PhD in Biomedical and Evolutionary Biotechnology

Academic year 2018-19

Lines of research

  • Design of and research into pharmaceuticals for treating neurodegenerative diseases. Molecular bases of the effect of designer lipids on Alzheimer's disease.
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Evolutionary genetics in human populations
  • Evolution of RNA viruses
  • Forensic genetics
  • Genetic disorders
  • Genetic markers
  • Genetics of island communities
  • G protein-membrane interaction
  • Lipid membrane therapy
  • Minerval and other anti-tumour pharmaceuticals (design of and research into action mechanisms). Effect of designer lipids on the proliferation of tumour cells.
  • Phylogenetics
  • Phylogeography
  • Sphingosine synthase