Research
York is one of the UK's leading university biological sciences departments for research. With over 60 academic staff, we cover the spectrum of contemporary biological sciences from molecular aspects of cancer to field ecology. York placed equal first among broad spectrum bioscience departments in the UK
for quality that was judged to be world-leading in terms of originality,
significance and rigour in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
A number of members of the department are either joint appointments or housed in research centres. In addition the department houses several research units.
Biochemistry and Biophysics |
- Membrane transport
- Molecular motors
- Enzymology
- Protein-protein interactions
- Protein-nucleic acid interactions
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Developmental Biology |
- Synaptic plasticity
- Stem cells
- Tissue engineering
- Developmental plasticity
- Morphogenesis and patterning
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Chemical Biology |
- Plant chemistry
- Anti-bacterial compounds
- Virulence inhibitors
- Molecular imaging
- Stromal cell targetting
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Ecology and evolution |
- Mycorrhizal symbioses
- Soil biology
- Community dynamics
- Climate change and biodiversity
- Ancient molecules
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Molecular microbiology |
- DNA dynamics
- Mechanisms of pathogenicity
- Bioremediation
- Protein-protein interactions
- Membrane dynamics
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Infection and Immunity |
- Leishmaniasis and Schistosomiasis
- Parasitology
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Biofilms
- Immune responses
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Plant biology |
- Phytoremediation
- Seed germination
- Shoot system architecture
- Plant-microbe interactions
- Cell wall synthesis
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