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MSc by Research in Heredity, Development and Disease - Development

University of Leeds

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  • Qualification

    MRes - Master of Research

  • Location

    Leeds, Main

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    16-DEC-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The regulatory programmes directing development from a single cell at fertilization through to complex adult animals with their elaborate behaviours are key subjects of research in our group. The processes of evolution and development, along with the genetic and cellular mechanisms, are investigated with the model organisms Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster and Tribolium castaneum (IAH, REI, AP, AB), as well as honeybees and aphids (ED). For example, the oscillating clock-like expression of segmentation genes in flour beetles is strikingly similar to regulatory gene expression during the development of the repeating structures down the human body (AP). We also investigate animal behaviour and the underlying neurological processes involved (REI, IAH, LC, AB, GMc). The consequences of genetics and gene regulation on the expression of phenotypes that control behaviour are a key element of our investigations.

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£ 32,000per year

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University information

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

  • University League Table

    18th

  • Campus address

    University of Leeds (Main), Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

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    15th out of 76 5

  • Entry standards

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    156 70%

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    82.0 82%

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    3.15 79%

    31st

    34

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