Genetics & Molecular Medicine (Research Division)

MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU

RESEARCH PROFILE

2008 RAE Results: The Division returned with the MRC Centre for Developmental Biology and the Wolfson Centre for Age Related Disease, in Unit of Assessment 15. We were in the top decile in the country and 55% of the staff were rated world leading or internationally excellent.
2008 Research income: £8.3m
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics £3.98m
- St John's Institute of Dermatology £1.45m
- Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology: £2.87m
Current number of academic staff: 27
Current number of research students: 53
Recent publications: In 2008 members of the Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine published 148 papers in peer-reviewed journals. See the Division of Genetics & Molecular Medicine website for details.
Current research projects: See the Division of Genetics & Molecular Medicine website for details.
Joint PhDs are available with Hong Kong University.

KEY FACTS

Head of group/division

Professor Gillian Bates

Duration

Expected to be: three or four years FT. Registration normally October, although students may commence at any time.

Location

Guy's Campus: Medical & Molecular Genetics and St John's Institute of Dermatology,
St Thomas' Campus: Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology

Student destinations

Past students have gone on to further careers in medical research, academia and industry, both in this country and abroad.

Year of entry 2012

Offered by

School of Medicine