PhD in Heredity, Development and Disease - Heredity in Leeds United Kingdom | University of Leeds

Pursuing a research degree in the Faculty of Biological Sciences allows you to cultivate expertise as an autonomous investigator in your selected discipline. Guided by your principal supervisor and additional co-supervisors, you'll conduct pioneering research on specific biological challenges while joining a vibrant academic community employing cross-disciplinary methods to address contemporary scientific inquiries. During your doctoral studies, you'll not only enhance your specialized research capabilities but also acquire transferable skills through structured training initiatives, seminar participation, and conference engagements.

Our research explores the fundamental aspects of heredity through genetics, genes, and genomes - spanning computational biology, genome-wide modeling, transcriptional control mechanisms, and epigenetic modifications. Numerous faculty members specialize in eukaryotic genomic investigations (including next-generation sequencing, transcriptome analysis, whole genome sequencing, and methylation studies) along with gene expression modulation. Current investigations address crucial topics in epigenetic control (ED, AB, GMc) and transcriptional regulation (IAH, AP) across animal systems. Additional studies focus on transcription factors' roles in genetic regulation, cellular differentiation, and oncogenesis (IAH, SW).