Cell Biology PhD

Our PhD/MPhil Cell Biology programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Cell Biology.<br/><br/>Advances in cell biology are at the cutting edge of biological research. The Faculty has considerable breadth and expertise underpinned by state-of-the-art facilities in confocal, electron and light microscopy.<br/><br/>Research is focused on understanding the molecular basis of cell division, signal transduction, organelle biogenesis and protein targeting, differentiation, adhesion and secretion. These investigations are carried out using a diversity of model animal, plant and microbial systems such as Drosophila, Caenorhabditis elegans, Xenopus, Arabidopsis thaliana, E. coli and yeasts, along with mammals, parasites and crops.<br/><br/>Examples of research topics include:<br/><br/><br/>- cytoskeleton and control of the cell cycle;<br/><br/><br/>- molecular mechanisms of chromosome segregation;<br/><br/><br/>- mechanisms of transcription and DNA repair;<br/><br/><br/>- animal and plant apoptosis;<br/><br/><br/>- tissue development;<br/><br/><br/>- protein targeting;<br/><br/><br/>- protein synthesis, translocation and secretion;<br/><br/><br/>- adhesion and the extracellular matrix;<br/><br/><br/>- cellular responses to stress:<br/><br/><br/>- vascular development in plants;<br/><br/><br/>- ultrastructure of eukaryotic microbes and fungi;<br/><br/><br/>- host immune responses;<br/>