Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology

News 2022

Centre news from 2022.

RSE Medal for Julie Welburn

RSE Patrick Neill Medal awarded to Julie Welburn

Public Engagement

Public engagement at New Scientist Live event.

Tollervey Lab award

Funding award for Tollervey Lab.

Sito Torres-Garcia

Fellowship success for previous Allshire lab member.

The Mould that Changed the World

Lucy Remnant, Post-doc in the Earnshaw lab, part of the science based musical “The Mould that Changed the World”

JP Arulanandam Grant Success

JP Arulanandam awarded both an ERC Advanced Grant and an MRC Research Grant.

Understudied Proteins Initiative - Financial Times Article

Georg Kustatcher's work on the Understudied Proteins Initiative highlighted in the Financial Times.

Tollervey Lab

David Tollervey awarded Leverhulme Trust funding.

Tollervey lab launches Prader-Willi Superheroes exhibition in Ireland

Colourful ‘Prader-Willi Superheroes’ exhibition proves popular at the International Prader Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO) Conference.

Dónal O’Carroll

Dónal O’Carroll awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award for bold research idea.

International Neuroscience Prize for Adrian Bird

Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation awards prize for Adrian Bird's findings on the cause of Rett syndrome.

Julie Welburn leads successful bid to obtain equipment

Julie Welburn successful in funding bid to purchase mid-range equipment for biosciences research.

Bill Earnshaw elected to the Academia Europaea

Election to prestigious Academy confirmed by the Council of the Academia.

Co-Head of Institute of Cell Biology

JP Arulanandam takes on new role from the 1st of August.

Bill Earnshaw elected to the Council of the American Society for Cell Biology

International community of biologists elects Bill Earnshaw to Council.

David Tollervey elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

David Tollervey recognised by prestigious biomedical and health research body.

First Gene Therapy Trial for Rett Syndrome - based on Bird Lab research

On 29th March 2022, a clinical trial was announced by the California-based Company, Taysha Gene Therapies.

Adele Marston elected to Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh

On the 22 March The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) announced that Adele Marston has been elected as an RSE Fellow.