Form and Function
The members of the Form and Function group are engaged in research on how tissues and organs are shaped during development and how the resultant architecture contributes to their specialised function. An exceptionally wide spectrum of approaches is being used in the research of this group, extending from molecular to ecological. Thus, our interests include:
- 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.
- PDN Research Themes
- Cellular and Systems Physiology
- Developmental Biology and Reproduction
- Form and Function
- Neuroscience
- School of 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