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LEAF Silver Award

2 June 2023

left_cert_rezied.png We are extremely pleased to announce that the Genetics Green Team, led by our Sustainability Champions Amy Bains, Emily Kempin and Liam Browne, have successfully achieved both Bronze and Silver awards from LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework). This is a tremendous achievement and we thank...

Genetics Celebrates Fly Day

14 April 2023

03 April 2023: Department of Genetics celebrated 'National Fly Day'. To begin the day, Dr Felipe Karam-Teixeira presented a talk on the history of researchers using drosophila as a model organism and how different current department members are linked to those who first began working with them. This was followed by Simon...

Endoplasmic reticulum defects impair the function of motor neuron terminals

5 April 2023

Image: Confocal image showing presynaptic terminals from motor neurons of Drosophila larva. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen is labelled with GFP::HDEL (green) and plasma membrane is labelled with CD4::tdTom (magenta). Loss of function of Rtnl1 leads to a loss of ER tubules while keeping the regions of the network with...

Professional Services Recognition Scheme - Award Winners 2022

15 December 2022

The Department of Genetics is delighted to report that our Professional Services Team were announced as winners of the 'Working as a Team' award at the Professional Services Recognition ceremony on Monday 12 December. The award recognised an outstanding level of service in the face of the considerable challenges associated...

EMBO Young Investigators 2021

9 December 2021

The Department of Genetics congratulates Dr Felipe Karam Teixera on being selected as a member of the EMBO Young Investigator Programme 2021. Felipe will join a network of 130 current and 368 former members of the programme. Starting in January 2022, Felipe and 25 other new young investigators will have access to a variety...

Royal Society Medal for Anne Ferguson-Smith

1 September 2021

Buchanan Medal Buchanan medallist 2021 The Buchanan Medal 2021 is awarded to Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FMedSci FRS for her pioneering work in epigenetics, her interdisciplinary work on genomic imprinting, the interplay between the genome and epigenome, and how genetic and environmental influences affect development and...

Ariella Weinberg-Shukron awarded Israel National Postdoc Award for Women in Science

5 February 2021

Many congratulations to Ariella Weinberg-Shukron , a new HFSP Fellow in the Ferguson-Smith lab, who has just been awarded the Israel National Postdoctoral Award for Women in Science, a prize in recognition of outstanding scientific achievements to date. Well done, Ariella!

Part II Online Open Day

26 January 2021

Welcome! Based on the Downing Site in the city centre, the Department of Genetics is a small and friendly department. With world-class research groups and teaching staff, our Natural Sciences inter-departmental teaching encourages Part II students to explore and develop their learning in new and exciting areas. Take a look...

In2science Outreach Research Programme

15 January 2021

Last year the closure of schools and restricted access to research labs across the UK put a stop to many of the research placements that would normally take place in the summer. These placements play an important role in providing students with experience of what a career in research is like, before deciding what to do...

Anne Ferguson-Smith appointed as interim Pro-VC for Research

17 December 2020

Anne Ferguson-Smith has accepted the invitation to take on the role of interim Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research for the University of Cambridge. Whilst taking on this opportunity, Anne will be stepping down as Head of Department in January 2021 for the calendar year. During this time, Anne will continue to be active in the...

LEAF Silver Award

Genetics Celebrates Fly Day

Endoplasmic reticulum defects impair the function of motor neuron terminals

Professional Services Recognition Scheme - Award Winners 2022

EMBO Young Investigators 2021

Royal Society Medal for Anne Ferguson-Smith

Ariella Weinberg-Shukron awarded Israel National Postdoc Award for Women in Science

Part II Online Open Day

In2science Outreach Research Programme

Anne Ferguson-Smith appointed as interim Pro-VC for Research

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