Our Unit is an exciting and dynamic place to do a PhD. We have world-class, state-of-the art facilities, we have Principal Investigators who are field-leaders and we have fantastic resources all of our researchers tap into. These include a range of support teams who take care of our cloning, and production of proteins and antibodies. You will have the chance to carry out an exciting research project in a disease-related area.
Protein phosphorylation and ubiquitylation – their interplay in important cell processes and diseases – are very hot topics! You can choose from 18 labs exploring distinct but somewhat related research areas.
There are many excellent reasons to come to our Unit for a PhD but here are just 10:
1. You will get a world-class training in one of the most highly respected cell centres for studying cell signalling in the world. Many of the world leaders in the field of cell signaling have trained here – and some of them are based here!
2. Almost all of our students publish at least one first-author papers during their PhD and often more. Some of these papers have caught the attention of the world media!
3. A high proportion of our students go on to run their own research labs, and many are now leaders in their fields
4. The research in the MRC Unit places a lot of emphasis on understanding what goes wrong in cells to cause human diseases – this means our research is useful
5. A lot of our research aims to find new drug targets for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, inflammation, diabetes and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease - so our research is even more useful!
6. Through the award-winning Division of Signal Transduction Therapy created by, and annexed to, the MRC Unit we have strong links with six of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. So you will see first-hand how drug companies works
7. Interaction with DSTT companies has made it easier for some of our students to make excellent careers in industry
8. The MRC Unit employs dedicated teams for DNA cloning, protein production and antibody production. This means that although you will learn these techniques at the beginning, you won't have to do these routinely during your PhD. This will allow more time for the exciting parts of research!
9. Our Director, Prof. Dario Alessi and the previous Director Sir Philip Cohen are two of the most highly cited scientists in the world
10. University of Dundee is the number one University in the UK (and number 9 in the world) in Biological Sciences research, according to the QS World University Rankings based on citations per paper. University of Cambridge is number 17 and University of Oxford is number 30.
For full details of our PhD programme please click here.
Protein phosphorylation and ubiquitylation – their interplay in important cell processes and diseases – are very hot topics! You can choose from 18 labs exploring distinct but somewhat related research areas.
There are many excellent reasons to come to our Unit for a PhD but here are just 10:
1. You will get a world-class training in one of the most highly respected cell centres for studying cell signalling in the world. Many of the world leaders in the field of cell signaling have trained here – and some of them are based here!
2. Almost all of our students publish at least one first-author papers during their PhD and often more. Some of these papers have caught the attention of the world media!
3. A high proportion of our students go on to run their own research labs, and many are now leaders in their fields
4. The research in the MRC Unit places a lot of emphasis on understanding what goes wrong in cells to cause human diseases – this means our research is useful
5. A lot of our research aims to find new drug targets for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, inflammation, diabetes and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease - so our research is even more useful!
6. Through the award-winning Division of Signal Transduction Therapy created by, and annexed to, the MRC Unit we have strong links with six of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. So you will see first-hand how drug companies works
7. Interaction with DSTT companies has made it easier for some of our students to make excellent careers in industry
8. The MRC Unit employs dedicated teams for DNA cloning, protein production and antibody production. This means that although you will learn these techniques at the beginning, you won't have to do these routinely during your PhD. This will allow more time for the exciting parts of research!
9. Our Director, Prof. Dario Alessi and the previous Director Sir Philip Cohen are two of the most highly cited scientists in the world
10. University of Dundee is the number one University in the UK (and number 9 in the world) in Biological Sciences research, according to the QS World University Rankings based on citations per paper. University of Cambridge is number 17 and University of Oxford is number 30.
For full details of our PhD programme please click here.