| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Students can choose from PhD, iPhD, or MSc (Research) pathways, with access to cutting-edge research facilities and experienced supervisors. The program emphasizes a multi-level approach to understanding living organisms, utilizing post-genomic technologies and focusing on specific areas of interest such as circadian clock modeling and stress-induced plasticity.
Program Outline
Students can choose to follow a traditional PhD pathway with a duration of 3-4 years for full-time study or 5 years for part-time study. Alternatively, the innovative iPhD program allows students to complete their postgraduate research over a 5-year period, encompassing both a Master's degree and a PhD. This integrated approach combines taught modules with research work, providing a strong foundation for independent research in the final year. For those seeking a shorter research-focused program, the MSc (Research) option offers a 1-year full-time or 2-year part-time study option, ideal for honing research skills and diving deeper into specific areas of interest.
Teaching:
The program boasts a vibrant research environment supported by highly qualified academics, experienced supervisors, and dedicated postgraduate convenors. Students benefit from:
- Cutting-edge research facilities including core facilities in flow cytometry, cell imaging, biophysical techniques, NMR, microarrays, next-generation sequencing, proteomics, and metabolomics.
- In-house informatics support.
- Extensive multidisciplinary and collaborative research.
- Robust generic skills program including training in social and commercial skills.
- Interactive discussion groups and seminars.
- An atmosphere fostering critical cultural policy and research analysis.
Other:
- The School is well-funded, allowing students to collaborate with international labs and gain valuable experience beyond the University.
- Project supervisors maintain strong industry connections, providing opportunities for knowledge exchange and real-world applications of research findings.
- Specific areas of interest within the program include:
- Modeling organ specificity in the plant circadian clock
- Post-genomic insights into tissue function and control in Drosophila
- Optimizing recombinant protein expression and secretion in mammalian cells
- Systems biology approaches of stress-induced plasticity of the mitochondrial intermembrane space
- Light control of local and long-distance phytohormone signaling in Arabidopsis
- Quantitative systems biology of membrane transport and cellular homeostasis
- Systems biology of gas exchange and photosynthesis, from molecule to the field
- Materials and metabolomics for identification of stem cell fate modifying metabolites
- Analysis and integration of large omics datasets
