The University of Oxford in conjunction with the Wellcome Trust offers a four-year graduate programme in Chromosome and Developmental Biology: the Cell in Heredity and Development, leading to the D.Phil degree.
The graduate programme is intended to provide training in a wide range of biochemical, genetic and cell biological approaches specifically tailored for research into chromosome and developmental biology. Students will have the opportunity to study how changes in the state of chromosomal proteins or RNAs specify changes in cell behaviour, how these changes arise and are propagated, how gametes are produced from germ cells, how the genome is propagated and maintained in the germline and in somatic cells, how chromosomes are recombined during meiosis, what factors determine whether chromosomes inherit the privilege of entering the germ line, patterns of cell division during embryogenesis, and finally whether different principles govern the duplication and segregation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
Structure and Organisation of the Programme
Designed to nurture independent and creative scientists, the programme offers a stimulating educational experience.
Students spend the first year learning a range of biochemical, genetic and cell biological techniques by undertaking short projects in different laboratories and by following taught courses. These elements are intended to expose students to possible thesis advisers and prepare them for their doctoral work. Students can then make an informed choice of their main thesis research project for the subsequent three years.
Students in the programme are registered with the Department of Biochemistry. They may undertake research in participating centres at the University of Oxford.
A listing of participating faculty members which are available for rotations and thesis research can be found here.
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