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The Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences (IBLS) brings together the strength, diversity and excellence of biological and medically related research and teaching that has flourished at Kingston, Royal Holloway and St George's universities for the past 100 years. IBLS encompasses some 300 academic staff, 600 postgraduate and 1,500 undergraduate students. Their research strengths lie in the broad areas of:

>> Clinical & Translational Sciences
>> Biotechnology & Basic Life Sciences
>> Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
>> Human Cognition & Mental Health.

Excellence in these research areas is underpinned by complementary expertise and facilities spanning the Bioscience spectrum from molecular genetics, through cellular and organismal biology, and on to behavioural and population sciences.

Aims of IBLS

IBLS has set out with the specific aims of:

• Expanding teaching provision and opportunities, specifically in undergraduate Biomedical Sciences
• Creating new postgraduate teaching and research opportunities, with the support of a joint postgraduate centre
• Increasing the range of joint research activities, plus knowledge and facility sharing.

For more information about IBLS, please contact ibls@swlacademicnetwork.ac.uk. Alternatively, please download a copy of the IBLS brochure and/or a copy of the IBLS 2008/09 annual report.

 

IBLS Director reveals positive results of research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMM) DMM, which affects one in 3,000 boys, currently has no known cure. Scientists at Royal Holloway, led by Prof George Dickson, have been conducting research using a new genetic therapy, Exon skipping, which involves short strands of synthetic DNA. More>> £3 million to explore decline of bees Academics in the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway have been awarded up to £3 million to explore the causes and consequences of threats to insect pollinators and to investigate the decline of bees. More>> City dwelling helped us to evolve immunity to disease Royal Holloway and Oxford University scientists have discovered that urban populations are less likely to contract diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy. Past exposure to pathogens led to disease resistance spreading through populations, which has been passed down through the generations. More>>

 

 

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