Genetics Society UK
@gensocuk.bsky.social
The Genetics Society was founded by William Bateson & Edith Rebecca Saunders in 1919 & is one of the oldest learned societies devoted to Genetics in the world.
RESEARCH PAPER: MYC serine 62 phosphorylation promotes its association with DNA double-strand breaks to facilitate repair and cell survival under genotoxic stress By Cohn et al. and Rosalie Sears ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/13-14/1152.full Oregon Health & Science University #DNArepair
RESEARCH PAPER: The competition between splicing and 3′ processing shapes the human transcriptome By Soles et al. and Yongsheng Shi ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/13-14/1099.full UC Irvine UC Irvine School of Medicine #RNAprocessing #splicing #mRNA #transcription
🚨 NEW ISSUE ALERT!!! 🚨 New Research articles online now at Genes & Development! Also in this issue, an Outlook on ATR in translesion synthesis, and a Review about the mechanisms controlling stem cell state exit. Click here to learn more: ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/40/13-14.toc
We recently hosted the @gensocuk.bsky.social nsocuk.bsky.social Anniversary Day 2026, including Paul Nurse. IRRs @gunes-taylor.bsky.social said, "It was a pleasure to host the honorary members and medal winners at IRR. The diversity of science and career stage in the schedule was stimulating!" 🧬
Genetics Society UK@gensocuk.bsky.social · last mo.Our last speaker is Paul Nurse, Honorary Member and former President of the Genetics Society, talking about Genetic Analysis of Eukaryotic Cell Cycle Control. A fascinating look at how cells regulate division and maintain order through tightly controlled genetic networks.
Abstract deadline is TODAY! Make sure you submit your abstract and join us in Newcastle for a fantastic meeting on RNA in physiology and disease. genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...
So proud of my ex-student @robinjournot.bsky.social who got yet another PhD award from the British Genetics Society, thank you very much @gensocuk.bsky.social !!! 👏
Robin Journot 🔬| 🎾@robinjournot.bsky.social · last mo.I’m happy to receive this prize, and I thank @gensocuk.bsky.social for the invitation. This achievement belongs to the entire @frelab.bsky.social at @institutcurie.bsky.social Grateful to all team members, collaborators and funding bodies who made it happen!
🆕 ADVANCE ONLINE 🆕 RESEARCH PAPER: MYC serine 62 phosphorylation promotes its association with DNA double-strand breaks to facilitate repair and cell survival under genotoxic stress By Cohn et al. and Rosalie Sears ➡️ https://ow.ly/Yx4a50ZacIJ Oregon Health & Science University #DNArepair #cancer
Our last speaker is Paul Nurse, Honorary Member and former President of the Genetics Society, talking about Genetic Analysis of Eukaryotic Cell Cycle Control. A fascinating look at how cells regulate division and maintain order through tightly controlled genetic networks.
Really great to hear Kay Davies, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, give her talk “Rare disease diagnosis and therapy in the genomics era”. She highlighted how genomics is transforming the way we diagnose rare diseases and pushing new approaches to treatment into the clinic.
David Baulcombe started out speaking about "the days when you could hypothesise about things without being too burdened by data."
Genetics Society UK@gensocuk.bsky.social · last mo.Great to hear David Baulcombe, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, give his talk, "An RNA world". From RNA silencing to gene regulation, it was a fascinating look at discoveries that have transformed genetics and continue to shape research today.
Great to hear David Baulcombe, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, give his talk, "An RNA world". From RNA silencing to gene regulation, it was a fascinating look at discoveries that have transformed genetics and continue to shape research today.
Zohaib Khalid, one of our 2025 summer students, presenting his work on the function of dynamism in the plant cell wall. Our summer studentship is a fantastic way for undergraduates to access research, and 2025's cohort are so supportive and some of them are here to support their colleagues!
A pleasure to hear Deborah Charlesworth, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, present her lecture, "Progress in understanding genome regions controlling Batesian mimicry in butterflies and sex determination". A great contribution from one of the field's leading evolutionary geneticists.
