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School of Biological Sciences @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social · 1d

Meet our Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health Theme Leads. New Lead Sumru shares her hopes for the Theme. Learn more on our website: www.bio.cam.ac.uk

@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @scicambridge.bsky.social

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Naomi Moris @nmoris.bsky.social · 2d

Fully-funded 4-year PhD Opportunities available at the @crick.ac.uk , including a project in our lab on human #embryomodels Feel free to share with anyone interested, and apply through the online portal before 5th November! 👏

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Moris Lab | Investigating human trunk development using stem cell-based embryo models

www.crick.ac.uk

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · 5d

Need plans for next Saturday? We are back at Big Biology Day 2025! 🧬

Explore why some species live longer, peer at tissue samples under the microscope, play our lifespan game 🐋🐭 & meet mutant fruit flies 🦟✨ From whales to tiny DNA-unlocking flies, discoveries await for all ages.

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MRC Toxicology Unit @mrc-tu.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Sawarkar lab is looking for a Research Assistant to investigate transcriptional changes in the context of stress and neurodegeneration with the goal of developing novel therapeutics.

Sawarkar lab research: buff.ly/kk3P5ia
Apply here: buff.ly/oSlJ5J4
Closes 31st August 2025

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Geula Hanin @geula.bsky.social · Aug 14

Interested in lactation?🤱

Are you a researcher, clinician or lactation consultant working in Cambridge and around with an interest in the science, health, and societal dimensions of lactation?

Join us for the Cambridge Lactation Network 2025 Summer Symposium!
🗓 Thursday 11 September 2025

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Jul 29

Join today at 1pm in the Biffen Lecture Theatre, Downing Site!

markgerstein.bsky.social @markgerstein.bsky.social · Jul 28

Posting my talk tomorrow at @geneticscam.bsky.social on AI for Brain Disorders lectures.gersteinlab.org/summary/Mode... Lots of new slides on characterizing brain developmental time series with sigmoids

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Geula Hanin @geula.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health.

Apply here:
👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/
👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/

Please share 🔬👩‍🔬

Research Assistant (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Assistant (Fixed Term) in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Jul 21

🧬 25 years since the Human Genome Project — a milestone that reshaped biology and medicine.

Richard Durbin joins the latest Naked Scientist episode to explore the history of genomics

www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/25-years-human-genome-project

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jul 16

Are you a scientist with an interest in molecular cell #biology & quantitative systems biology? Join four leading molecular biologists as they conduct a residential scientific meeting in Cambridge on the topic of protein homeostasis: royalsociety.org/science-even... @geneticscam.bsky.social

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Jul 14

Can genetics grow a better garden? 🌻🪴

In this Naked Scientists episode, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social digs into the roots of genetics and how it could help gardens face climate threats like drought and pests.

www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/can-genetics-grow-better-garden

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Jul 11

“These infections didn’t just cause illness – they may have contributed to population collapse, migration, and genetic adaptation.”
- Eske Willerslev

www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/large-scale-dna-study-maps-37000-years-of-human-disease-history

Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history

Researchers have mapped the spread of infectious diseases in humans across millennia, to reveal how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our

www.cam.ac.uk

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · Jul 2

Next Tuesday at 11:00 CEST: Talk by @piosierra.bsky.social from @geneticscam.bsky.social - Faster identification of Transposable Elements in full #genome assemblies 🧬

➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/faster-...

@biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #TransposableElements #TEs

Faster identification of Transposable Elements in full genome assemblies

This month's ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar will feature a talk by speaker Pío Sierra about a new tool, pantera, which allows faster identification of Transposable Elements in genome a...

www.erga-biodiversity.eu

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Jun 30

Incredible images created by our scientists using advanced microscopes are helping to drive biological discovery 🔬

Read more about our Microscopy Bioscience Platform⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...

