The Department of Pathology is one of the largest Departments in the School of Biological Sciences, and a leading research institution with a yearly research income of £9M. The Department's research seeks to understand - and so ultimately arrest and reverse - disease processes of medical and social significance. The work of the Department is organised into five Divisions: Cell and Molecular Pathology, Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Virology and Molecular Histopathology, split between the University site and Addenbrooke's Hospital, as well as undertaking cross-disciplinary research with colleagues at Research Institutes including the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and the Hutchison-MRC Institute for Cancer Research.
The Department also has a major yearly commitment in the teaching and training to over 800 undergraduate students of medicine and of veterinary and natural science. In its research laboratories it provides training for over 70 graduate students. Members of the Department also contribute, together with colleagues in the National Health Service and Health Protection Agency, to provision of diagnostic services within Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Anglia Region.
- Latest talks ...
- Immunology in Pathology - Wed 15 Feb
- Lessons from pathogens - identifying novel cell surface receptors targeted by viruses
- Professor Paul Lehner, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
- Departments of Medicine & Pathology Virology Seminars - Thu 16 Feb
- The life cycle of influenza viruses
- Dr Jeremy Rossman, School of Biosciences, University of Kent
- Immunology in Pathology - Wed 22 Feb
- NK cells: turning off the off switch
- Professor Salim Khakoo, University of Southampton
Announcements
- Lister Institute Summer Studentship
Summer 2012
Application deadline 27 February 2012
more - PhD Studentship in Viral Evasion of Innate Immunity
Application deadline 5 March 2012
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- News and Events
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High-throughput decoding of anti-trypanosomal drug efficacy and resistance
Prof Mark C. Field, part of a collaborative study with investigators at the LSHTM and Sanger Institute, makes an important advance in the understanding of drug action in African trypanosomes. More
Inhibition of apoptosis and NF-kB activation by vaccinia protein N1 occur via distinct binding surfaces and make different contributions to virulence
Dr Carlos Maluquer de Motes and Prof Geoffrey Smith have collaborative paper published in PLoS Pathogens. MorePathology News: The latest edition of the online newsletter for staff, alumni and friends of the Department.