Transplantation Immunology & Mucosal Biology

The Division offers a rich environment for post graduate study. Students benefit from a faculty which develops research from basic laboratory discovery science along the translational pathway through to clinical research for patient benefit. Graduate students join a successful cohort within the MRC Centre with opportunities to work across a wide range of research groups. The Division and Centre bring together a wealth of international expertise to mentor and teach in this exciting research area.

Divisional students have an opportunity to attend seminar series within the Division but also to interact with other students from associated Divisions such as Immunology, Infection and Inflammatory Diseases. All PhD students attend and present at the annual postgraduate symposium.

All new students are invited to attend the students induction day which includes a welcome talk from the Head of Division, tour of the labs and facilities and an informal networking lunch with members of the Division and MRC Centre for Transplantation.

Students are supported throughout their three/four-year (FT) or six-year (PT) studies by a personal thesis progress committee composed of the student's two supervisors, two independent experts and a chairperson, who is an experienced faculty and participates in the work of divisional Postgraduate Training Committee.

The student has regular six-monthly reports/meetings to monitor progress. In addition, they present their work at laboratory and departmental meetings and at the annual divisional Graduate Students' Research Symposium. The Symposium is organised jointly with the Division of Immunology, Infection & Inflammatory Disease (DIIID) and provides an experience of a high profile scientific meeting with an internationally renowned keynote speaker, oral presentations, posters and awards for best posters and presentations. The Symposium is organised by a team of graduate students, which gives this meeting a unique quality and demonstrates a creative potential of our students.