Arrived in scorching hot Pheonix, Arizona for the FASEB Dynamic DNA conference. Looking forward to great science and catching up with colleagues 😎

Extended abstract deadline (June 7th) for FASEB Dynamic DNA Structures in Scottsdale, AZ July 19-24. Speaking slots still open, and scholarships available for trainees (grad students and postdocs). Let your colleagues know! events.faseb.org/event/Dynami...

Read our latest work - a comprehensive review on how DNA secondary structures affect replication. Very proud of Adi, Maria and Billie for their monumental effort. They've covered a large body of literature while proposing updated models. Open Access in DNA Repair: doi.org/10.1016/j.dn...

How DNA secondary structures drive replication fork instability

DNA secondary structures, such as hairpins, cruciforms, triplexes, G-quadruplexes and iMotifs, are common, dynamic features that replication forks rou…

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Typos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage

Typos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage

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Typos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage

Typos in the genome: Defining the molecular mechanism of replication slippage

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Had a fun day in the sun, hosting the lab for a BBQ 🍔🥗🍺☀️ Great food and company 😁 I am so grateful and happy to work with such lovely people 😎

New lab member joining is a great excuse to eat out and take a new lab photo 🎉🍜📷

Welcome to our newest lab member - Ellie Wright. She did her PhD with Matt Neale and will lead data analysis and omics in the lab as a Higher Scientific Officer 💻🧬

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Great to have two lab alumni visit - Manolo @dazamartinlab.bsky.social and Sophie. Congrats to Manolo's son Javier on his first birthday 🎂🎊

📷 New lab photos 😎 Still undecided as to which one is better... But we all look so happy 😏

Had a fantastic day at the Genome Damage and Stability Center in Sussex. Lovely to see Brighton and have stimulating discussions with colleagues. Thanks Laurence Pearl for the invitation!

🎉🔬 The lab has expanded! Today we celebrated the joining of Adi and Maria, two postdocs, with great Vietnamese food 🍽️

🎉🎊 Happy to share that I have been awarded Tenure and academic promotion to Reader (=Associate Professor) at the ICR. Very grateful to all current and past lab members, as well as my supervisors and mentors along the years.

Reached my last stop in Japan - Tokyo! Amazing views from the 450m-high Skytree tower with clear visibility to Mount Fuji over 100km away. Enjoying the contrast of tradition and order during the day, with the vibrant and non-stop nightlife.

Beautiful red Japanese maples in Kyoto. Feeling very Zen...

Really enjoying Japan so far. Surprised to see how popular Xmas is here! Including a massive display of various santas in Fukuoka...

Very excited - on my way to Fukuoka in Japan (first time), for the 3R+3C conference. Really looking forward to meeting old and new colleagues. Quite amusingly, saw a store at the Seoul airport called MCM. I'm sure I'll hear more about MCMs during the conference 😂