Biosciences Building (Cardiff)

 biotechnology, scientific research institute / centre, school / department of biosciences

The Cardiff School of Biosciences is best known for the work of its former director, Professor Sir Martin Evans FRS, which was recognized by Sir Martin’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 (together with Mario Cappechi and Oliver Smithies) "for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells".

Under its current director, Medical Research Council Professor Ole Petersen CBE FRS, who pioneered patch clamp single channel recordings in epithelial cells and discovered intracellular calcium tunnels in exocrine gland cells, the School provides a dynamic and stimulating research environment with impressive modern facilities and high-calibre research-active staff.

The Cardiff School of Biosciences is one of the largest bioscience departments in the UK with over 100 academic staff, ~150 research staff, more than 160 postgraduates and ~2000 undergraduate students. Supported by state-of-the-art facilities, its topical courses and cutting-edge research spans the full range of the Life Sciences from whole (eco) systems to molecular biology

www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi/aboutus/index.html