We’re back from the RUBICON network mid term review.
Lots of exciting science and networking opportunities, it’s great to be part of the larger scientific family!
Beth Gibson wins a presentation prize at the GRS!
Our PhD student, Beth Gibson, won a presentation prize at the Gordon’s Research Seminar, a prestigeous conference for young investigators in musculoskeletal research. There were 21 presenters this year (graduate students and postdocs). The programme of the conference can be found here.
Well done Beth!
Musculoskeletal research in the pub!
Beth Gibson, our PhD student, will be talking about her research at the Pint of Science festival in Newcastle! Come have a drink with us after work and chat about what interests you about the genetic research in the North East.
Newcastle musculoskeletal research at the GRC Cartilage
Beth Gibson (3rd year PhD student from our lab) will be presenting a poster at the GRC Cartilage this year and delivering a short talk on her project analysing two mouse models of novel aggrecan mutations at the GRS the day before. We hope you can make it!
Great collaborative meeting in Newcastle today!
Discussing ER stress, disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic interventions – with Prof John Bateman (Murdoch Children’s Research institute, Melbourne), Prof Michael Briggs (Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University), Prof John Loughlin (IGM, Newcastle), Prof David Young (IGM, Newcastle), Dr Tom van Agtmael (University of Glasgow), Dr Louise Reynard (IGM, Newcastle) and Dr Katarzyna Pirog (IGM, Newcastle).
Saying goodbye to the Frames Team
We’re saying goodbye to “Frames” (Fran and James) our UG students today. Thanks for a good project guys and all the hard work! Good luck for the future and keep in touch please 🙂
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Skeletal group seminar 28th March 2017
Registration is now open for Genetics Matters 2017!
With hands on activities, chatty scientists and lots of interesting presentations about genetics, this event attracts over 100 participants every year.
Come join us for a Free afternoon of informal chatting about science, and find out about state of the art research at Newcastle University. Oh, and cake!
Booking is essential, please book your place here: http://tinyurl.com/h3bfqno
2017 Rare Disease Day and Genetics Matters
The Theme of this year’s International Rare Disease Day is Research (see here for details)
The Insitute of genetic Medicine would like to invite members of the public and patient organisations to participate in a week long programme of hands on research, meet the scientist sessions and informal workshops that will take place at the Discovery Museum 20-16th of February 2017. Come meet us and find out about rare disease research and genomic medicine in the North East!
Tissue Engineering Approaches for the Study and Therapeutic Intervention in Osteoarthritis
Thais De Ias Heras Ruiz and Katarzyna Anna Piróg*
Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, UK
An Open Access book chapter, available here: http://www.smgebooks.com/osteoarthritis/chapters/OAS-16-08.pdf
as part of the Osteoarthritis online publication.