Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry University of Nottingham

Overview

The school's supervisors are at the forefront of research in their fields. Utilising industry-standard facilities, along with cutting-edge equipment and the guidance of the supervisors, students will advance the areas of life sciences that interest them.

Features 

The Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry programme at the University of Nottingham is bespoke to each student; however, here are some examples of the research already conducted within the Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry fields:

• Understanding the molecular mechanisms used by microbes to cause disease and how host immunity works to defend the host against them.
• Investigating how best to tackle the rising danger of antimicrobial resistance.
• Studying the biochemical basis of disease states.
• Investigating eukaryotic gene expression and vertebrate embryogenesis, including aspects of the development of the nervous system.
• Understanding the biology of fungi in relation to their stress responses and their interactions with their environment in general, as well as the use of fungi as cell factories for the production of proteins and pharmaceuticals.

The school encourages students to present their own original research as abstracts and verbal and/or poster communications within the school and at national and international scientific meetings.