Anatomy - Structured
Entry requirements
TBA
Application dates
Course Code: 1SPS1
Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
Duration
Structured PhD - Anatomy - 4 years full-time.
Research
Areas of Specialisation:
Sampling design / Stereology / image analysis
Microscopy :Confocal / ambient and low temperature EM
Immunohistochemistry
Lectin Histochemistry
Detection of gene expression: in situ hybridization/PCR
Behavioural/phenotypic Characterisation (Animal/organ/cell)
Cell culture models including 3D cell culture systems.
Clinical Neuroimaging in Psychiatric Disorders
Broad Areas of Research Interest:
Reproductive Biology
Cardiovascular Biology
Neurobiology
Biology of the Extracellular Matrix; receptors and signalling
Tissue Engineering
Anatomy is heavily involved in the research activities of The National centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), The Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), The Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials and the National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform http://www.nbipireland.ie/