!!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 
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__Major Awards:__ 
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*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) 
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__Committees:__ 
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*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-). 
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__Other current activities:__
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*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 
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__Conferences:__ 
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*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 
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Recent Conference Organisation: __
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*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