Here you can read some recent events and news from the lab
New preprint from the lab
Read here: Array-CNCC: precise aggregation and arrayed plating facilitate quantitative phenotyping of human cranial neural crest cells and craniofacial disease modelling | bioRxiv
New publication from the lab
The people behind the paper article available here: The people behind the papers – Kirsty Uttley, Hannah Jüllig and Hannah Long | Development | The Company of Biologists
PhD position available!
Prof Joe Marsh and Dr Hannah Long have a PhD project as part of the 2025 Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarship: “Integrating AI, Biophysical Modelling and Experimental Validation for Enhancer Variant Interpretation”. Closing date for applications is 25 April 2025. Please get in touch if you are interested! 🧬🧠
Preprint posted!
Kirsty Uttley*, Hannah J Jüllig*, Carlo De Angelis, Julia MT Auer, Ewa Ozga, Hemant Bengani, Hannah K Long. Neanderthal-derived variants shape craniofacial enhancer activity at a human disease locus (2024) – read it here on BioRxiv.
Research Technician Appreciation Week 2024
This week we celebrated the technicians who make our research easier every day! Hannah spoke about her experiences “Starting a research group with wide-ranging technical support from across the IGC”.

Science Insights Day 2024
This year the lab had an opportunity to host two secondary school students for a research taster session. You can read more about the day in our lab here.
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Parliamentary Reception for Rare Disease Day 2024
We had the pleasure to discuss our research with charities, patients, and parliamentary members you can read more about it in the IGC Blog and here.

