few genetics departments in the UK. https://xitter.cf/t.co/kxZ4FIKIgl
Cambridge, UK
Joined April 2015
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25 years of the Human Genome Project. This episode features @richard_durbin @GeneticsCam @Cambridge_Uni on the history of genomics; @mehurles on the role of the @sangerinstitute; @ee_davenport on tackling sepsis; and @mo_lotfollahi on AI and the future.
thenakedscientists.com/podca…
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Gardening and genetics. Featuring: @aylwyn_scally @GeneticsCam on #GregorMendel; Angelo Cano @CUBotanicGarden on #seedbanks; @hendersi @camplantsci on genetic engineering; and @Beverley_CUBG on making plants more attractive:
thenakedscientists.com/podca…
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
🐋 What can the genomes of extraordinary species teach us about human health? 🧬
Join us for a fascinating talk with Dr Alex Cagan exploring how studying animal species genomes could unlock secrets to longevity and disease resistance.
Book now! festival.cam.ac.uk/events/im…
#CamFest
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
This week we are looking forward to
talks.cam : Epigenetics: A Code upon a Code?
Join us for this talk by Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith.
Friday 14 February, a night of love and Codes!
❤️🧬
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
📢 Apply now! We are recruiting an Associate Professor / Professor of Evolutionary Genomics to join our innovative research community!
Find out more about the position and apply: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49389/
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
🌟 There is still time to apply to the 2025 Cambridge Amgen Scholars Programme!
This summer internship programme offers unique research, learning and networking opportunities for undergraduates studying in the UK and Europe.
Find out more: bit.ly/3UMMKyv
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
In case anyone still here is interested in anything other than bitcoin; in the latest @NakedGenetics podcast we talked about ancient DNA, from aurochs and from Mayan sacrifical victims..
thenakedscientists.com/podca…
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
We are recruiting leading scientists in the Biological Sciences to join our interdisciplinary and innovative research community @Cambridge_Uni!
Find out more about the positions and the School: bit.ly/4fMTBmF
Apply by 26 January 2025!
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
Thrilled to be able to share my PhD work with @FelipeKTeixeira @GeneticsCam
doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.14.6…
Give us a read if you're interested in #ribosome heterogeneity, #devbio & #translationalcontrol 🪰🔬
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
📢 Applications for the 2025 Cambridge Amgen Scholars Programme are now open!
This summer internship programme provides fully paid lab-based placements for undergraduate students studying in the UK and Europe.
Find out more: bit.ly/3UMMKyv
@AmgenFoundation
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
Waiting for my 2nd-year undergrads to arrive - looking at their own GFP expression patterns from GAL insertions they generated last week. Really nice fluorescence scopes & great technical support from Jacek, Amie, Glynnis & colleagues in @CamZoology & @GeneticsCam
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
*CALLING ALL UK #BIOLOGY STUDENTS!* Have you signed up for our ‘Cambridge Biology Challenge’ yet? 🧪🦠🌱🪲
This nationwide #competition challenges #students to think deeply about the sort of questions that we ask at #cambridgeuniversity .
FIND OUT MORE: homerton.cam.ac.uk/cambridge…
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
Can you create a science image with a festive theme? Enter our Festive Science Image Competition, with @MedResFdn, for the chance to win up to £500.
Open to all Foundation and MRC-funded researchers, staff, and students. Deadline 8 Nov: orlo.uk/Pt27H
📸 Michaela Raab
ALT The 2023 MRC and Medical Research Foundation's Festive Science Image Competition winning image by Michaela Raab from the MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh. The image shows liver organoids in place of Christmas baubles hanging from a tree branch. The background is black.
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
🌟 Join us for our Virtual Postgraduate Open Day to explore our world-leading research, facilities, and hear from members of our supportive scientific community.
🗓️ Wednesday 6 November
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hmdMZR
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On Tuesday, 29th of October, we'll be hosting Dr Jason Mellad as our speaker for Black History Month!
As the co-founder and CEO of Start Codon, he has an exciting story to tell 📚
This is an in-person talk only, visitors are welcome to attend.
ALT Advert for Dr Jason Mellad talk
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
In this preprint, Regev Schweiger, Richard Durbin and I discuss ancient (>5 million years ago) hominin demography
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
🦍Postdoc in Somatic Evolutionary Genomics🦍
Join my team @GeneticsCam on a pioneering project mapping somatic mutations across primates!
🌍Collaborate with experts @UCBerkeley & @sangerinstitute.
🔍Experience in genomics? Apply by Nov 16!
Details: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48757/
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
This year’s Experience Postgrad Life Sciences summer internship programme has come to a close and what an amazing journey!
Thank you to all the talented participants for their hard work and enthusiasm!
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
📢 Calling all PIs in the School of Biological Sciences!
Do you have a collaborative research idea but need funding to launch it? Our seed funding scheme is now open for applications.
Find out more and apply: bio.cam.ac.uk/
GeneticsCambridge retweeted
Open House for prospective postgraduate applicants (MPhil or PhD) to @GeneticsCam - a chance to learn about postgraduate research with us and meet some PIs. 9th July, 13:00, sign up in the QR code.
