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Full NameDr Colin Adrain

Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Queen's University Belfast

Webpage:qub.ac.uk

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Research Fields

genetics, genomics and molecular biology
infectious disease and the immune system
cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
physiology and non-communicable disease
cancer/oncology

Postgrad Medical Specialties

Medicine
General Practice
Pathology

Medical Subspecialties

Cardiology
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Infectious diseases
Immunology
Nephrology
Physiology

My Work

Dr. Adrain encourages PhD applications from candidates from a basic science or clinical background. Work in the Adrain lab combines cellular biochemistry, cell biology, and in vivo mammalian models. Project interests include organismal and cellular metabolism; Organismal biology and pathophysiology; Inflammatory and Growth factor signaling and cancer; Proteolysis and cancer; Protein biogenesis/protein quality control and cancer; Protein trafficking in the secretory pathway.

https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=Qbosw14AAAAJ&hl=en
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7597-4393