Our members research was rated as top in the UK for biomedical science allied to healthcare and fifth in the UK for biological science.

REF 2014 (Research Excellence Framework)

Our aim is to understand how membrane dynamics contribute to the healthy organism and how this knowledge may be translated into improved therapies to treat diseases.

Molecules, membranes and medicine

CMIAD is a virtual research centre bringing together cell biologists investigating the basic mechanisms underpinning membrane traffic and cytoskeletal dynamics with physical scientists, computational biologists and clinicians with the ultimate aim of developing improved therapies.

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Ultrasound accelerates skin healing

CMIAD member Dr Mark Bass has just published, in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, a new strategy for accelerating skin healing by the application of low-lintensity pulsed ultrasound.

Cancer drug shows promise for treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

CMIAD member and Principal Investigator, Professor Steve Winder, leads research into potential new drug treatment.

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CMIAD is committed to the training of the next generation of scientists, in particular by PhD studentships funded by the University of Sheffield.

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World-class Research

Our interdisciplinary research brings together experts from several departments with a focus on a number of core research themes.

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Our members receive funding from a range of sources including the MRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, Wellcome Trust, CRUK, ERC, BHF, Royal Society and Parkinson's Society.

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Centre for Membrane Interactions and Dynamics

Our members research was rated as top in the UK for biomedical science allied to healthcare and fifth in the UK for biological science.

Our aim is to understand how membrane dynamics contribute to the healthy organism and how this knowledge may be translated into improved therapies to treat diseases.

Molecules, membranes and medicine

Ultrasound accelerates skin healing

Cancer drug shows promise for treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Study with us

World-class Research

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