Research centres
Prospectus 2012/13
The School is organised into four academic departments and each department has one or more associated specialist research centres.
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Centre for Cancer Medicines
The role of the Centre for Cancer Medicines is to foster multidisciplinary collaborations between those members of the School involved in various aspects of cancer studies, and to enhance links with external organisations and cancer research groups, especially with clinical colleagues. Cancer Research UK Biomolecular Structure Group
The recognition of nucleic acid sequence and structure is fundamental to many cellular processes. The Group’s goal is to understand the molecular basis of these processes by studying nucleic acid recognition by small molecules, nucleic acids themselves, and by proteins. Cancer Research UK Protein-Protein Interaction Drug Discovery Research Group
The Group’s mission is to design, synthesise and evaluate novel inhibitors of protein-protein interactions with a special interest in the HIF and STAT signalling pathways, which will be developed into novel cancer chemotherapeutic agents for Phase I evaluation.
Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy
Pharmacognosy is the discipline covering all areas of medicinal plant research, a field of study which relies on diverse methods, but is unified by an interest in securing human’s supply of safe and efficacious medicines derived of plants. Gene Targeting Drug Design Research Group
The Group’s research goals are to design, synthesise and develop novel anticancer and antibacterial drugs, taking them forward to the first stages of clinical trials. Molecular Neuroscience Research Group
The research group investigates the structure, function and regulation of two fast-acting ligand-gated ion channel neurotransmitter receptors, the major inhibitory GABAA receptor and the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subclass of excitatory glutamate neurotransmitter receptor, important protein molecules pivotal to maintaining fidelity of brain function. Centre for Drug Delivery Research
The Centre now consists of three groups that share common goals and the infrastructure that allows us