More life science research in Scotland
New Division of Molecular and Environmental Microbiology at Uni of Dundee

Life science research continues to expand at the University of Dundee with the opening of a new division of Molecular and Environmental Microbiology. Research focuses on understanding both fundamental and applied processes carried out by prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms and currently comprises five independent research groups working on a variety of model systems.

Professor Geoff Gadd, Division Head, says that “Since microbial activities underpin all aspects of our daily lives, this encouragement and support for microbiology is very timely. We are now actively searching worldwide for more excellent recruits to the Division to reinforce existing research programmes and also to initiate novel research directions in microbiology relevant to, for example, health, the environment and biotechnology. Our application of modern molecular and analytical techniques now ensures a level of understanding that we could not imagine a few years ago and we are looking forward to exciting discoveries”.

Two new professors have already been recruited to the Division with Tracy Palmer and Frank Sargent arriving from the John Innes Centre in Norwich and the University of East Anglia respectively.

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