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Postgraduate Supervisory
Committee to MSc students,
to offer advice and keep a
regular check on progress.
Research areas
Research in the School of
Biosciences is focused primarily
on essential biological processes
at the molecular and cellular level,
encompassing the disciplines
of biochemistry, genetics,
biotechnology and biomedical
research.
The School’s research has three
main themes:
• Protein Science –
encompasses industrial
biotechnology and synthetic
biology, and protein form and
function
• Molecular Microbiology –
covering yeast molecular
biology (incorporating the Kent
Fungal Group) and microbial
pathogenesis
• Biomolecular Medicine –
involved in cell biology,
cancer targets and therapies
and cytogenomics and
bioinformatics.
Each area is led by a senior
professor and underpinned
by excellent research facilities.
The School-led development
of the Centre for Molecular
Processing (CMP), with staff
from four other schools in the
Faculty of Sciences, facilitates
and encourages interdisciplinary
projects. The School has a strong
commitment to translational
research, impact and industrial
application with a substantial
portfolio of enterprise activity
and expertise.
Associated centres
Kent Fungal Group (KFG)
KFG brings together a number
of research groups in the School
of Biosciences that primarily use
yeasts or other fungi as ‘model
systems’ for their research.
One strength of the KFG is
the range of model fungi being
exploited for both fundamental
and medical/translational
research.
In addition to studying key cellular
processes in the fungal cell such
as protein synthesis, amyloids and
cell division, members of the KFG
are also using yeast to explore
the molecular basis of human
diseases such as Alzheimer’s,
Creutzfeldt-Jakob, Huntington’s
and Parkinson’s diseases as
well as ageing.
Centre for Interdisciplinary
Studies of Reproduction
(CISoR)
The Centre comprises several
like-minded academics dedicated
to the study of reproduction in all
its forms. Drawing on a range of
academic disciplines, CISoR’s
core philosophy is that the study
of this fascinating field will
advance further through a
multidisciplinary approach.
Impactful, excellent research
forms the basis of CISoR’s
activities including scientific
advance, new products and
processes, contribution to public
policy, and public engagement.
Industrial Biotechnology
Centre
Within one of the University’s
flagship research centres, staff
from biosciences, mathematics,
chemistry, physics, computing
and engineering combine