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Cellular and systems physiology
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Form and Function
Molecular mechanisms underlying control of cell shape, movement and cell-cell interactions.
Reorganisation and assembly of cells into functional organs.
Biomechanics of movement, at cellular and macroscopic levels.
Functional consequences of tissue shape: middle ear, gastrointestinal tract, cardiopulmonary system and nervous system.
The interface between cells and extracellular structures.
Research investigators
Adams, Richard
Bainbridge, David
Brakenbury, John
Brown, Nick
Chivers, David
Edgley, Steve
Franze, Kristian
Keynes, Roger
Mason, Matt
Sanson, Benedicte
Skepper, Jeremy
Voiculescu, Octavian
PDN Research Themes
Cellular and Systems Physiology
Developmental Biology and Reproduction
Neuroscience
Form and Function
School of the Biological Sciences Research Theme Links
Cancer
Cardiovascular science and medicine
Developmental and regenerative biology and medicine
Ecology and conservation
Epidemiology and public health
Evolutionary biology
Functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine
Infection and immunity
Medical imaging
Metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology
Neuroscience, psychology and mental health
Plant biology
Structural and molecular cell biology
Women's health