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The Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) is located on the Foresterhill Health Campus, which boasts one of the largest medical campuses in Europe, providing excellent opportunities for both discovery and translational biomedical research.
Our mission is to lead and support world-class research that enhances knowledge and improves health across the life course.
Research at the IMS
Research at the IMS is driven by more than 70 principal investigators (PIs), supported by state-of-the-art facilities and technology hubs for microscopy, histology, cell sorting, qPCR and omics facilities. Discovery and translational research is supported by grant funding from research councils (UKRI) and national and local charities.
Core services and Technology Hubs
- News
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Gut could sound early warning alarm for motor neuron disease
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Babies have air pollution in their lungs and brains before they take their first breath
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Key blood clotting protein could be 'warning light' for severe COVID cases
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Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank celebrates 10 years of ground-breaking global research
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Pre-birth steroids reduce chance of death in premature twins
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- Seminars and Events
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"Role of proofreading exonuclease activity of polymerase є in the maintenance of genome integrity"
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"Genome-Scale Metabolic Modelling of the Foodborne Pathogen Campylobacter jejuni"
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"Biogenesis and activity regulation of protein phosphatase PP1"
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"Muscle spindles: why it's important to secrete while you stretch"
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