Trevor Hince
It is with great sadness that the Lister Institute shares news of the death of one our former Directors, Dr Trevor Hince, who died peacefully in his sleep on Friday 14 February 2025. Trevor was Director of the Lister Institute…
Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Sarah Fisher
Celebrating a fantastic 2024
As we reach the end of 2024 and prepare for 2025, we’re taking a moment to look back at some of the highlights and achievements of the last 12 months. Current and future Lister Fellows December is always a busy…
In conversation with Nicky Whiffin
Dr Nicky (Nicola) Whiffin is one of 2024’s Lister Prize Fellows. She leads the Computational Rare Disease Genomics lab, based at the Big Data Institute in Oxford. We caught up with her to learn more about her research and how…
A Prize visit to Lister Fellow Fiona Whelan at the University of Manchester
On November 12th, Lister Institute Chair Professor Sir John Iredale and Director Dr Sally Burtles travelled to the University of Manchester to present Dr Fiona Whelan with the Lister Prize. Fiona is one of 2023’s Lister Prize winners. Proceedings began…
In conversation with Professor Darren Monckton
Former Lister Fellow Darren Monckton is Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on DNA repeats in inherited illnesses, with the aim of understanding how instability in DNA contributes to disease and ageing. Darren received…
Three eras of Lister scientists come together at the Annual Meeting
The Lister Institute Annual Meeting at Corpus Christi College, Oxford is always a highlight of our calendar. It’s an opportunity for current and former Lister Prize Fellows, Summer Students and Institute Members to connect in the historic atmosphere of the…
Sherif El-Khamisy announced as Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Bradford
We warmly congratulate former Lister Fellow Sherif, who become Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Bradford in September 2024.
In conversation with Summer Students Faniya Abeed, Ruby Glazebrook and Keshav Rao
During the Lister Annual Meeting, we caught up with three of our Lister Summer Students and their supervisors to learn about both sides of the experience.
New starts and fond farewells
This September, we’re welcoming some new members to our Governing Body and Scientific Committee and saying farewell to some valued colleagues who are moving on to new chapters. The Governing Body will say goodbye to Judy Armitage and Wendy Bickmore…
Research round-up: Summer 2024
Our Lister Fellows and wider Lister community produce a huge variety of research, regularly publishing journal articles, giving talks and achieving other milestones. Today we are showcasing three recent research highlights from members of the Lister community.