在过去的十年中，细胞和分子生物学领域发展迅速。它为活跃的生物技术产业提供了支持，并支持了分子医学领域的许多最新进展。这产生了对在这一领域具有专业知识的新一代高技能研究人员的强烈需求。该细胞与分子生物学博士学位课程通过提供具有以下关键特征的结构化培训计划来满足这一需求：<br>哺乳动物细胞分子生物学的广泛知识<br>相关高级技术的培训<br>多学科和跨学科的方法<br>有意义地接触非学术领域<br>发展独立和批判性思维<br>发展沟通技巧
The area of Cellular and Molecular Biology has developed rapidly during the past decade. It feeds an active biotechnology industry and underpins many recent advances in molecular medicine. This creates strong demand for a new generation of highly skilled researchers with expertise in this area. This PhD programme in Cellular and Molecular Biology addresses this need by providing a structured training programme with the following key features: broad knowledge in the molecular biology of mammalian cells,training in relevant advanced technologies,multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach,meaningful exposure to non-academic sector,development of independent and critical thinking,development of communication skills.<br>This PhD programme will focus on the molecular mechanisms that maintain cellular homeostasis and on the mechanisms that dictate tissue and organism-level homeostasis. Individual research themes will be selected and developed to address contemporary research questions in these topics. They will address the regulation of these cellular functions at three hierarchical tiers: molecular-, cellular- and supracellular levels. The research themes of the programme include cellular stress responses, mechanisms of cell death, cell survival regulation by the tissue microenvironment, altered cell signalling in the development of disease states. The goal of our research is to promote the understanding of altered cell signalling that drives development of disease, with a view to targeting these processes in cancer and degenerative diseases.