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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 Bioinformatics and computational biology training Biotomography Centre, Cambridge DNA sequencing, Sanger and Next Generation Imaging Centre, Cambridge Advanced The team and how to find us Charge rates FlyChip genomics resources Genomic Services, Cambridge Imaging Facility, Gurdon Institute (restricted web site) Instruments and configuration Imaging Facility, Stem Cell Institute Training - analysers and self-service sorting Imaging Facility, Zoology Online booking system - PPMS 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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About

About the School

Our School, Our Vision

School Leadership

Meet the School Office staff

The Future Estate Programme

Spotlight on...

Public Engagement

Council of the School of the Biological Sciences

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

Study

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

Bioinformatics and computational biology training

Biotomography Centre, Cambridge

DNA sequencing, Sanger and Next Generation

Imaging Centre, Cambridge Advanced

The team and how to find us

FlyChip genomics resources

Genomic Services, Cambridge

Imaging Facility, Gurdon Institute (restricted web site)

Instruments and configuration

Imaging Facility, Stem Cell Institute

Training - analysers and self-service sorting

Imaging Facility, Zoology

Online booking system - PPMS

Bioinformatics and Computing

Structural Biology and Biophysics

Trace Element Analysis

Microscopy Bioscience Platform

Microscopy Bioscience Platform overview

Light Microscopy

Electron Microscopy

Technology Innovation

Data Management

Culture and Inclusion

Culture and Inclusion overview

Research Culture

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Widening Participation

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...
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

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