Latest News
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19 May 2022Professor Jenny Woof has been named as one of this year’s winners of the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching. Professor Woof...
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17 May 2022Professor Alessio Ciulli has been awarded a European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology Awards 2022. He has been named the winner of the...
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12 May 2022The results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) were announced today. Dundee is the top-ranking University for Biological Sciences research, a...
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10 May 2022Professor Kate Storey, of the University of Dundee, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous...
Upcoming Events
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25 May
- "SLS Annual Research Symposium "
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- Dalhousie Building, Lecture Theatre 3
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30 May
- EMBL in the UK 2022: Translating Discovery into Im...
- 12:00
- Hybrid: Large Lecture Theatre, MSI
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31 May
- “Molecular simulation strategies for ensemble-base...
- 10:30
- Sir Kenneth & Lady Noreen Murray Seminar Room CTIR-284
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10 Jun
- Peter Garland Lecture 2022 - ‘How cells export pro...
- 16:00
- MSI, Large Lecture Theatre
Vacancies
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Centre for Targeted Protein DegradationClosing Date:25 May 2022
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Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitClosing Date:29 May 2022
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Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitClosing Date:30 May 2022
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Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitClosing Date:30 May 2022
Societal Impact
The University's core purpose is to transform lives, locally and globally through the creation, sharing and application of knowledge.
Our researchers are committed to this purpose by ensuring our research and institutional expertise has societal impact through contributions to activities such as government policy and international development initiatives.
Cell Biology and Immunology 2010
Cao, H. and Crocker, P. R. (2010) Evolution of CD33-related siglecs: regulating host immune functions and escaping pathogen exploitation? Immunology, 132, 18-26.
Chen, W. C., Completo, G. C., Sigal, D. S., Crocker, P. R., Saven, A. and Paulson, J. C. (2010) In vivo targeting of B-cell lymphoma with glycan ligands of CD22. Blood, 115, 4778-4786.
Cowling, V. H. (2010) Enhanced mRNA cap methylation increases cyclin D1 expression and promotes cell transformation. Oncogene, 29, 930-936.
Marshall PhD Programme (USA)
Marshall Scholarships are available to finance young Americans to study for a postgraduate degree in the United Kingdom. Successful candidates will enter a 3-year PhD programme within any subject offered by the School of Life Sciences.
Undergraduate Opportunities
These schemes supported by ISSF are open to undergraduate students and further details can be found on the following links.
CAPES PhD Programme (Brazil)
The CAPES PhD programme offers special PhD studentships for students from Brazil to study for a PhD in any research field offered within the School of Life Sciences. Research students will carry out a 4-year PhD programme.
National Phenotypic Screening Centre
Public Engagement
Sharing and explaining our science has always been recognised as an integral part of the remit and responsibility of all our scientists. We are keen to communicate our passion for scientific research to members of the public, to people of all ages and from all educational backgrounds.
Molecular Physiology 2010
Alhopuro, P., Bjorklund, M., Sammalkorpi, H., Turunen, M., Tuupanen, S., Bistrom, M., Niittymaki, I., Lehtonen, H. J., Kivioja, T., Launonen, V., Saharinen, J., Nousiainen, K., Hautaniemi, S., Nuorva, K., Mecklin, J. P., Jarvinen, H., Orntoft, T., Arango, D., Lehtonen, R., Karhu, A., Taipale, J. and Aaltonen, L. A. (2010) Mutations in the circadian gene CLOCK in colorectal cancer. Mol Cancer Res, 8, 952-960.
Schools Outreach
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences schools outreach aims to support Scotland's schools and their delivery of outcomes and aims around science, topical and ethical issues, careers, and interdisciplinary learning.