Research in the School of Molecular & Biomedical Sciences
The School of Molecular & Biomedical Science brings together the fundamental disciplines of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology.
The School supports a large number of active researchers in these fields and consists of over 300 research and academic personnel, providing excellent research opportunities for Honours and PhD students. At any time it hosts around 80 postgraduate students and 40 students completing their Honours undergraduate year.
Scholarships are readily available for Australian citizens and permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens to support postgraduate study. The University of Adelaide also allocates a number of scholarships to other international students.
The School offers a dynamic research environment, encompassing the complete spectrum of research activities from the gene through to its phenotypic function in the intact organism. It is home to a number of world-class scientists, working with a wide range of experimental systems, including several of the most important animal, fungal and microbiological model systems used in international science.
The School is equipped with state of the art facilities and the research conducted in the School is well funded from both national and international sources. School researchers attract, on average, around $10 million in grant funding annually.
The School houses the Research Centre for Infectious Disease and is an integral part of the Australian Centre for Hepatitis and HIV Research.
Research Areas:
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BiochemistryStructural Biology and Drug Design bHLH.PAS Transcription Factors: Structure, Function and Understanding Specificity Insulin-Like Growth Factor System Structure and Function Protein Structure and Cell Signalling During Mouse Development Protein and Proteome Analyses Molecular and Cell Biology of ReproductiveTissue Differentiation RNA Binding Proteins and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Molecular Control of Pluripotent Stem Cells Cell Signalling: The Regulation of Cell-Cell Adhesion and How It Impacts Upon Developmental Mechanisms, Cancer Progression and Inflammatory Processes Molecular Components of Cellular Oxygen Sensing and the Hypoxic Response Sphingolipid-Mediated Signal Transduction Pathways and How They Contribute To Cancer, Inflammatory Diseases, Hypertension and Other Conditions Biological Switches: Molecular Mechanisms in the Utilisation of Alternative Developmental States Molecular Genetics of Brain Development in Mice and Man The Structure, Function and Regulation of Biotin Enzymes and Insulin-Like Growth Factors Signal Regulated Transcription Factors Visit the Biochemistry website for more information about research laboratories. |
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GeneticsBioinformatics and Computational Genetics Genetics of Leukemia Therapies for Bone and Brain in Lysosomal Storage Disorders Evolution of Australian Fauna – Speciation and Population Structure Science Education Research and Development Control of Blood Formation and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Leukaemia Computational Evolutionary Genetics Identification of Genes and Understanding of Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Intellectual Disability Genome Organisation, Chromosome Evolution and Sex Determination in Vertebrates Genetic Dissection of Gene Regulatory Networks Using Zebrafish Embryos to Investigate the Normal Development of the Nervous System, the Genetics of Dementia, and Transgenic Technology Use of Animal Model Genetic Systems (Drosophilia and Zebrafish) to Dissect the Normal and Pathogenic Molecular Pathways Influenced by Genes Associated with Human Diseases Such as Huntington’s Disease and Cancer Transcriptional Mechanisms and Molecular Pathogenesis in Autoimmunity and Haematological Malignancies Eukaryotic Genome Evolution (Genetic Interactions Between Cytoplasmic Organelles and the Nucleus) and Biotechnology and Genetic Manipulation to Enhance Cotton Fibre Quality Visit the Genetics website for more information about research laboratories. |
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Microbiology and ImmunologyInfluenza Virus Vaccine Development and Immunity Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections Replication and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus Pathogenesis of Dengue Virus Infections Pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS Immunopathology of Parasitic Infections and Asthma Medical Mycology Hepatitis C Virus, Replication, Antivirals and Vaccine Development Mast Cell Biology Novel Anti-Viral Proteins and Hepatitis C Virus Molecular Mechanisms in Bacterial Pathogenesis Gastroenteritis Virus Infections of Humans Pathogenesis and Prevention of Infection with Hepatitis B-Like Viruses Stress Response in Pathogenic Bacteria Respiratory Virus Infections Role of Chemokines in Immunity and Disease Processes The Role of Membrane Proteins in
Bacterial Pathogenesis Bacterial Cell Surface Molecules, Pathogenesis and Prevention of Disease Pathogenesis and Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections Pathogenesis and Prevention of Pneumococcal and E. coli Infections Enteric Virus Infections Food Microbiology and Food Borne Bacterial Infections Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Visit the Microbiology and Immunology website for more information about research laboratories. |
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The University of Adelaide
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