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Summer Scholarship from the Genetics Society

Alexis Wong, a summer student from the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded a highly competitive Summer Scholarship from the Genetics Society. She will be joining the Young lab for the summer. Thanks to the GS for supporting Alexis’ summer project (link). 

Conferences 2025 (first semester)

Conferences 2025 (first semester)

It has been a busy year attending and presenting at the Biologists @100 conference in Liverpool, the UCL - Institute of Ophthalmology Early Career Research symposia and the Genomics England Research Summit.

Aitor, Simona and Mara presented their projects at the Early Career Researcher conference (June 2025) at the Institute of Ophthalmology. Aitor, who is studying the mechanisms that control Eye Growth Compensation got the prize for best poster presentation!

Lucas Spink presented his project at the Genomics England Research Summit (June2025)

Thanks to The Genetics Society and The Company of Biologists/BSDB for their support with conference grants

Poster Prize for Aitor

Poster Prize for Aitor

Aitor Bañon-Gonzalez who is studying the mechanisms that control Eye Growth Compensation got the prize for best poster presentation at the Early Career Researcher conference at the Institute of Ophthalmology. Congratulations Aitor!