发展生物学

 Our research-focused MSc Developmental Biology course will give
you extensive hands-on experience of conducting research on timely
topics of developmental biology. You will learn through an interactive approach involving
seminars, workshops and small group tutorials rather than traditional
lectures.You will also undertake your own research project in the labs of
leading researchers working on a range of model organisms and diverse
areas of developmental biology.You will gain research experience and professional skills,
perhaps in a different area to your first degree, before deciding on a
future career in industry or academic research. This will allow you to
make an informed choice about the research area you want to go into.You choose the laboratory placement from a list provided by your
programme director. Examples of developmental biology research at
Manchester include:studies of gene expression and cell signalling in model
organisms, such as Drosophila, Xenopus and mice, to decipher the
mechanisms by which different cell types and tissues arise during
development. Findings obtained from these studies serve as general
principles relating to human development;exploring how dysregulation of developmental mechanisms leads to human diseases, eg cancer, using various models;research into the mechanisms regulating stem cell maintenance
and differentiation to harness the therapeutic potential of stem cells;looking at the healing process to improve wound repair and the longer-term regeneration of organs.