Participating Research Groups
The Biomolecular Science course will draw upon the international strength and breadth of research in biomolecular science within the University of Cambridge and associated research institutes; notably the Departments of Biochemistry, Genetics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Zoology, the Gurdon Institute, the MRC Toxicology Unit, the Milner Institute, the Sainsbury Laboratory and the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute.
Students will be able to choose from projects in groups with wide-ranging interests. The following list is indicative of supervisors and their interests who may be available to host students in 2023.
Please note: each lab will only be able to support one student at any one time.
| Name | Department | Research topic |
| Julie Ahringer | The Gurdon Institute / Genetics | Regulation of gene expression and chromatin organisation in development |
| Michael Boemo | Pathology | genome stability; DNA replication; computational biology; artificial intelligence |
| Alexander Borodavka | Biochemistry | RNA Biology, RNA viruses, biomolecular condensates |
| Betty Chung | Pathology | protein synthesis and translation control, host:pathogen interactions, RNA ThermoSwitches |
| Pier Paolo D'Avino | Pathology | The mechanisms and signalling pathways that govern cell division in eukaryotic cells and their de-regulation in cancer cells, with particular emphasis on how kinases and phosphatases regulate its last phase, cytokinesis. |
| Marc de la Roche | Biochemistry | Development of multimodal molecules (eg. bispecific) designed to recruit cytotoxic immune cells to cancer cells |
| Christine Farr | Genetics | The roles of Topoisomerase 2 and TOPBP1 in mitosis |
| Brian Ferguson | Pathology | Anti-viral innate immunity |
| Camilla Godlee | Biochemistry / Pathology | Membrane integration of bacterial virulence proteins |
| Ian Goodfellow | Pathology | Virology |
| Namshik Han | Milner Therapeutics Institute | AI drug discovery |
| Brian Hendrich | Cambridge Stem Cell Institute / Biochemistry | Signalling to chromatin in pluripotent cells undergoing lineage decisions |
| Florian Hollfelder | Biochemistry | Navigating protein sequence space based on ultrahigh-throughput droplet screening and next-generation sequencing: where do we find new catalysts for green biotechnology applications? |
| Marko Hyvonen | Biochemistry | Using fragment-based drug discovery methods for the development of chemical tools |
| Laura Itzhaki | Pharmacology | Tandem-repeat proteins: Folding, function, role in disease and therapeutic intervention |
| Ragnhildur Thora Karadottir | Cambridge Stem Cell Institute / Veterinary Medicine | Neuroscience and CNS regneration |
| Tony Kouzarides | The Gurdon Institute | Epigenetic and epitranscriptomic modifications and cancer |
| Torsten Krude | Zoology | Regulation of DNA replication initiation in human cells |
| Kathryn Lilley | Biochemistry | Spatial proteomics, spatial transcriptomics |
| Ben Luisi | Biochemistry | Structural biology of RNA mediated gene regulation in bacteria |
| Vito Mennella | MRC Toxicology Unit | Effect of environmental pollutants and drugs on the airways |
| Paul Miller | Pharmacology | Antibody modulation of ion channels |
| Helen Mott | Biochemistry | Protein and membrane interactions of small GTPases and their downstream effectors. |
| Leila Muresan | Physiology, Development and Neuroscience | Single molecule localisation microscopy image analysis |
| Darerca Owen | Biochemistry | Small G protein regulated signalling pathways |
| Ole Paulsen | Physiology, Development and Neuroscience | Control of protein synthesis in neuronal dendrites |
| Ritwick Sawarkar | Genetics / MRC Toxicology Unit | Epigenetics, transcription, CRISPR-based genome-wide screens |
| Sebastian Schornack | Sainsbury Laboratory | Molecular mechanisms of microbial proteins interfering with host cell processes |
| Marisa Segal | Genetics | GTPase network coupling cell polarity, spindle position and cell cycle progression |
| Katherine Stott | Biochemistry | In vitro model systems for understanding the biophysics of chromatin condensation |
| Suzanne Turner | Pathology | Investigating the carcinogenic mechanisms of breast implants |
| Hendrik van Veen | Pharmacology | Molecular mechanisms of multidrug transporters |
| Tim Weil | Zoology | Phase separation, condensate biology, P bodies, IDRs, translational regulation |
| Martin Welch | Biochemistry | Control of virulence and AMR in the opportunistic human pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. |