News in 2014
- LGC Paper of the Month - December 2014 22 December 2014 Each month LGC feature outstanding customer published scientific papers where the research has involved one or more of their products/services.
- Mendelian Randomization : Special Themed Issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology : June 2015 12 November 2014 Mendelian Randomization : Special Themed Issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology : June 2015
- MRC IEU/FMVS Workshop 3 October 2014 IEU Researchers seek collaborations
- How Learning to Talk is in the Genes 17 September 2014 Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy
- Gene Variant that Dramatically Reduced 'Bad' Lipids 17 September 2014 Research using data collected from around 4,000 healthy people in the UK has enabled scientists to identify a rare genetic variant that dramatically reduces levels of certain types of lipids in the blood
- Green Man Festival's Einstein's Garden : MRC IEU Researchers' Stall 2 September 2014 This summer, a group of MRC IEU researchers with a flair for science communication took a stall to Green Man Festival's Einstein's Garden.
- Five Bristol Scientists named among "the world's leading scientific minds" 8 August 2014 Professor George Davey Smith and Dr Wendy McArdle have been named by Thomson Reuters as being among the top one per cent of scientists who are "the world's leading scientific minds" and whose publications are among the most influential in their fields.
- New grant from the MRC to develop a whole UK population linked cohort of health and education outcomes in people born via IVF 24 July 2014 Debbie Lawlor is a co-applicant on a new award from the MRC
- New large grant from the US National Institute of Health to study mechanisms in Developmental Overnutrition 24 July 2014 Debbie Lawlor (PI), together with other colleagues at the MRC Integrated Epidemiology Unit and School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol ...
- International Conference - Mendelian Randomization: from Population Health to Pharmaceutical Developments 24 July 2014 Advance notice of an international conference being organised by the MRC IEU
- Olivia Maynard Receives a Second Prize in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Awards 2 June 2014
- Authentic Biology School Visits by Evie Stergiakouli 1 May 2014 Evie Stergiakouli takes part in Authentic Biology school visit
- MRC Community Event at the University of Bristol 1 May 2014 The vibrant MRC community at the University of Bristol met to discuss cross-cutting themes in medical research and their applications
- Marcus Munafò and Suzi Gage Discuss Why Scientists Use Social Media 28 March 2014 Marcus Munafò and Suzi Gage talk to the MRC about why scientists use social media
- Beyond Nature vs Nurture Public Debate 11 March 2014 The ‘nature versus nurture’ debate between scientists, philosophers and social scientists seems to have existed for almost as long as the disciplines themselves.
- Prestigious fellowship for Professor George Davey Smith 5 March 2014 Professor George Davey Smith, Director of the IEU, has been elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
- IEU Public Lecture - Should Genes be Public? 18 February 2014 On the 18th of February, the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol hosted its inaugural public engagement event at M shed, Bristol, debating ‘should genes be public?’
- Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting 2014 Prize Winners 15 February 2014 Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting 2014, Banff - Prize Winners