Our Division brings together researchers investigating molecular, cellular and developmental processes central to human health and disease. Research spans neurodegeneration, cancer biology, developmental genetics, metabolism, mechanobiology, cell reprogramming and computational biology.

Teams study pathways driving Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and prion diseases using neuronal and stem-cell-derived models. Others recreate tumour microenvironments through 3D co-culture systems to uncover nerve–cancer interactions, or explore immune signalling in tissue repair. Developmental biology research addresses neurodevelopment, neural crest fate and fetal growth, alongside how early disruption predisposes to adult disease.

Programmes in cellular plasticity, endosomal sorting and protein regulation reveal how cells sense and adapt, while computational and machine-learning approaches integrate single-cell genomics and imaging to deliver insights across development broadly.