MSc by Research in Heredity, Development and Disease - Heredity

University of Leeds

This 12 month programme features no taught content, rather you will undertake a research project and write a thesis from your results. Similar to a PhD, you will have a supervisor who is based in your chosen field. MSc by Research will develop your academic and practical skills and is an excellent option should you wish to explore your area of interest further but feel that a PhD is not the right choice at this time. MSc by Research students often go on to PhD study or to work in industry.We study the genetics, genes and genomes that encompass heredity from bioinformatics and genome-scale modelling to transcriptional regulation and epigenetics. Many HDD members are involved in genomic analyses of eukaryotes (NGS, RNA-Seq, WGS, MeSeq) and regulation of gene expression. Ongoing research projects tackle important questions on the basis of epigenetic regulation (ED, AB, GMc) and gene expression regulation (IAH, AP) in animals. Transcription factors in gene regulation, differentiation, and cancer (IAH, SW) are under investigation.