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    About the School Our School, Our Vision School Leadership Meet the School Office staff The Future Estate Programme Sustainability Spotlight on... Public Engagement Council of the School of the Biological Sciences Jobs G C Grindley Fund Cambridge Human Biology Research Ethics Committee Cambridge Psychology Research Ethics Committee Faculty of Biology Postgraduate School of Life Sciences

Departments

    Department of Biochemistry Department of Genetics The Gurdon Institute MRC Toxicology Unit Department of Pathology Department of Pharmacology Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience Department of Plant Sciences Department of Psychology Sainsbury Laboratory Department of Veterinary Medicine Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Department of Zoology

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    Undergraduate Study Postgraduate Study MPhil in Biological Sciences Widening Participation Research Funding Opportunities for Undergraduates

Research

Research overview
    Research Focus Topics Research Themes Molecules and Cells Infection and Immunity Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour Functional and Evolutionary Genomics Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health Organisms, Evolution and Planetary Resilience Participatory Research Research Fellows: Support and Development Research Policies and Ethics Bioscience Impact

Facilities

Facilities overview
    Animal Bioinformatics and Computing Libraries Collections Flow Cytometry Genomics Imaging Plants Proteomics Structural Biology and Biophysics Trace Element Analysis

Microscopy Bioscience Platform

Microscopy Bioscience Platform overview
    Light Microscopy Electron Microscopy Image Analysis Technology Innovation Data Management

Culture and Inclusion

Culture and Inclusion overview
    Research Culture Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Widening Participation Athena Swan Roving Researcher Scheme Biological Sciences Early PI Network Support for Research Fellows Inclusion Networks and Support Initiatives Mentoring Schemes Public Engagement

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About the School Our School, Our Vision School Leadership Meet the School Office staff The Future Estate Programme Sustainability Spotlight on... Council of the School of the Biological Sciences Jobs G C Grindley Fund Faculty of Biology Postgraduate School of Life Sciences

Public Engagement

Public Engagement overview ‘Changing Pathogens in a Changing World’ at the Cambridge Festival 2023

Cambridge Human Biology Research Ethics Committee

Cambridge Human Biology Research Ethics Committee overview Application form

Cambridge Psychology Research Ethics Committee

Cambridge Psychology Research Ethics Committee overview Amendments Participant information sheets and consent forms Ethical review process: outline Terms of reference Does my study need ethical review? Application form

Departments

Department of Biochemistry Department of Genetics The Gurdon Institute MRC Toxicology Unit Department of Pathology Department of Pharmacology Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience Department of Plant Sciences Department of Psychology Sainsbury Laboratory Department of Veterinary Medicine Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Department of Zoology

Study

Undergraduate Study Postgraduate Study MPhil in Biological Sciences Widening Participation Research Funding Opportunities for Undergraduates

Research

Research overview Research Themes Molecules and Cells Infection and Immunity Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour Functional and Evolutionary Genomics Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health Organisms, Evolution and Planetary Resilience Participatory Research Research Policies and Ethics Bioscience Impact

Research Focus Topics

Research Focus Topics overview Women's Biology and Health Future of Therapeutics Nanomedicine and Targeted Delivery Advanced Immunotherapeutics Lifelong Mental Health Biology of Ageing One Health Changing pathogens in a changing world Antimicrobial Resistance

Further Areas of Research Focus

Further Areas of Research Focus overview Complex tissue regeneration across scales and systems Molecular Biology for Climate Change Machine Learning, AI and Biology Microbiome Bacterial biology Life at the Extremes Seeing infection through a new lens Network of Life

Research Fellows: Support and Development

Research Fellows: Support and Development overview Parke Davis Exchange Fellowship Training and development opportunities

Facilities

Facilities overview Animal Bioinformatics and Computing Libraries Collections Flow Cytometry Genomics Imaging Plants Proteomics Structural Biology and Biophysics Trace Element Analysis

Microscopy Bioscience Platform

Microscopy Bioscience Platform overview Image Analysis Data Management

Light Microscopy

Light Microscopy overview Confocal Microscopes High-Content Analysis Light Sheet Microscopes Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopes Super-resolution Microscopes Two-photon Microscopes Widefield Microscopes

Electron Microscopy

Electron Microscopy overview Electron Microscopy - Tecnai G2 TEM Electron Microscopy - Verios 460 SEM Specimen Preparation - Electron Microscopy

Technology Innovation

Technology Innovation overview Custom Light Sheet Microscope for Plant Imaging Custom Upright Light Sheet Microscope Photomanipulation Microscope Single Molecule Optical Microcavity Instrument Single-molecule Light Field

Culture and Inclusion

Culture and Inclusion overview Widening Participation Athena Swan Roving Researcher Scheme Biological Sciences Early PI Network Support for Research Fellows Inclusion Networks and Support Initiatives Mentoring Schemes Public Engagement

Research Culture

Research Culture overview Research Culture Champions

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion overview Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions

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