Wendy Bickmore - Curriculum Vitae#
- 1979-1983: B.A (Hons) Biochemistry, Oxford University Class 2.1
- 1983-1986: PhD Edinburgh, MRC Mammalian Genome Unit.
- 1986-1991: postdoctoral scientist, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh
- 1991-1996: Fellow of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine. MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh
- 1996 - 2008: Senior Scientist - career appointment, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh
- 2009 – present: Head of Chromosomes and Gene Expression Section, MRC Human Genetics Unit, IGMM, University of Edinburgh
Major Awards:
- Elected as member of EMBO (2001)
- Elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2005)
- Elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences (2005)
- Recipent of ERC Advanced grant (2010)
Committees:
- EMBO Science and Society Committee member (2005-2008).
- Chair of EMBO Science and Society Committee (2008-2010)
- Lister Institute Scientific Advisory Committee (2009 – 2014)
- Deputy Chair Wellcome Trust: Molecular Basis of Cell Function Expert Review Group (2011- )
- Scientific Advisory Board: Centre for Chromosome Biology, Galway, Ireland (2011-).
- Scientific Advisory Board: FP7 Network of Excellence ‘Epigenesys’
- Scientific Advisory Board: Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford (2012-).
Other current activities:
- Journals Associate Editor Chromosome Research (2001-).
- Editorial Board PloS Genetics (2006-)
- Editorial Board Cell (2008-) Editorial Board Current Opinion in Cell Biology (2009-)
- Editorial Board Genome Research (2009-)
- Co-Section head – Nuclear Structure and Function: F1000 Advisory Editorial Board Biology Open (2012 - )
- Editorial Board Developmental Cell Invitations to speak at recent International meetings: 2011: IMPPC
Conferences:
- Signaling to Chromatin in Differentiation and Cancer, Barcelona
- European Society of Human Genetics, Amsterdam
- Penn State Summer symposium, USA
- Gordon conference – Human Genetics and Genomics, USA
- FASEB – Chromatin and Transcription, USA
- International Congress of Human Genetics, Montreal, Canada
- 2012: Keystone symp: Epigenetics, USA
- Gordon conference “Chromatin”, Italy
- FASEB – Transcriptional Regulation, Growth and Development, USA
- EMBL – Transcription, Germany
- Cold Spring Harbour – Dynamic Organization of Nuclear Function, USA
Recent Conference Organisation:
- EMBO Nuclear Organisation, France (2009, 2011, 2013);
- 2012 Royal Society: Regulation from distance – long-range control of gene expression in development and disease
- 2014 Chromatin Gordon Conference: vice chair
