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School of Life Sciences

Cells & Development

  • Trophoblast cells

    Cells in culture, stained for Eomes (green) or Blimp1 (red), and RNA staining of trophoblasts invading maternal endometrium.

  • Infected leaf cells

    Leaf cells infected along the hyphal highway of the invading pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis visualised with blue GUS staining.

  • Tribolium castaneum

    Enveloping tissue dynamics to protect beetle embryos differ between control (orange) and genetic perturbation (red) treatments

  • Transgenic zebrafish

    Zebrafish 48 hours post-fertilisation expressing green fluorescent protein labelling different tissues colour-coded by depth.

Investigating the rules of multicellular life at all scales from the subcellular to whole organisms

Cluster Leads: Dr Erik Griffin. Professor Jose Gutierrez-Marcos

We apply collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to investigate the biological principles controlling normal cellular functions, and how cells combine to produce tissues, organs, and organisms. We investigate how genetic and environmental changes influence these processes and can lead to disorders and disease. We have a wealth of expertise spanning both plant and animal kingdoms.

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Cellular Biology and Gene Expression Seminars

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