DNA is the language of life, encoding the information that shapes organisms from single cells to complex multicellular forms. We bring together researchers working across unicellular organisms, plants, flies and mosquitoes, and human disease to uncover how genes and genomes function, evolve, and shape phenotypes. We integrate approaches spanning cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, chemical biology, functional multi-omics, and computational modelling to define fundamental principles of genome function, regulation, and evolutionary change. These insights inform new strategies to address challenges in health, agriculture, infectious disease, and global sustainability.
Centres, Institutes and Networks
Highlights
Our researchers in this area
Dr Arkhat Abzhanov
Dr Michalis Barkoulas
Dr Srinjan Basu
Professor Martin Buck FRS
Professor Austin Burt
Dr Matthew A Child
Professor George K Christophides
Professor Andrea Crisanti
Professor Andrea Crisanti
Professor of Molecular Parasitology
Dr Alessia David
Professor Marc S Dionne
Dr Giorgio F Gilestro
Dr Derek M Huntley
Professor Mark Isalan
Dr Jose Jimenez Zarco
Professor Armand M Leroi
Dr Angela Meccariello
Dr Ruben Perez-Carrasco
Professor Vincent Savolainen
Dr Giovanni Sena
Dr Tony D Southall
Dr Marco Trizzino
Professor Colin G N Turnbull
Dr Nikolai Windbichler
Postgraduate research
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