School of Genetics and Microbiology

• Head of School: Professor Thomas Kavanagh
• Director of Teaching & Learning (Postgraduate):Professor Timothy Foster
• Telephone:+353 1 896 1190
• Email:magoverj@tcd.ie

School Description:

Microbiology
Academic Staff Contact:
Professor Tim Foster
Telephone: +353-1-896 2014
Fax: +353-1-679 9294
Email: tfoster@tcd.ie
Internet: www.tcd.ie/Microbiology

Research in Microbiology is focused on several themes including infection biology, preventive medicine, prokaryotic gene regulation and genome composition and structure in yeasts and the flow of genetic information,

Research groups are housed in the Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, a building funded by the Normanby Trust. It is well equipped to support state-of-the-art research in modern molecular microbiology. Research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, The Health Research Board, Enterprise Ireland, The Welcome Trust, The European Commission, and by companies. There are currently eight members of academic staff, 24 postgraduate students and 8 postdoctoral researchers in Microbiology.

Genetics
Academic Staff Contact:
Professor Peter Humphries
Telephone: +353-1-608 1140
Fax: +353-1-679 8558
Email: gensec@tcd.ie 
Internet: www.tcd.it/Genetics

Research in Genetics covers a wide variety of themes ranging from molecular control of cell death in cancer and immunity, the genetics of blindness, genome and protein evolution, brain wiring, genetic engineering of plants, gene expression in cancer, the genetic history of the Irish, and bacterial genetics. Research groups are housed in The Smurfit Institute, a modern purpose-built institute that offers superb facilities to conduct research. Work from research groups within the Smurfit Institute of Genetics is regularly published in prestigious international journals and several of our research groups are acknowledged as leading experts in their fields. There are currently fifteen members of academic staff, fifty postgraduate students and 25 post-doctoral fellows in Genetics.

Students who wish to apply to study for a M.Sc. or Ph.D. in the School should initially contact the academic staff member working in the area of interest. Contact details for all of our academic staff can be found on the websites above.

Applicants wishing to apply for retrospective admission to the previous March or September register should contact the Graduate Studies Office by emailing research.admissions

March 2014 Entry

September 2014 Entry

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