Research and Postgraduates
The School of Biological Sciences currently has 11 postgraduate students and 3 research assistants involved in a multidiciplinary research group. The School has a well equipped laboratory with PCR, Real Time PCR, automated sequencing, recombinant protein production, immune histochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridisation and general molecular capabilities.
The main research areas under investigation in the School are;
Novel approaches to molecular diagnostics
Genetic polymorphisms predisposing to thrombosis
The aetiology of coeliac disease
The role of inflammatory mediators in chronic immune diseases
Analysis of human papilloma virus infection in cervical carcinoma
Smoltification analysis in Atlantic salmon
Histological classification of Abalone tissue
Study of Socio-Demographic, Attitudinal and Cultural Factors Related to Breast-Feeding
Nutritional health promotion in disadvantaged groups
