Head of Division: Colin Watts
Deputy Head of Division: Hari Hundal
Welcome to the Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology (CSI). CSI is the most recently formed Division in the College of Life Sciences and hosts research groups whose work is relevant to the pathologies associated with cancer, diabetes, infectious disease, autoimmunity and allergy. A common theme that links the activities of the 10 different groups is a shared interest in the mechanisms that cells use to sense external signals such as those detected by various receptors in the immune system on the one hand and on the other, internal signals that indicate changes in cellular metabolic activity and energy status. Remarkably, the biochemical ‘wiring’ underlying these diverse systems is often overlapping providing unexpected opportunities for collaboration among the different groups in CSI. CSI is planning to expand its activities and would like to hear from scientists at any career stage with overlapping or complementary interests considering relocating to Dundee.
Affiliated Members
The Division has two affiliated members:
Peter Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Physiology http://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/people/pete-taylor
Daan van Aalten, Professor in Biological Chemistry http://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/people/daan-van-aalten
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Doreen Cantrell Professor of Cellular Immunology, Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Vice Principal and Head of College T-lymphocyte signal transduction |
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Victoria Cowling MRC Career Development Fellow We investigate the synthesis, function and therapeutic potential of the mRNA methyl cap in mammals |
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Paul Crocker Professor of Basic Biomedical Science, Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow and Associate Dean of Postgraduate Matters Carbohydrate recognition in the immune system |
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Grahame Hardie Professor of Cellular Signalling The LKB1-AMPK signalling cascade |
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Hari Hundal Professor of Molecular Physiology and Deputy Head of the Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology Hormonal, nutrient and stress-mediated regulation of glucose and amino acid transport |
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Nick Leslie RCUK Academic Fellow Lipid based signal transduction mechanisms and their roles in cancer |
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Alan Prescott Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology The role of the cytoskeleton in cell specific differentiation |
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Pete Taylor Senior Lecturer in Molecular Physiology |
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Colin Watts Professor of Immunobiology and Head of the Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology Antigen processing and the immunobiology of dendritic cells |
