Affiliations
MRC-HPA Centre for Environment & Health
A number of staff in Biomolecular Medicine are involved in the MRC-HPA Centre for Environment & Health including Prof Nicholson, Prof Holmes (affiliated as Principal Investigators) and a number of lecturers (Dr Athersuch, Dr Bundy, Dr Coen, Dr Keun)
The MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health is held jointly between Imperial College (lead institution) and King’s College London. It was launched on 1st June 2009, The Centre incorporates the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College London and the Environmental Research Group (ERG) located in the School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, King’s College London and associated researchers at King’s College working with Epidemiology at St George’s University of London (SGUL).
The Centre brings together researchers with expertise covering environmental, respiratory, occupational, cardiovascular and air pollution epidemiology, environmental modelling/Geographical Information Systems (GIS), biostatistics, biomarkers, mechanistic research, environmental and inhalational toxicology, and policy. Metabonomic research conducted by Biomolecular Medicine is well placed to contribute substantially to the integration of these areas by generating individual-level profile data, and contributes to the established research programme of the Centre.
Postgraduate students with Biomolecular Medicine also benefit from affiliation with the Centre and are encouraged to participate in activities that aim to foster collaboration and interdisciplinary research. The postgraduate training programme activities for the Centre are coordinated by Dr Toby Athersuch.
As part of the integrated research programme in the Centre, researchers in Biomolecular Medicine will test and apply novel biomarkers of exposure to environmental contaminants (including mixtures) and markers of early biological effects using a range of ‘omics’ platforms (genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, metabonomics). We are evaluating metabonomic biomarkers among populations exposed to a range of environmental agents, including pesticides and nanoparticles.
For more information, please visit the Centre website.
Institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology
Biomolecular Medicine plays an important role in the Institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology (IoSSB) at Imperial College London. The aim of the Institute is to bring together the extensive, world-leading systems biology research from across Imperial, in the Faculties of Natural Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering.
The Centre for Integrative Systems Biology at Imperial College (CISBIC)
One of the research arms of the IoSSB, the Centre for Integrative Systems Biology at Imperial College (CISBIC)
As described on the CISBIC website, the main objectives of CISBIC are:
- to demonstrate that the above interdisciplinary cycle delivers major biological insights into complex systems
- to develop a core of multidisciplinary expertise which can champion this
- to introduce new technologies that enhance the quality and quantity of relevant data
- to stimulate research and teaching of systems biology in Imperial College and in the wider research community
Researchers in Biomolecular Medicine contribute to achieving these objective though collaborations across the Centre.
Other Selected Affiliations
Researchers in Biomolecular Medicine benefit from project-based and personal affilitions with numerous organisations across biomedicine. For more information please follow the links below:
