This September the RVC hosted a showcase event at the Hawkshead campus for the first time in almost 20 years! On the day we welcomed onto campus over 400 visitors specifically for the showcase, as well as another 200 from a combination of open house, alumni and incoming vet nurse visitors. We had a stand showcasing both the work that we do across all our research projects alongside interactive games and activities for visitors to do while learning about genetics! We were also able to run two sessions on extracting DNA from a strawberry or kiwi which were really well attended, with almost 60 adults and children across the two sessions. Those who took part really enjoyed the DNA extraction and we had great engagement on our stand from kids and parents learning all about genetics/genomics and what we do! It was a very successful day and everyone who took part from the lab had a brilliant time!
On Friday 27th June 2025 our lab hosted Prof Guilherme Rosa from University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Prof. Rosa interacted with the group and had informal discussion on the work done by group. Prof. Rosa also presented in the research seminar on "Precision Breeding in Variable Environments: A Systems Approach to Beef Cattle Genetics".
On Wednesday 13th November 2024 our lab took part in the RVC's Night at the Vet College event at the Camden campus, where members of the public attend the university to gain a better insight into the courses and research that happens at the university! We were on a joint Genomics and Machine Learning stand with representatives from Dong Xia's lab.
From our lab we were represented by Androniki, Lizzie, Ankit, Charlotte and Kat, who all spent time manning the stand! We had posters showcasing our work across species and countries and leaflets highlighting ways people can get involved with our cat and horse research projects. We had some matching games highlighting mendelian inheritance and chromosome karyotyping, as well as a crafting activity to make dna and rna using pipe cleaners and beads. We had many people visiting the stand to talk to us about the research we do and engaging in the games we had organised. It was a very successful evening and we all reenjoyed ourselves!
PostDocs Lizzie and Ankit presented their work in the RVC Research Highlights day at HH campus of RVC. The event brought together RVC researchers to share the most up-to-date findings of RVC research and explore their wider impact.
The labteam visited year 3 and year 5 students of Skyswood Primary school in St. Albans. The team discussed about the career in biological science, what it means to be a scientist and motivated the young students to become scientists. The team organised different genetics/genomics focussed activities for students. The students enjoyed extracting DNA from fruits and creating DNA models from sweets while understanding the basics of genetics.
Year 5 welcomes Royal Veterinary College! – Skyswood Primary & Nursery School