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The University is home to a large and diverse Drosophila<\/em> research community with expertise on a wide range of different biological topics.<\/p>\n

You can access advice by contacting our researchers directly or simply get in touch<\/a> and we can help you to identify and build connections with the relevant experts, for advice or to establish collaborations.<\/p>\n

\"BoneHilary Ashe<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) signalling: development, stem cell maintenance and cancer
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\"FactorsRichard Baines<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Factors that regulate ion channel expression in developing motoneurons
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\"TheMartin Baron<\/h3>\n

Research interests: The role of cell adhesion molecules in signal transduction, the regulation of stem cell fate and cancer
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Daimark Bennett<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Using flies as model to study human disease\u00a0
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John Robert Davis\"\"<\/h3>\n

Research interests: How\u00a0forces and metabolism work together to drive development
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\"ComputationalSam Griffiths-Jones<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Computational biology of non-protein-coding RNAs
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\"\"Holly Lovegrove<\/h3>\n

Research interests: how cells tackle the challenges of undergoing cell division in complex, in vivo<\/em> environments
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\"\"Ellen McMullen<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Metabolic regulation of the brain under adverse conditions
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\"IllustrationTom Millard<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Actin dynamics during development and modelling human disease
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\"Scan\"Andreas Prokop<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Cytoskeletal regulation of neuron growth and maintenance
Read Andreas Prokop<\/a>\u2019s profile<\/p>\n

Matthew Ronshaugen<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Non coding RNAs in evolution
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\"\"Matthias Soller<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Neurogenetics and posttranscriptional control of gene expression in neurons (alternative splicing & mRNA methylation)<\/span>
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\"\"Fiona Whelan<\/h3>\n

Research interests: Using Drosophila<\/em> as a model for microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions
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