Structured PhD (Anatomy), full-time

Areas of Specialisation:-

• Sampling design / Stereology / image analysis
• Microscopy :Confocal / ambient and low temperature EM
• Immunohistochemistry
• Lectin Histochemistry
• Detection of gene expression: in situ hybridization/PCR
• Behavioural/phenotypic Characterisation (Animal/organ/cell)
• Cell culture models including 3D cell culture systems
• Clinical Neuroimaging in Psychiatric Disorders

Broad Areas of Research Interest:-

• Reproductive Biology
• Cardiovascular Biology
• Neurobiology
• Biology of the Extracellular Matrix; receptors and signalling
• Tissue Engineering

Anatomy is heavily involved in the research activities of The National centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), The Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), The Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials and the National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform