Our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows enjoy success in competing for positions in the academic, governmental and industrial sectors.
This multidisciplinary and collaborative research environment focuses on the development of nutritionally-based concepts and pharmacologic entities for the treatment of chronic diseases. Researchers in our highly interactive department utilize cutting-edge approaches to understand the molecular basis of disease, including work focused on cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, aging and neurodegenerative disorders.
The collaborative nature of the department and the wide array of scientific approaches, from structural biology and biophysical methods to cell biological and organismal studies, also contribute to the exciting research environment.
Our PhD program combines excellent coursework designed to give students a solid foundation in biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology with high quality mentored research experiences which train our students to be successful scientists and independent thinkers prepared to go on to a variety of careers. Students from our programs have gone on to positions in a range of scientific areas, including academic research and teaching positions, industry positions, government positions and careers in science policy.
The Department of Physiology is a diverse community of basic science researchers. Our areas of research include cardiovascular, neuroscience, metabolic disease and aging. Within those areas of research are 37 primary faculty members, 8 joint faculty members, 16 trainees, and numerous laboratory staff. Our training programs are preparing scientists for successful careers in academia, industry, and government.
The theme of evolutionary biology runs through all our research in the School of Biological Sciences. Research in this theme seeks to understand organismal evolution and biodiversity using a range of approaches and study systems.
We have particular strengths in evolutionary genomics, phylogenetics and phylogenomics, population genetics, and evolutionary theory and computer modelling. Members of this research group are listed on the school website. Research is aimed at understanding the adaptive significance of behaviour, from underlying neural mechanisms 'how', or proximate, questions to evolutionary explanations of function 'why', or ultimate, questions.
The approach is strongly interdisciplinary, using diverse physiological and biomechanical techniques, behavioural experiments, computer modelling and molecular biology to link from the genetic foundations through to the evolution of behaviour and sensory systems.
The global issue of food security unifies research in this theme, which ranges from molecular-based analysis of plant development, signal transduction and disease, to ecological studies of agricultural and livestock production systems. We have particular strengths in functional genomics, bioinformatics, plant developmental biology, plant pathology and parasite biology, livestock parasitology and agricultural systems biology.
Research seeks to understand ecological relations between organisms plant, animal or microbe at individual, population and community levels, as well as between organisms and their environments.
Assessing the effect of climate change on these ecological processes is also fundamental to our research.
Key research areas within this theme include community ecology, restoration ecology, conservation, evolutionary responses to climate change and freshwater ecology. Our research has many applied angles, such as ecosystem management, wildlife conservation, environmental and biological control, agricultural practice and informing policy. Many postgraduate students choose a higher degree because they enjoy their subject and subsequently go on to work in a related area.
Postgraduate study is often a requirement for becoming a researcher, scientist, academic journal editor and for work in some public bodies or private companies. Around 60 per cent of biological sciences doctoral graduates continue in research. We have a strong track record in supporting the careers of young researchers by helping them to find post-doctoral positions or develop fellowship applications. Dr Gary Barker , Senior Lecturer , Bioinformatics approaches to crop diversity and microbial ecology of arctic soils and marine biofilms.
Dr Ulrike Bauer Dipl. Wuerzburg, Germany , PhD Cantab. Dr Chris Clements BSc, PhD , Lecturer , Testing and developing conservation theory using experimental systems and modelling global change population ecology community ecology predictive ecology. Linking mechanisms to adaptive function, and considering consequences of life history patterns for populations and species: e.
Communication and decision-making, using a combination of field experiments, modelling and behavioural genomics. Dr Marc Holderied PhD Erlangen , Associate Professor in Biological Sciences , Behavioural acoustics, sensory ecology and conservation — how animals acquire and utilize information in sound signals in natural habitats Acoustic camouflage Bio-inspiread acoustic solutions from sound absorbers to ultrasonic vision and robotics navigation conservation research with Bristol Zoo in Madagascar and South Africa.
Particularly in fish, but not exclusively. Professor Davide Pisani BSc Parma , PhD Bristol , Professor of Phylogenomics , Phylogenomics — the use of sequence information to understand animal evolution and phylogenetic relationships between animals.
Professor Daniel Robert Dipl. Neuchatel , PhD Basle , Professor of Bionanoscience , Sensory ecology, bio-mechanics, hearing and electro-reception in arthropods, evolution of sensory systems, bio-inspired sensor technology. Dr Jakob Vinther BSc Copenhagen , MSc Copenhagen , PhD Copenhagen , Senior Lecturer , Early evolution of invertebrates, palaeocolor and the reconstruction of original colour patterns in extinct mammals and birds, macroevolution, molecular paleobiology.
We will lead you into a rigorous set of research and teaching experiences that will prepare you for an array of successful academic, public and private-sector careers in the life sciences. We offer three degree options, Ph.
Plan B non-thesis , all of which involve a blend of coursework, individual research projects, and multiple forums for interacting with other scientists. We also have an incrediably diverse student body, with current students hailing from a half dozen other countries and US students from over a dozen different states!
To provide the best possible training for our students, the department invests heavily in professional development through seminar programs , financial support for research and for attending scientific meetings and workshops, and access to programs enhancing particular skill sets. Consequently, our students enjoy continued success in their graduate careers, as judged by receipt of extramural and intramural awards in both research and teaching , publications and presentations, and post-graduate jobs.
Besides working hard, we have a good time too, with barbecues in summer and departmental social events during the academic year!
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