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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Our PhD/MPhil Cell Biology programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Cell Biology. Advances in cell biology are at the cutting edge of biological research. The Faculty has considerable breadth and expertise underpinned by state-of-the-art facilities in confocal, electron and light microscopy. Research is focused on understanding the molecular basis of cell division, signal transduction, organelle biogenesis and protein targeting, differentiation, adhesion and secretion. These investigations are carried out using a diversity of model animal, plant and microbial systems such as Drosophila, Caenorhabditis elegans, Xenopus, Arabidopsis thaliana, E. coli and yeasts, along with mammals, parasites and crops. Examples of research topics include: cytoskeleton and control of the cell cycle molecular mechanisms of chromosome segregation mechanisms of transcription and DNA repair animal and plant apoptosis tissue development protein targeting protein translation, translocation and secretion adhesion and the extracellular matrix cellular responses to stress: vascular development in plants ultrastructure of eukaryotic microbes and fungi host immune responses.

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£ 27,000per year

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University information

University of Manchester

  • University League Table

    24th

  • Campus address

    The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    18th out of 87 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 225
    167 74%

    13th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    35th

    2
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 76%

    67th

    14

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