The Disease Processes researchers carry out basic research related to understanding the genetic, cellular, biochemical and molecular mechanisms of chronic disease, hospital infections, ageing and cell senescence. Chronic diseases investigated are autoimmune diabetes, maturity onset diabetes, depression, addiction, lung disease cardiovascular and kidney disease.
Themes
- Ageing and cell senescence
- Psychopharmacology
- Diabetes and its complications
- Endoplasmic reticulum stress
- Lung physiology and pathology
- Medicinal microbiology
- Membrane biology
- Population genetics
Academic Members
- Dr Jimi Adu
- Dr Marcus Allen
- Dr Lara Barnes
- Professor Adrian Bone
- Dr Peter Bush
- Dr Jim Cunningham
- Dr Richard Faragher
- Dr Paul Gard
- Professor Irene Green
- Professor Michael Green
- Professor Geoff Hanlon
- Dr Moira Harrison
- Dr Anne Jackson
- Dr Katrin Jennert-Burston
- Dr Brian Jones
- Dr Alison Lansley
- Dr Mike Lethem
- Dr Jon Mabley
- Dr Angela MacAdam
- Dr Wendy Macfarlane
- Dr Jelena Nesic
- Dr Lizzy Ostler
- Dr Andy Overall
- Dr Angela Sheerin
- Dr Mark Yeoman
