PhD scholarship!!!

We are inviting applications for a fully funded PhD project aimed at dissecting the genetics of human handedness. For informal inquiries please contact Silvia ([email protected]) and for more information see the full advert.

Firbush Scientific Retreat

Last week Angela Martinelli, currently a research assistant in our group about to start her PhD with us took part to the Firbush Scientific Retreat organised every year by the BSRC. This is an excellent way to speak about science in a relaxed environment, surrounded...

BNA 2017

Next week (10-13 April) we will showcase our research at BNA 2017, Birmingham!!! Silvia will present at a symposium dedicated to the latest advances in the field of language genetics (Tuesday at 13.20). We have two posters on brain imaging (P-M142; P-W133) discussing...

Seminar by Chris McManus

Silvia will host a seminar by Chris McManus on 9th March, 1-2Pm, Seminar Room 1 Why are most people right-handed but some are left-handed? Abstract: Most people are right-handed, but about one in ten is left-handed. Handedness also relates to language asymmetry, most...

PhD project

We are inviting application for a PhD project aimed at characterising genetic variants associated with language disorders. This is a three year project funded by the Cunningham Trust. Email Silvia ([email protected]) for informal enquiries. See here for more...

New publication!

We are delighted to have contributed a chapter to a new book edited by Lesley Rogers and Giorgio Vallortigara. The book groups a collection of methods used to study laterality in different organisms. Our chapter describes recent advances in mapping genes contributing...
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