Research priorities and strengths
The department places high importance on research and research training.
Research priorities are those that apply:
- biochemistry
- gene technology
- proteomics
- macromolecular imaging
Research strengths of the department are in the areas of:
- molecular cell biology
- structural biology
- protein biochemistry
- molecular immunology
- imaging
- molecular genetics
- cell biology of organisms, including yeast, protozoans and mouse, as model organisms.
The department's research is undertaken in laboratories at the Bio21 Institute.