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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 s …more
New exciting computational proteomics Postdoctoral Research Assistant position available within the group of Patrick Pedrioli. We are looking for somebody to develop bioinformatic tools for proteomics data analysis, that will help us in the study …more
We are very excited to announce that two new members of the DNA sequencing team have arrived and are already performing outstanding work. Their names are Bert and Ernie, which in a departure from previous naming conventions, are not members of Donald …more
As part of the MRC's week of Centenary Celebrations, the MRC-PPU held an Open Day on Parkinson's disease to showcase cutting edge research being undertaken at the Unit that one day may lead to new treatmen …more
We are delighted to announce that the outcome of our recent quinquennial review has been very successful and the Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded our Unit approximately £24million core funding over the next five years to enable its research …more
As part of MRC's week of Centenary Celebrations, the MRC-PPU is collaborating with the Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)on their screening of the 'I AM BREATHING' documentary. The film is a personal account of the last months in the life of Neil Platt w …more
To launch the Medical Research Council (MRC) centenary celebrations, its chief executive Sir John Savill, gave an inspirational presentation on the history and past achievements of this fabulous organisation that has thus far supported the work that  …more
Gopal Sapkota has published a single-author research paper in Open BIology that puts a question mark on the notion that transforming growth factor beta (TGFÃ_Â_) activates TGFÃ_Â_ Activated Kinase 1 (TAK1).



The activation of p …more
The MRC-PPU hosted a visit by Mr Mike Nithavrianakis, British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai. After an introduction from Miratul Muqit about the Unit, the Deputy High Commissioner met Sourav Banerjee, a PhD student in Dario Alessi's  …more
Several MRC-PPU researchers pictured before the race, took part in the the 10 km Monikie Run in aid of Diabetes research.

Results from right to left were:

-Paola de los Heros (Dario Alessi lab) Time: 59:29 min

-France …more