Martin Taylor
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Professor at the University of Edinburgh scientist | mutagenesis | genome biology | selection | cancer
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To what extent is cancer development deterministic and predictable..?

Does the germline genome affect that predictability...?

Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Manuscript logo, phylogenetic tree of mouse strains with different but highly reproducible patterns of cancer evolution. Demonstrated by rerunning cancer evolution in a controlled system.
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A really interesting and insightful paper Vova.
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IGC is looking for a Core Facility Bioinformatician to provide bioinformatics expertise and support to researchers across the Institute, working at the intersection of computational and experimental science. Find out more and apply by 13 October: edin.ac/3R5dEBU
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Would you like to do some unique experiments in cancer genomics and mutagenesis, in beautiful Munich? Well then apply for this PhD position: jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1679...

You'll learn a lot and it'll be fun and interesting!
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PhD Student in Mutational Processes Driving Somatic Evolution
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My lab at hiring! - we have TWO postdoc positions (one computational, one wet lab focussed) at Yale @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social, working closely with our group members at University of Cambridge, UK @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

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[2/2] Within a strain, that's divergence from a common starting point. The more heterogeneity (divergence) amongst tumours generated, the less the path of tumour development has been fully determined by the controlled variables.
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[1/2] Throughout the paper we do talk about convergence of phenotypes between strains. For each strain the we took the same starting point (genetics, environment, sex, exposure) and asked how consistent were the tumours produced (same drivers, mutations, expression, selection)?
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In science, we often see weird blips in the data. The question: is it artefact (usually!), or something new & exciting? We don’t always have time to dig deep.

Our paper in @nature.com today came from just such a blip. So don’t ignore the weird stuff. Pull on that thread...
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To what extent is cancer development deterministic and predictable..?

Does the germline genome affect that predictability...?

Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Manuscript logo, phylogenetic tree of mouse strains with different but highly reproducible patterns of cancer evolution. Demonstrated by rerunning cancer evolution in a controlled system.