Congratulations to Prof Richard Durbin, winner of the 2026 Genetics Society Medal! His pioneering work in computational genomics has transformed how we analyse and understand genome sequences.
I’m happy to receive this prize, and I thank @gensocuk.bsky.social for the invitation. This achievement belongs to the entire @frelab.bsky.social at @institutcurie.bsky.social Grateful to all team members, collaborators and funding bodies who made it happen!
Genetics Society UK@gensocuk.bsky.social · last mo.Roger Cox, from the Mouse News Letter Ltd, presents @robinjournot.bsky.social with his Bruce Cattanach Prize for his outstanding PhD thesis related to the use of non-human in vivo animal models!
Honoured to be awarded the Mary Lyon medal by the Genetics Society today, here in Edinburgh. V grateful to mentors and all my previous group members and colleagues. Medal is an X chromosome!!
Genetics Society UK@gensocuk.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to Prof @zaminiqbal.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 Mary Lyon Medal, on delivering an inspiring lecture at Genetics Society Anniversary Day 2026 in Edinburgh.
To end a fantastic day of talks, we have our Mendel Medal winner, Joe Felsenstein, joining us online to talk about comparative methods within species: connecting evolutionary time scales?
Avoiding the heat wave in England and enjoying lots of cool science in Edinburgh today 🧬🏴
Genetics Society UK@gensocuk.bsky.social · last mo.Prof Gil McVean welcomes everyone attending our Anniversary Day @edinuni-irr.bsky.social. Researchers, students and honorary members come together to celebrate outstanding achievements in #genetics!
Brian Charlesworth, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, delivered a thought-provoking lecture at Anniversary Day 2026 in Edinburgh titled “What has recombination ever done for us?”
Roger Cox, from the Mouse News Letter Ltd, presents @robinjournot.bsky.social with his Bruce Cattanach Prize for his outstanding PhD thesis related to the use of non-human in vivo animal models!
Veronica van Heyningen: "Genetics is a tool to explore biology, but biological observations in many organisms help to decipher genetics"
Genetics Society UK@gensocuk.bsky.social · last mo.Veronica van Heyningen, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, delivered a fascinating talk titled “Journey through genetics to biology”, reflecting on a remarkable career spanning human genetics, developmental biology, and disease gene discovery!
Veronica van Heyningen, Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, delivered a fascinating talk titled “Journey through genetics to biology”, reflecting on a remarkable career spanning human genetics, developmental biology, and disease gene discovery!
We start our afternoon session with @hilarycmartin.bsky.social's Balfour Lecture. Her fantastic lecture gave insights into the genetic architecture of neurodevelopment disorders and cognitive ability from clinical and population cohorts.
We end our morning session with James Spencer, one of our summer studentship awardees, talking about his summer project on CycD7;1, stomatal functionality and drought response!
A privilege to hear Prof David Sherratt, Honorary Member & former President of the Genetics Society. Prof Sherratt made pioneering contributions to bacterial genetics, from understanding plasmids and genetic recombination to revealing how bacterial chromosomes are organised & inherited within cells.
It was great to hear Shaoqi Wang share her work with the genetics community and celebrate her achievement as this year's Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize (Undergraduate) recipient. Congratulations on a well-deserved award and an excellent talk!
Congratulations to Prof @zaminiqbal.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 Mary Lyon Medal, on delivering an inspiring lecture at Genetics Society Anniversary Day 2026 in Edinburgh.
Prof Gil McVean welcomes everyone attending our Anniversary Day @edinuni-irr.bsky.social. Researchers, students and honorary members come together to celebrate outstanding achievements in #genetics!
At @edinuni-irr.bsky.social today and tomorrow for the @gensocuk.bsky.social Anniversary Day talks. genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
Today we’re at Portcullis House for Parliamentary Links Day, engaging with other learned societies and MPs to promote #genetics in the UK!
