Latest News
July 2017
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31 Jul 2017Lord Naren Patel has announced he is to stand down as Chancellor of the University of Dundee after 11 years in the post.
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27 Jul 2017Professor Mike Ferguson, Regius Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust, one of the UK’s largest charities.
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24 Jul 2017Fruit flies, larvae, and flat-worms used by the University of Dundee in ground-breaking scientific research will be going under the microscope at Mills Observatory this week. Members of the public are invited to delve into the world of the microscopic marvels in biological sciences from 1- 3pm on Wednesday, 26th July.
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21 Jul 2017Almost 50 undergraduate students will be undertaking summer projects within the School over the coming weeks. The majority are undergraduates at the University but we also have a small number from other Universities keen to work in the School that is number 1 for Biological Sciences research in the UK and to interact with our internationally renowned scientists.
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19 Jul 2017A scientific collaboration between researchers in Scotland and China has uncovered a new kind of `energy sensor’ in our cells, changing our understanding of how the body monitors glucose levels and switches on the supply of alternative `fuels’. It is thought the research, published in the journal Nature, could have particular implications for diabetes, in which the level of glucose in the blood is abnormally high.
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18 Jul 2017Dr Miratul Muqit has been awarded the prestigious Francis Crick Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society in recognition of discoveries that have led to better understanding of the causes of Parkinson’s disease.
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07 Jul 2017Cells need to be able to control the localization of their content to fulfil specific functions. How cells position proteins, which make up most of the cells content is therefore a central problem in cell and developmental biology. The control of protein distribution is complex, but it has become clear that the localization of mRNA (the template for protein production) can influence where proteins are positioned. Local pools of mRNA can serve as spatially restricted source of the synthesis of the encoded protein.
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06 Jul 2017Professor Sonia Rocha takes up a new position at the University of Liverpool as Head of Biochemistry this month. Sonia has been in Dundee for over 16 years, starting as a postdoctoral researcher for Professor Neil Perkins and being progressively promoted up to Professor at the end of last year. Sonia was also the academic representative for PiCLS and was the head of the MRC PhD programme.
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05 Jul 2017The School is delighted to welcome five of our undergraduate students who are undertaking Medical Research Scotland funded vacation scholarships with researchers in the School. These scholarships have the additional challenge of requiring the PI and student to apply for funding together.
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05 Jul 2017Pre-clinical collaboration focused on up to 10 targets nominated by GSK
