About the MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics
The Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics (CDBG) at the University of Sheffield is internationally recognised as a leading centre for biomedical research. Originally founded in 1997 as the Centre for Developmental Genetics, the Centre was renamed in 2004 to reflect its growing emphasis on models of human development and disease.
The
principal strategy of the CDBG is to use genetically tractable model organisms
to analyse normal and aberrant cellular behaviour in an in
vivo context.
An extensive range of techniques employed in the experimental analysis of Drosophila and zebrafish, including mutagenesis, transgenesis, anti-sense inhibition, cell transplantation, and real time imaging of embryos is well established in the Centre.
With sixteen full members and eight associate members, each heading an independent research laboratory, the cdbg has around 100 postdoctoral research assistants, post graduate students and technical staff. It boasts some of the finest research facilities in the U.K. and attracts annual grant income in excess of £2m.
Core funding for the Centre is provided by the Medical Research Council (MRC) while individual research projects are supported by a number of agencies including the MRC, the BBSRC, The Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research U.K as well as the European Union 6 th framework Programme.
