Research
Our internationally renowned research focuses on the biology of human health and disease. It includes the traditional disciplines of cell and developmental biology alongside innovative research programmes that cross the established disciplines of biology, medicine, engineering and the physical sciences, drawing basic and clinician scientists together. This creates a unique environment for translating physiology, cell biology and developmental biology into innovative opportunities to treat human diseases, including neurodegeneration, deafness, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and muscular dystrophy.
In the Research Assessment Exercise for 2008, together with the Departments of Animal and Plant Sciences and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, we were ranked in third place in the UK for research in Biological Sciences. (Source: Times Higher Education).
Research themes
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Research centres
- The MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics (CDBG) |
Facilities and services
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Our impact
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- Cell and Developmental Biology
We are home to:
We provide extensive facilities to support research and teaching. In addition, we house specialist screening services to assist the translation of basic science for clinical benefit.
Our research makes an impact on the real world contributing to scientific advancement, the education and training of students, as well as promoting inward investment benefiting of the University and the wider community.