Molecular Sciences
Understanding fundamental molecular and cell biology processes that are relevant for human health; from interactions inside our cells to changes relevant to diseases like cancer, neurological disorders or diabetes.
We carry out research in a variety of areas, including:
- Gene regulation
- How the DNA inside our cells is stored, copied and repaired
- Epigenetic markers on DNA that might be passed between generations
- Stem cells, their uses and how to produce them
- How a cell state called senescence affects cancer and ageing
- Metabolism, sexual identity and growth
- Nerve cells in the brain and their role in disease
- What model organisms such as worms, flies and fish can tell us about human health
For more information on our research please see individual member research profiles below.
Our members
Professor Luis Aragon Alcaide
Professor Luis Aragon Alcaide
Professor of Genetics
Dr Andre Brown
Dr Andre Brown
Senior Lecturer
Professor David Carling
Professor David Carling
Professor of Biochemistry
Dr Vincenzo De Paola
Dr Vincenzo De Paola
Senior Lecturer
Professor Niall Dillon
Professor Niall Dillon
Professor of Molecular Genetics
Professor Amanda Fisher
Professor Amanda Fisher
Head of the Institute of Clinical Sciences
Professor Jesús Gil
Professor Jesús Gil
Professor of Cell Proliferation
Professor Petra Hajkova
Professor Petra Hajkova
Professor of Developmental Epigenetics
Professor Boris Lenhard
Professor Boris Lenhard
Professor of Computational Biology
Dr Enrique Martinez-Perez
Dr Enrique Martinez-Perez
Reader in Chromosome Biology
Professor Matthias Merkenschlager
Professor Matthias Merkenschlager
Professor of Cell Biology
Professor Irene Miguel-Aliaga
Professor Irene Miguel-Aliaga
Professor in Genetics and Physiology
Dr Michelle Percharde
Dr Michelle Percharde
Research Fellow
Professor David Rueda
Professor David Rueda
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Dr Peter Sarkies
Dr Peter Sarkies
Senior Lecturer
Dr Chris Schiering
Dr Chris Schiering
Research Fellow
Professor Christian Speck
Professor Christian Speck
Professor of Genome Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dr Tobias Warnecke
Dr Tobias Warnecke
Junior Research Fellow
Professor Dominic Withers
Professor Dominic Withers
Clinical Chair in Diabetes & Endocrinology
Honorary appointments
Dr Helena Cocheme
Dr Helena Cocheme
Honorary Lecturer
Dr Susumu Hirabayashi
Dr Susumu Hirabayashi
Honorary Lecturer
Dr Mathieu Latreille
Dr Mathieu Latreille
Honorary Lecturer
Dr Samuel Marguerat
Dr Samuel Marguerat
Honorary Lecturer
Dr Jean-Baptiste Vannier
Dr Jean-Baptiste Vannier
Honorary Lecturer
Dr Santiago Vernia
Dr Santiago Vernia
Honorary Lecturer
Mikhail Spivakov
Mikhail Spivakov
Honorary Senior Lecturer