About our team
Led by Head of Section Professor Katalin Török, research in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences Section addresses molecular and cellular mechanisms of health and disease.
The section carries out internationally competitive research aimed at understanding the mechanisms that underlie processes essential for life. Our researchers are actively engaged in translating new discoveries into novel clinical advances.
Our approach to research
Our researchers employ a wide range of cellular and molecular approaches in vitro and in vivo to gain a mechanistic understanding of processes and diseases such as skin development (Dr Chikh), melanoma progression and metabolism (Dr Sviderskaya), mammalian pigmentation (Dr Sviderskaya, Prof Carter ), cell senescence and melanoma development (Prof Bennett, Dr Chikh), DNA duplication and microbial antibiotic resistance (Prof Fisher), DNA repair and cancer (Dr Cotterill), protein trafficking, secretion and tissue development (Prof Carter, Dr Kim, Dr Miralles, Dr Sviderskaya, Dr Chikh), mitochondrial dysfunction and disease (Dr Bax), cilia-dependent signal pathways in development and diseases (Dr Kim) and puberty, fertility and reproduction (Dr Kim, Dr Rice), fluorescent biosensors for calcium signalling and glutamate neurotransmission, kinetic mechanisms in synaptic transmission and memory formation (Prof Török), neurophysiology of memory and learning, neurotransmission and plasticity, brain ischaemia, pain and developing drug encapsulation and drug delivery approaches as treatment avenues (Dr Olga Kopach).
In our research we use state-of-the-art molecular biological, protein biophysical, fluorescence and imaging approaches, electrophysiology, live cell and organ imaging by bright field and confocal microscopy and develop drug encapsulation and drug delivery approaches as treatment avenues.
Who we are