Principal investigators in theme:
Name: Dr Catherine Aiken
Dept: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Email: cema2@cam.ac.uk
Topic: metabolism in pregnancy, reproductive aging, developmental programming
WWW: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/dr-catherine-aiken/
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr David Bainbridge
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: db125@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Immunology of the placenta
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/bainbridge/
Themes: metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students:Sorry no students can be taken this year
Name: Dr James Brenton
Dept: Department of Oncology (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute)
Email: james.brenton@cruk.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Ovarian cancer, prognostic markers, predictive markers, bioinformatics,expression profiling, clinical trial design using molecular end points
WWW: http://www.cambridgecancer.org.uk/research-groups/brenton-group
Themes: cancer, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Graham Burton
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: gjb2@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Placental development and function
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/burton/
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Carlos Caldas
Dept: Department of Oncology (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute)
Email: Carlos.Caldas@cruk.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Breast cancer; genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics
WWW: http://www.cambridgecancer.org.uk/research-groups/caldas-group
Themes: cancer, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor D Stephen Charnock-Jones
Dept: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Email: dscj1@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Placental development, high throughput sequencing, genomics, regulation of endothelial cell function in health and disease, translational research
WWW: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/professor-steve-charnock-jones/
Themes: functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Nick Coleman
Dept: Department of Pathology (Molecular Histopathology Division)
Email: nc109@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Human papillomaviruses
WWW: http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/directory/nick-coleman
Themes: infection and immunity, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Francesco Colucci
Dept: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Email: fc287@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Immune cells at the fetal maternal interface; Control of tumour growth by immunity; Cell transplantation
WWW: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/dr-francesco-colucci/
Themes: cancer, infection and immunity, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Miguel Constancia
Dept: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Institute of Metabolic Science)
Email: jmasmc2@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Epigenetics in health and disease
WWW: http://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/Constancia.php
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith
Dept: Department of Genetics
Email: afsmith@gen.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Mammalian developmental genetics and epigenetics
WWW: http://www.gen.cam.ac.uk/directory/anne-ferguson-smith
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Alison Forhead
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: ajf1005@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Endocrine control of fetal development and maturation
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/forhead/
Themes: metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Abigail Fowden
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: alf1000@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Fetal physiology and development
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/fowden
Themes: metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students:Sorry no students can be taken this year
Name: Professor Dino Giussani
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: dag26@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Hypoxia and developmental origins of cardiovascular health and disease
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/giussani
Themes: metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health, cardiovascular science and medicine
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Susan Golombok
Dept: Department of Psychology (Centre for Family Research)
Email: seg42@cam.ac.uk
Topic: New family forms; parent-child relationships
WWW: http://www.cfr.cam.ac.uk/directory/SusanGolombok
Themes: neuroscience, psychology and mental health, women's health
Students:Sorry no students can be taken this year
Name: Professor Bill Harris
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: wah20@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Molecular embryogenesis of the vertebrate visual system
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/harris/
Themes: neuroscience, psychology and mental health, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students:Sorry no students can be taken this year
Name: Dr Myriam Hemberger
Dept: Babraham Institute
Email: myriam.hemberger@babraham.ac.uk
Topic: Epigenetic determinants that ensure maintenance of early stem cell lineage identity
WWW: http://www.babraham.ac.uk/our-research/epigenetics/myriam-hemberger
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Melissa Hines
Dept: Department of Psychology
Email: mh504@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Hormonal influences on human neural and behavioral development across the lifespan
WWW: http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/mh504@cam.ac.uk
Themes: neuroscience, psychology and mental health, epidemiology and public health, women's health
Students:Sorry no students can be taken this year
Name: Dr Gavin Kelsey
Dept: Babraham Institute
Email: gavin.kelsey@babraham.ac.uk
Topic: Mammalian developmental genetics, genomic imprinting and epigenetics
WWW: http://www.babraham.ac.uk/our-research/epigenetics/gavin-kelsey
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, women’s health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Elisa Laurenti
Dept: Department of Haematology (Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute)
Email: el422@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Human Haematopoietic Stem Cells Biology in Health and Disease
WWW: http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/researchers/principal-investigators/elisa-laurenti
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Ashley Moffett
Dept: Department of Pathology (Immunology Division)
Email: am485@cam.ac.uk
Topic: NK cells, pregnancy, trophoblast, HLA
WWW: http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/directory/ashley-moffett
Themes: infection and immunity, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Andrew Murray
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: ajm267@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Mitochondrial metabolism in cardiac and skeletal muscle
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/murray/
Themes: metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, cardiovascular science and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Ken Ong
Dept: MRC Epidemiology Unit / Department of Paediatrics
Email: ken.ong@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Childhood obesity
WWW: http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/research-areas/growth-and-development
Themes: epidemiology and public health, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Susan Ozanne
Dept: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Institute of Metabolic Science)
Email: seo10@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Early programming of diabetes, obesity and longevity
WWW: http://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/PI/Ozanne/
Themes: metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Roger Pedersen
Dept: Department of Surgery (Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research)
Email: ralp2@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (developmental biology)
WWW: http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/researchers/principal-investigators/rpedersen
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Paul Pharoah
Dept: Department of Oncology (Department of Public Health and Primary Care)
Email: paul1@srl.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Genetic epidemiology of breast and ovarian cancer
WWW: http://www.oncology.cam.ac.uk/research/groupleaders/pharoah.html
Themes: cancer, women's health
Students: Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome
Name: Professor Wolf Reik
Dept: Babraham Institute
Email: wolf.reik@babraham.ac.uk
Topic: Mammalian developmental genetics, genomic imprinting and epigenetic reprogramming
WWW: http://www.babraham.ac.uk/our-research/epigenetics/wolf-reik
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, structural and molecular cell biology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Evis Sala
Dept: Department of Radiology
Email: es220@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Oncological Imaging, Genitourinary Imaging, MRI, PET/CT, PET/MR
WWW: http://radiology.medschl.cam.ac.uk/about-us/departmental-staff/academic-staff/professor-evis-sala/
Themes: medical imaging, cancer, women's health
Students: Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome
Name: Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: ans48@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Placental development and function and its relevance for pregnancy success and life-long health
WWW: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/amanda-sferruzzi-perri
Themes: cardiovascular science and medicine, developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Benjamin Simons
Dept: Department of Physics (Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research)
Email: bds10@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Tracing Stem Cell Fate in Development, Maintenance, and Disease
WWW: http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/researchers/principal-investigators/pressor-ben-simons
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Gordon C S Smith
Dept: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Email: gcss2@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Use of statistical modeling to predict and understand causes of adverse pregnancy outcome, biomarker discovery, screening test, placental function
WWW: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/professor-gordon-smith/
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Azim Surani
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute)
Email: a.surani@gurdon.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Mammalian germ cells; epigenetic reprogramming
WWW: http://www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/research/surani
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, structural and molecular cell biology, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Roser Vento-Tormo
Dept: Wellcome Sanger Institute
Email: rv4@sanger.ac.uk
Topic: Celluar genetics
WWW: https://www.sanger.ac.uk/science/groups/vento-tormo-group
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, infection and immunity, women’s health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Dr Erica Watson
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: edw23@cam.ac.uk
Topic: Epigenetic mechanism of folate metabolism during development
WWW: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/watson-erica
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine, metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology, structural and molecular biology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
Name: Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz
Dept: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Email: m.zernickagoetz@gen.cam.ac.uk
Topic: Cell fate decisions in the early mouse embryo
WWW: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/magda-zernicka-goetz
Themes: developmental and regenerative biology and medicine, structural and molecular cell biology, women's health
Students: Applications from potential students are welcome
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