Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanisms of Disease - Diseases of the Nervous System

University College Dublin

Our Principal Investigators are addressing complex biological questions with a strong emphasis on determining the cellular and molecular basis of disease, in particular in the fields of diabetes and vascular biology, neuroscience and cancer. Our mission is to deliver teaching and research excellence that fosters discovery and learning through collaboration within UCD, nationally and internationally.SBBS is home to a number of Investigator groupings that work in collaboration toward shared research questions in relation to disorders of the nervous system and neurodegeneration. Research topics cover multiple sclerosis, prion based diseases, Alzheimers disease, movement disorders including dystonia. Drawing expertise from neuroscientists and pharmacologists, considerable emphasis is placed on the development of neurotherapeutics.