Early Stage Training in Advanced Genetic Analysis
Research Staff:
The Advanced Genetics Analysis team are a highly interactive group of researchers within the Faculty of Biological Sciences. Their wide range of research interests (see below), supports a broad spectrum of training. All team members have an established track record of providing excellent standards of training and supervision to both UK and international postgraduate and postdoctoral scientists who have progressed to careers within the national and international communities.
| Name | Research Interest |
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Directed evolution, gene shuffling, protein engineering |
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Evolutionary genetics and speciation |
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Embryogenesis; Plant development; Gene targeting |
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Molecular genetics and genomics of plant development |
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Plant gene expression and development |
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Population and conservation genetics, molecular ecology, disease ecology |
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Single cell genetics |
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Virus-host interactions in hepatitis C virus and HIV-1 |
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Interpretation of the C.elegans genome through developmental gene expression |
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Genetics of neuromuscular disease. Bionanotechnology for genomics |
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Biochemistry and functional genomics of neuropeptides and peptidases |
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Metabolic pathways in humans and parasites; enzymes as drug targets |
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Transcriptome and functional proteomics. Bacterial genetics |
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Plant epigenetics and its role in transgene expression |
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Dr. David Miller |
Molecular genetics of human reproduction |
Nutrition of pigs and poultry; health and nutrient partitioning for production |
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Genetics, immunology and epidemiology of parasitic infection |
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Reconstruction of the evolutionary history of humans using genetic markers |
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Genetics of susceptibility to parasitic and bacterial infections |
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Parasite diversity, transmission and pathogenesis; host parasite co-evolution |
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SELEX, evolution of RNA aptamers, bionanoscience, RNA-protein interaction |
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Bioinformatics: computational methods to advance biological understanding |
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Oncogenic herpesviruses : virus – host cell interactions |
Further details are provided in web sites of the individual staff member.
* Prof. Roger Butlin, now Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Sheffield
* Prof. Gilmartin, now Principle of St Mary's College at Durham University
* Prof. Alan Handyside, now Director of The Bridge Centre
in London