Molecular, Cellular and Physiological Sciences Early-Career Advisory Group
This advisory group shortlists candidates for Wellcome Early-Career Awards.
This includes remits from four of our discovery advisory groups:
Its remit covers applications that aim to deliver a mechanistic understanding of biological processes or machines at an atomic or molecular level.
Examples include:
- structure or function studies of biological macromolecules
- application of physical and chemical approaches to the understanding of biological processes or machines at the atomic or molecular level
- regulation of gene expression and protein function
- genome organisation, integrity and stability.
Its remit covers applications that aim to deliver a mechanistic or functional understanding of biological processes and architecture at a cellular, tissue or organism level.
Examples include:
- how cells function or interact with their environment
- how organisms develop, including neurodevelopment
- stem cell biology and regenerative biology
- functional processes at the cellular, tissue or organism level
- dysregulation of cellular behaviour and pathobiology of disease, including cancer.
Its remit covers applications on fundamental aspects of genetics in human health and disease, including the development of new analytical and computational approaches to genetics and genomics.
Examples include:
- genetic and genomic variation in human health and disease
- genetic epidemiology and mechanisms of evolution
- comparative and functional genomics
- population genetics
- bioinformatics and biostatistics
- computational and systems biology.
Its remit covers applications that aim to develop tools and technologies (physical or data), that have the potential to be used to improve our understanding of health and disease, rather than on addressing a specific biological question.
Examples include:
- machine learning and artificial intelligence systems
- development of statistical, data analysis, and informatics techniques
- development of novel technologies and tools with the potential to improve our understanding of health and disease
- substantially enhancing an existing technology or resource to improve our understanding of health and disease.
Members
Members are listed below. Additional experts will join the panel as necessary.
Professor John Schwabe (Chair)
University of Leicester
Professor Ruth Baker
University of Oxford
Dr Elizabeth Bayne
University of Edinburgh
Dr Julia Cordero
University of Glasgow
Professor Frank Dudbridge
University of Leicester
Professor Ulrike Eggert
King's College London
Dr Paul Elliott
University of Oxford
Dr Rachel Freathy
University of Exeter
Professor David Hodson
University of Oxford
Professor Gerald McCann
University of Leicester
Professor Nicola Mulder
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professor Miratul Muqit
University of Dundee
Dr Tony Southall
Imperial College London
Professor Shankar Srinivas
University of Oxford
Professor Rachel Tribe
King's College London
Professor George Vassiliou
Wellcome / MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Professor Graham Williams
Imperial College London
Professor Nikolay Zenkin
Newcastle University
Manager
Sarah Kohe
Funding Manager
Wellcome Trust