Supervisor
|
Department
|
Area of Research Interest
|
| Dr Richard Adams |
PDN |
Visualising morphogenetic mechanisms |
| Prof Julie Ahringer |
Gurdon Institute |
Genome architecture and transcription regulation in development |
| Prof Clare Baker |
PDN |
Vertebrate electroreceptor development: insights into the evolution of novel cell types |
| Dr Srinjan Basu |
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute |
Probing pluripotent cell differentiation in mammalian embryos at the single-molecule level |
| Prof Howard Baylis |
Zoology |
Mechanisms encoding specificity in developmental signalling pathways, using C. elegans as a model system |
| Dr N. Sumru Bayin |
Gurdon |
Age-dependent regenerative mechanisms in the brain |
| Dr Thorsten Boroviak |
PDN |
Pluripotency and extraembryonic development in primate embryogenesis |
| Prof Sarah Bray |
PDN |
Notch regulatory networks in development |
| Dr Clare Buckley |
PDN |
Building and breaking epithelial integrity in the developing neural tube: an optogenetic approach |
| Prof Bill Colledge |
PDN |
Developmental processes regulating mammalian fertility |
| Dr Sebastian Eves-van den Akker |
Plant Sciences |
The plant development-altering 'tools' of parasitic nematodes |
| Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith |
Genetics |
Epigenetic inheritance: epigenetic control of genome function in mammals |
| Dr Angeleen Fleming |
PDN |
Using zebrafish models to explore the developmental mechanisms underlying childhood neurodegenerative disorders |
| Prof Kristian Franze |
PDN |
Mechanics in the development of the nervous system |
| Dr Elisa Galliano |
PDN |
Embryonic and adult neurogenesis in the mouse olfactory bulb |
| Dr Jenny Gallop |
Gurdon Institute |
Filopodia in neuronal growth cones and gastrulation movements |
| Prof Beverley Glover |
Plant Sciences |
Development and evolution of flowers, plant surfaces and the attraction of pollinators |
| Dr Brian Hendrich |
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute |
Chromatin-mediated transcriptional control of stem cell fate |
| Prof Chris Jiggins |
Zoology |
Evolution and development of pattern formation in butterfly wings |
| Prof Henrik Jönsson |
Sainsbury Laboratory |
Using computational morphodynamics combining live imaging and modelling for understanding the dynamics of plant development |
| Dr Felipe Karam Teixeira |
Genetics |
Molecular mechanisms controlling and protecting germline stem cells in Drosophila |
| Prof David Keays |
PDN |
Organoid models for neurodevelopmental disease |
| Dr Golnar Kolahgar |
PDN |
Micro-environmental control of gut renewal in Drosophila |
| Prof Matthias Landgraf |
Zoology |
Connectivity and plasticity during neural network development |
| Dr Joo Hyeon Lee |
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute |
Stem cells and niches |
| Dr Hansong Ma |
Gurdon Institute |
Mechanisms governing mitochondrial DNA transmission during somatic and germline development in Drosophila |
| Dr Juan Mata |
Biochemistry |
Post-transcriptional networks and cellular differentiation |
| Prof Eric Miska |
Gurdon Institute |
Control of gene expression by non-coding RNA |
| Dr Edwige Moyroud |
Sainsbury Laboratory |
Development and evolution of pattern formation in flower petals |
| Dr François Nédélec |
Sainsbury Laboratory |
Physical analysis and modelling of developmental and cytoskeletal processes |
| Prof Kathy Niakan |
PDN |
Molecular mechanisms regulating lineage specification in human embryos |
| Prof Cahir O'Kane |
Genetics |
Morphogenesis of the ER network in Drosophila axons |
| Prof Ewa Paluch |
PDN |
Mechanobiology of cell shape |
| Prof Uta Paszkowski |
Plant Sciences |
Molecular mechanisms underlying the formation and functioning of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses in rice and maize, which majorly influence plant development and performance |
| Prof Anna Philpott |
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute |
Fate choice and differentiation in development and paediatric cancer |
| Dr Emma Rawlins |
Gurdon Institute |
Stem and progenitor cells in mammalian lung development |
| Dr Sarah Robinson |
Sainsbury Laboratory |
Characterising the mechanics of Barley leaf growth |
| Prof Steve Russell |
Genetics |
Genomics approaches to transcriptional regulation during invertebrate CNS development |
| Prof Benedicte Sanson |
PDN |
In vivo mechanisms of epithelial tissue morphogenesis |
| Dr Emília Santos |
Zoology |
Genetic and developmental basis of adaptive morphological traits in cichlid fishes |
| Dr Marisa Segal |
Genetics |
Cell cycle control of spindle morphogenesis in S. cerevisiae |
| Prof Ben Simons |
Gurdon Institute |
Mechanisms of epithelial development in mammalian tissues |
| Prof Daniel St Johnston |
Gurdon Institute |
Establishing polarity in epithelia and axis formation |
| Dr Ben Steventon |
Genetics |
Comparative multicellular dynamics of pattern emergence during posterior body axis elongation in vertebrates |
| Dr Mekayla Storer |
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute |
Mechanisms of Mammalian Digit Tip Regeneration |
| Prof Azim Surani |
Gurdon Institute |
Modelling early human development and the germline |
| Dr Richard Tyser |
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute |
Form and function in the developing heart |
| Dr Jelle van den Ameele |
Cambridge Stem Cell Institut |
Mitochondrial genetics and metabolism of brain development |
| Dr Renske Vroomans |
Sainsbury Laboratory |
Computational modelling to study the evolution of growth and patterning mechanisms |
| Dr Erica Watson |
PDN |
The epigenetic role of folate during development |
| Prof Tim Weil |
Zoology |
mRNA translational control during early development |
| Dr Chris Whitewoods |
Sainsbury Laboratory |
3D morphogenesis of plants |
| Dr Fengzhu Xiong |
Gurdon Institute |
Cellular and physical mechanisms of tissue morphogenesis |
| Dr Gitanjali Yadav |
Plant Sciences |
Computational analysis of gene regulatory networks in floral transition: understanding spatio-temporal community structure, resilience and vulnerability |
| Dr Phil Zegerman |
Biochemistry |
Cell cycle regulation during early development |
