@timaitman

Professor, Molecular Pathology and Genetics, @EdinburghUni; Co-PI, @ScottishGenomes; Passionate about Genomic Medicine

 Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joined May 2012
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Many congratulations to our Director @owen_sansom for being elected to the @EMBO Membership in their 60th anniversary year! nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/news/our-d…

Our Director elected to EMBO Membership | National Mouse Genetics Network

Owen Sansom, Director of our Network and of the CRUK Scotland Institute, has been elected, along with scientists from Europe and beyond, to the EMBO Membership, an honour that celebrates […]

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Today we are publishing evidence from our Institutes to show the impact of changes to the UK immigration system on cancer research. We call on the new UK Government to reduce costs and review the system so it works for research - to meet their ambitions for health and growth.

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Congratulations to Prof Sharon Peacock CBE FMedSci, Professor of Public Health and Microbiology @Cambridge_Uni and ED & Chair of @CovidGenomicsUK on being awarded an honorary degree by @dundeeuni today 👏 Read Prof Peacock's Fellow profile 👇 ow.ly/Pe7v50SkNWs

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University of Dundee@dundeeuni18 Jun 2024
Replying to @dundeeuni @UoDBusiness @UoDLifeSciences
We're also honouring Professor Sharon Peacock, in recognition of her extensive career in microbiology and public health, which includes playing a pivotal role in the Covid-19 pandemic response in the UK.
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One of our non-executive directors, Professor Patrick Maxwell, has received a CBE in the King's Honours list yesterday. Congratulations to Professor Maxwell and thank you for all you do for CUH! #CUHProud @Cambridge_Uni
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Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Weber who has been awarded a CBE for services to Global Medical Science.🎉 Professor Weber has been working for over 40 years looking after and researching treatments for patients with HIV and AIDS. 👉imperial.ac.uk/news/254175/k…
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Replying to @dundeeuni @DundeeDental @UoDMedicine
Our honorary graduate for this ceremony holds a special connection to the School of Medicine - we're honouring Professor Andrew Morris CBE, former Dean of @UoDMedicine.
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A great meeting, showcasing the strong expertise in genomics at the University of Edinburgh! #Genomics #OneHealth #Edinburgh @EdinburghUni @EdinUni_IGC @roslininstitute @SBSatEd
One Health Genomics Edinburgh@GenomicsEdi12 Jun 2024
One Health Genomics Edinburgh brings together @EdinburghUni genomics researchers working across humans, animals, plants and ecosystems for sustainable planetary health. Watch the video below to find out more: #onehealth #genomics #edinburgh #planetaryhealth
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One Health Genomics Edinburgh brings together @EdinburghUni genomics researchers working across humans, animals, plants and ecosystems for sustainable planetary health. Watch the video below to find out more: #onehealth #genomics #edinburgh #planetaryhealth
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Lucky to enjoy dinner with the terrific Dennis Lo at the excellent ⁦@CNAPS2024⁩ liquid biopsy meeting in Graz this week.
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Interesting presentation by Christelle Johnson from Personalis on MRD detection for cancer management
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An LRC regular Finlay, completed his 10th Parkrun at Cramond last week with a PB of 28 mins 9 secs. Go Finlay! 🏃‍♂️🥇
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🩺PhD opportunities for MBChB or BDS students🩺 The TRACC Programme is recruiting medical or dental students looking to gain top quality research training as well as securing clinical qualification with @UofGlasgow or @EdinburghUni 👉Find out more: crukscotlandcentre.ac.uk/tra…
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OHGE Newsletter 2 - January 2024 In this issue - announcing the OHGE Community Meeting, as well as news, events, vacancies and publications from the genomics community at @EdinburghUni Read more here: mailings.ed.ac.uk/2MP1-1ZOLB…
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Next monday is 4 hours of preliminary grant reviews - a necessary but intense part of being a scientist who goes through peer review is being the reviewer. As ever, I am rather amazed by scientists who make simple mistakes in their proposals. My thoughts for a good proposal:
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Need expert guidance on how to analyse your @nanopore or @PacBio long-read data? Join us online on the 4-7 March for our Intro to Long-Read training course: genomics.ed.ac.uk/services/i… #Bioinformatics #DataScience #DNA #NGS #Genomics #Training
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Our volunteers have helped very important research looking at how our genes and environment impact our health!🧬💙 To help with more research like this, join our volunteer community at gen.scot👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬
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Generation Scotland Director Prof Cathie Sudlow spoke about this on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, highlighting the importance of linking medical records for research.
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK)
@HDR_UK16 Jan 2024
The first UK-wide study of 67 million people reveals gaps in COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Led by @HDR_UK and @EdinburghUni, this groundbreaking research highlights the value of whole-population studies in addressing healthcare challenges. Learn more 👇 hubs.li/Q02gz0Vh0

First whole UK population study reveals impact of COVID-19 under-vaccination

The largest ever study to be conducted in the UK of 67 million people across all four nations reveals the consequences of missed COVID-19 vaccines.

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Fantastic to see @DrAzizSheikh and @HDR_UK's covid vaccination paper in the Lancet today (shorturl.at/qtvx3); the first time data has been linked across the whole population of ~60m adults in all four UK nations. What an opportunity for future research.....
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A paper published recently in @BrJCancer by @EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC researchers provides first comprehensive molecular picture of ovarian carcinosarcoma! Read a lay audience summary on our website👇: ed.ac.uk/cancer-centre/news-…
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