Biological Sciences

Research in the biological sciences platform encompasses fundamental, translational, and clinical science. Our scientists and trainees use a range of experimental approaches and techniques to understand the mechanisms of healthy and diseased physiology to understand the functions and interconnections of molecules, cells, organs and systems.

Key areas of investigation include cancer, diabetes, dementia, immunology, infectious disease, neuroscience and sensory neurobiology. Our researchers tackle these fields while training a diverse new generation of interdisciplinary scientists with the goal of improving diagnosis and prognosis; and make treatment more specific, selective and personalized, thus more effective and safer.

Facilities

The Biological Sciences core facilities offer state-of-the-art equipment to help scientists and external users explore the fields of cellular and molecular biology. The facilities include the following:

Biological Sciences

Antibody
Contains a large collection of antibodies used as probes to study the development and function of cell lineages
Centre for Flow Cytometry and Microscopy
Houses a Nikon A1 laser scanning confocal microscope and equipment for cell sorting and analysis
Genomics Core Facility
Equipped with advanced technologies for nucleic acid sequencing and quantification, and provides expertise for all phases of service
High Content Cellular Analysis lab
Home to the ISS Alba, a fully automated, high-content screening microscope that uses fluorescence lifetime imaging
Hypoxic Chamber
Ruskinn Invivo2 200 chamber enables cell culture in hypoxic or anoxic conditions