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Department of
Infection, Immunity and Biochemistry
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The new Department of Infection, Immunity and Biochemistry was created in April 2009 from the merger of the former Department of Medical Microbiology and the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology. The new Department is a large and vibrant institute with many interlinked research strengths and has close affiliations with the routine clinical departments. This integrated approach provides an excellent environment for basic and applied medical research.
The new Department is accommodated in three buildings on the Heath Campus: on two floors of the Henry Wellcome Building, opened in 2001 as a result of a >£11m investment from the Joint Infrastructure Fund; three floors of the recently refurbished Tenovus Building; and two floors of the main hospital building. These new and improved laboratories and adjacent core facilities (flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, microarray, proteomics, surface plasmon resonance, mass spectrometry etc.) have greatly enhanced the research infrastructure within the School of Medicine.
Departmental research groups are major players in the Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Interdisciplinary Research Group (i3-IRG) but also contribute to the IRGs in Cancer Studies, Cardiovascular Sciences and Neurosciences and Mental Health . Translational research is strongly encouraged and the recent opening of a purpose-built Clinical Research Facility helps us to move our research from the bench to the bedside.
The Department provides teaching for undergraduate courses in medicine, dentistry, nursing and a module for the Intercalated BSc. Postgraduate activities are supported including PhD supervision, and contributions to the Biomedical Methods Diploma Course.