Research Themes

GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP studentships centre around four strategic research themes that characterise the programme. Read more about them on the pages below:

Cardio-Metabolic Disease

The theme is a key priority for fundamental research leading to clinical translation, and includes the following areas:

  • Diabetes and metabolism
  • Cardiac & vascular
  • Renal
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Cross-Cutting Themes

This theme covers four key areas:

  • Data Science
  • Interdisciplinarity
  • Reproducibility and Integrity
  • Translation and Innovation.
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Infection, Immunity and Antimicrobial Resistance

This theme focuses on the following inter-related areas:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Immunology
  • Infection
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Neuroscience and Mental Health

The NMH theme investigates brain and CNS disorders, studying genetics, biological mechanisms, interventions, and behavioral changes.

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Population Health Sciences

PHS theme studies the causes of disease and health behaviors, aiming to improve population health through interventions and research implementation.