Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

The Department hosts a vibrant community of over 40 research groups, focussing primarily in 3 major areas: Cell and Developmental Biology, Physiology and Reproduction, and Neuroscience. We are based across the Anatomy Building and Physiology Building on the Downing site in the centre of Cambridge.

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Research in PDN is primarily in three major areas: Cell and Developmental Biology, Physiology and Reproduction, and Neuroscience

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18 May 2026

Dr Jonathan Holmes marks 50 years teaching Veterinary Anatomy at Cambridge.

29 Apr 2026

Racism and socioeconomic stress may alter pregnancy biology, leaving black women nearly three times more likely to die

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20 Apr 2026

"Good Air, Bad Air" at the Cambridge Science Festival

16 Apr 2026

Deoxy-Piezo1 disfunction, the root source of increased lactate production and metabolic acidosis in sickle cell disease

16 Apr 2026

Cambridge University Research Culture Award nominees

13 Apr 2026

International Prize for Medical Undergraduate from the Giussani Lab
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