@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
📸 @alexneaverson.bsky.social
📸 @dillansaunders.bsky.social

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Jun 17

Ever wonder how nature got so diverse? The secret might lie in these colorful cichlid fish 🐠

Cambridge scientists discovered that ‘flipped’ segments of DNA act like evolutionary turbo boosts — helping species adapt fast and evolve into new ones. 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9961

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jun 3

Are you a scientist with an interest in molecular cell #biology & quantitative systems biology? Join four leading molecular biologists as they conduct a residential scientific meeting in Cambridge on the topic of protein homeostasis: royalsociety.org/science-even... @geneticscam.bsky.social

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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · May 23

Sexually transmissible shigellosis has gone from an obscure cause of sporadic outbreaks to a sustained endemic AMR priority in only two decades! 🧫💊 Check out our latest preprint to understand how this happened 1/11
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis

Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella . Sexually transmissible shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has been a...

www.medrxiv.org

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Pathogen Dynamics Unit @pducambridge.bsky.social · May 23

Check out the latest from the lab on Sexually Transmissible shigellosis where @lewiscemason.bsky.social and co unpick why this relatively obscure disease re-emerged endemically in the 21st Century 🔬 🧫 🕵️ 🧬

Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · May 23

Sexually transmissible shigellosis has gone from an obscure cause of sporadic outbreaks to a sustained endemic AMR priority in only two decades! 🧫💊 Check out our latest preprint to understand how this happened 1/11
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The natural history of the emergence of sexually transmissible shigellosis

Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by bacteria belonging to one of four species of Shigella . Sexually transmissible shigellosis was first reported in 1974, but recently there has been a...

www.medrxiv.org

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School of Biological Sciences @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social · May 20

Launched in 2024, our Roving Researcher scheme helps scientists maintain momentum in the lab while taking medium- to long-term leave.

To mark its first year, we hosted an event in Cambridge, exploring successes, challenges, and future potential.

➡️ www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/roving-...

Roving Researcher scheme: the benefits, challenges and looking ahead

The Roving Researcher scheme was launched in the School of Biological Sciences in March 2024. To celebrate its success over the last 12 months, we were pleased to host the first Roving Researcher

www.bio.cam.ac.uk

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Aylwyn Scally @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social · May 16

Delighted to see this paper out, investigating factors affecting human germline mutation in a cohort of 10,000 families from the UK 100k Genomes Project.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The impact of ancestral, genetic, and environmental influences on germline de novo mutation rates and spectra - Nature Communications

Here the authors analyze de novo mutations in >10,000 parent-offspring trios and find that ancestry and smoking independently associate with mutation rate, but that common genetic variants likely c...

www.nature.com

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · May 9

🚨 Fully funded PhD with @atjcagan.bsky.social at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

Studying how somatic mutations and clonal expansions develop in living tissues to predict cancer risk early, using highly accurate next-generation sequencing.

Apply now for Oct 2025 👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51281/

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · May 9

🚨 We’re hiring a Postdoc!

Join Dr Erik Clark’s group to explore how gene networks pattern early Drosophila embryos 🧬🪰

Combine cutting-edge imaging, modelling & evo-devo insights. Apply your wet-lab & computational skills in a creative, collaborative team.

➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51216/

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Evolution Soup @evolutionsoup.bsky.social · May 4

✨NEW INTERVIEW✨
LOST ANCESTORS - Secrets In Our Genome ~ DR AYLWYN SCALLY
#evolutionsoup #evolution #paleoanthropology #science #fossils
👇🏿👇🏽
is.gd/mHJM8d

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Apr 28

Want to get paid while gaining valuable experience this summer? 🌟

Our research studentships are open for applications — but time is running out!
📅 Deadline: Friday 2 May

www.gen.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Apr 25

These students were Year 12 students from Merseyside or Isle of Man and part of the @magdalenecollege.bsky.social Easter Residential.

www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...

Magdalene College Residential

The Magdalene Residential is a fantastic opportunity for students who would like to find out more about studying at university.

www.magd.cam.ac.uk

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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Apr 25

This month we welcomed Year 12 students who learnt how to “window” chicken eggs to observe live embryos—spotting eyes, brain, heart, and even twins in one rare case! 🐣
They also viewed development stages of zebrafish embryos, spotted fluorescent markers, and compared wildtype vs mutant embryos 🐟

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