High-quality researchers
By working with our communities, we expect to develop a cadre of high-quality researchers.
Learning from the past: The Manchester Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Based in the University of Manchester, the Centre combines research and teaching with an innovative outreach programme. The many activities are based on the ideas that it is important to understand the past in its own right and that such work can also inform the approaches we take to current debates in science and medicine.
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A fine balance: Gene expression and repression in reproduction and energy metabolism
Research by Malcolm Parker on proteins that regulate nuclear receptor activity is identifying candidates for drug action to control body weight and ovulation.
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Dorothy Bishop: Understanding specific language impairment
Professor Dorothy Bishop has identified several different types of specific language impairment, and has found that subtle problems, such as poor short-term memory for word sounds, underpin some of these disorders. Her research has improved diagnosis and treatment of children who have language difficulties.
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Networks against dengue
In Vietnam, where dengue is of enormous public health importance, research by Dr Cameron Simmons is providing new insights into the relationship between the virus that causes this disease and its human host.
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From component to treatment: neglect syndrome following right-hemisphere stroke
New behavioural and drug therapies for stroke patients have been developed by Professor Masud Husain.
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Bitten by the bug: 50 years of new world parasitology
Professor Ralph Lainson's studies in Brazil of Leishmania parasites, hosts and vectors have helped define the nature and extent of this disease, and the threat it poses to public health.
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A shared biology: sex determination and the adrenal gland
Dr John Achermann's research on genetic disorders that affect sex development and adrenal function has helped improve diagnosis and counselling for several complaints.
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The emotional brain
Professor Ray Dolan is using brain imaging and gambling games to show how emotion influences our decisions.
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Learning how chromatin loops the loop
Dr Sanjeev Galande is exploring how changes in DNA packaging – chromatin – can affect the expression of genes.
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Dr Heidi Johansen-Berg: Developing new strategies to promote recovery after stroke
Using neuroimaging techniques, Dr Johansen-Berg is studying the anatomy, physiology and connections of circuits in the brain and how these change after stroke.
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Professor Mike Dixon: Understanding the causes of cleft lip and palate
Professor Dixon's research has led to the identification of genetic mutations causing cleft lip and palate.
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