Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
Molecular mechanisms that underpin cellular biology and how these are corrupted in disease states.
We investigate the molecular mechanisms that underpin cell and tissue biology. This includes the regulation of cell division and how the expression and function of genes and proteins are regulated during differentiation in embryonic and adult tissues. Increasingly, tissue models provide a means of uncovering how these processes are perturbed in human diseases.
To facilitate our research, we have established shared resources for advanced technologies including Microscopy, Human Pluripotent Cell culture, Proteomics, and Data analysis. We find that collaboration is an effective and enjoyable way of working across scales and facilitating the translation of our discoveries.
Academic Staff
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Key contacts
| Name | Role | |
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| Wendy James | Lab Manager | MCDB-labmanagers@dundee.ac.uk |
| Jane Davidson | Lab Manager | MSIHub-Labmanagers@dundee.ac.uk |
| Rachel Morris | Laboratory Technician | mcdb-tech@dundee.ac.uk |
| Jessica Blackburn | Technician | MSIHub-Tech@dundee.ac.uk |
| Cara Anderson | Division Secretary | mcdb-admin@dundee.ac.uk |
Divisional Representatives and Teams
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Elisenda Raga Gil | Postgraduate representative | 2392409@dundee.ac.uk |
| Anna Fleming | Postgraduate representative | afleming001@dundee.ac.uk |
| Dr Peter Gillespie | Postdoctoral researcher representative | P.J.Gillespie@dundee.ac.uk |
| Dr Hedda Meijer | Postdoctoral researcher representative | hmeijer001@dundee.ac.uk |
| Dr Jens Januschke | Public Engagement Champion | j.januschke@dundee.ac.uk |
| Dr Kasper Rasmussen | Athena SWAN team | k.d.rasmussen@dundee.ac.uk |
| Dr Leeanne McGurk | Athena SWAN team | lmcgurk001@dundee.ac.uk |
| Dr Constance Alabert | Seminar programme organiser | c.alabert@dundee.ac.uk |
| Professor Kees Weijer | Digital strategy representative | c.j.weijer@dundee.ac.uk |
| Professor Tom Owen-Hughes | Digital strategy representative | t.a.owenhughes@dundee.ac.uk |
Publications
Facilities associated with MCDB
MCDB Principal Investigators provide academic leadership for many shared facilities that support research across the School of Life Sciences, the wider University and beyond.
Stories
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Leeanne McGurk has been awarded ~£800k to fund her research into Alzheimer’s and Motor Neuron Disease.
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The report highlights ongoing efforts to ensure UK research is trustworthy, ethical, and responsible, and identifies areas for further work.
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Kate Storey is stepping down from co-leadership of the Division of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology (MCDB). Jens Januschke will join Tom Owen-Hughes as joint divisional lead.
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Latest research from the Universities of Dundee and Bristol has determined key details on the formation of large-scale functional structures during early embryonic development.
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New work from the University of Dundee reveals new insights into the action of CDK1, a kinase that plays important and essential roles in cell proliferation. This work has been published in the journal Cell Reports.
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Professor Kim Dale, Principal Investigator in the Division of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology has been awarded a Medical Research Council (MRC) Research Grant.
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An international collaboration led by scientists at the University of Dundee has discovered one potential roadblock to spinal cord regeneration in humans.