‘Non-coding RNA’ thematic series – call for submissions
Epigenetics & Chromatin is inviting submissions for a thematic series on non-coding RNA, edited by Frank Grosveld (Erasmus University Medical Center,… Read more »
Sam Rose
Journal Development Manager at BioMed Central
Sam studied Biomedical Sciences at the University of Manchester, and is responsible for the development of BioMed Central's genetics journal portfolio.
Latest posts by Sam Rose (see all)
- Raising funds for genetic diseases - 23rd September 2016
- The Epigenetics and Chromatin Clinic - 9th November 2015
- Resurrecting one of the oldest genetics journals - 23rd October 2015
Genetics meets epigenetics in rare disorders
Written by Dr Maria Berdasco Menendez, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Spain Deregulation of epigenetic profiles has been described in… Read more »
Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki is now open for submissions!
Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki (Impact Factor 0.62) is a peer-reviewed, open access, international journal that publishes articles providing novel… Read more »
Summer school on nutrigenomics
The Università degli Studi di Camerino, Italy, will be running a summer school programme on nutrigenomics on September 1 – 5 , 2014. The summer school is… Read more »
Pericentromeric BAC-probe set – thoughts about considering genedosage insensitive regions
Written by Ahmed B Hamid, Thomas Liehr* Comment on: Design and validation of a pericentromeric BAC clone set aimed at improving diagnosis and phenotype… Read more »
Expert insights into epigenetic interactions and processes
To mark the BioMed Central conference Epigenetics & Chromatin: Interactions and processes that took place in Boston earlier this year, the open access… Read more »
DNA methyltransferase inhibitors – shifting realities
Written by Dr Steven G. Gray, St James’s Hospital/Trinity College Dublin, Ireland The first inhibitor of DNA methyltransferases (5- azacytidine) was initially… Read more »
DNA fingerprinting series: a tribute to Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys
Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys invented the technique of DNA fingerprinting in 1984, a technique that changed forensic science forever. To mark his retirement in… Read more »
Constructive complexity; molecular structures suggest new possibilities for HDAC inhibitor therapy
Written by Professor Bryan Turner, University of Birmingham, UK Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) are clinically effective epigenetic drugs. Two,… Read more »
Epigenomics alive and well in Japan
Written by Professor Ricky Johnstone, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia On October 17 2013, the 10th Nikko International Symposium was held at Jichi… Read more »