Breaking records and building biomedicine

The Lister Institute's Chair, Professor Sir John Iredale, reflects on a very busy year of change and growth.

Stability with innovation: leadership at the Lister Institute

How do outgoing Director Sally Burtles and incoming Director Julie Goodley find the balance between supporting “business as usual” and adapting to continuous change in the research funding landscape?

Behind the scenes with the Lister Institute Scientific Committee

Our Scientific Committee is responsible for assessing the many applications we receive for the Lister Prize each year…

Shining a light on the Lister Institute’s connection to the University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham is home base for a number of valued Lister Fellows and Former Fellows, the…

A Prize Visit to Kirby Swatek at the University of Dundee

Earlier this month, our Chair Professor Sir John Iredale and Director Dr Sally Burtles visited 2023 Lister Fellow…

In conversation with Nicky Whiffin

Dr Nicky (Nicola) Whiffin is one of 2024’s Lister Prize Fellows. She leads the Computational Rare Disease Genomics…

In conversation with Professor Darren Monckton

Former Lister Fellow Darren Monckton is Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses…

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…

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.

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.