Centre news from 2022. Public Engagement Public engagement at New Scientist Live event. RSE Medal for Julie Welburn RSE Patrick Neill Medal awarded to Julie Welburn 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. This article was published on 2024-06-17