Department of Biology

Our research focuses on the relationships between genome evolution and the control of...

The precise distribution of newly replicated genomes to progeny cells is crucial for stable...

A variety of cellular processes, including transcription, replication and recombination, involve...

I work on a wide range of ecological problems from population dynamics and distributions to fire...

Our objective is to elucidate mechanisms of neuromuscular disease and muscle hypertrophy. We...

Voltage-gated sodium channels are responsible for the initiation and propagation of action...

The major research themes of our laboratory are microbial metabolism, biocatalysis and...

Two interrelated areas: Regulation of SNARE-mediated membrane traffic Understanding the...

Living systems exhibit a number of remarkable properties including self-organisation,...

Methanogenic archaea are an increasingly economically important group of microorganisms. A...

Cellular differentiation Human embryonic stem cells Stromal cells Haematopoietic stem...

Research centres on understanding the process of speciation in heliconiine and ithomiine...

Plants experience daily and seasonal changes in light and temperature. Processing these signals...

I am interested in plant disease resistance and plant-pathogen interaction, and in novel...

My research group is approaching the study of dispersal in a variety of ways: from practical...