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Biological and Biomedical Sciences

We are a melting pot for the study of the biological sciences, and have been for over 100 years. Find out what’s unique about studying Biological and Bio-medical Sciences at Liverpool and explore related programmes.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences courses

Undergraduate

Anatomy and Human Biology BSc (Hons)
Anatomy and Human Biology MBiol (Hons)
Biochemistry BSc (Hons)
Biochemistry MBiol (Hons)
Biological Sciences (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
Biological Sciences BSc (Hons)
Biological Sciences MBiol (Hons)
Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)
Biomedical Sciences MBiol (Hons)
Bioveterinary Science BSc (Hons)
Bioveterinary Science MBiol (Hons)
Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College) BSc (Hons)
Marine Biology and Oceanography BSc (Hons)
Marine Biology BSc (Hons)
Marine Biology with Oceanography BSc (Hons)
Microbiology and Infection BSc (Hons)
Microbiology and Infection MBiol (Hons)
Ocean and Climate Sciences BSc (Hons)
Ocean Sciences BSc (Hons)
Pharmacology BSc (Hons)
Pharmacology MBiol (Hons)
Zoology BSc (Hons)
Zoology MBiol (Hons)

Postgraduate taught

Bioinformatics MSc
Biological and Biomedical Sciences MRes
Biomedical Engineering (Healthcare) MSc (Eng)
Biomedical Engineering MSc (Eng)
Biomedical Engineering with Management (Healthcare) MSc (Eng)
Biomedical Engineering with Management MSc (Eng)
Biotechnology MSc
Cancer Biology and Therapy MSc
Clinical Anatomy with Education PGCert
Clinical Sciences MRes
Clinical Sciences MSc
Emerging Infections and Pandemics MSc
Global Change Ecology and Evolution MSc
Infection and Immunity MSc
Infection, Microbiology and Microbiomes MRes
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics MSc
Pharmacology and Toxicology MSc
Planetary and One Health MSc
Precision Medicine MSc
Research Facility Management MSc
Wildlife Health and Conservation MSc

Postgraduate research

A live-cell biosensor for real-time monitoring of cortisol dynamics PhD
Advancing Untargeted Metabolomics through a Probabilistic and Context-Aware Annotation Pipeline PhD
Anatomical Science PhD / MPhil / MD
Applied and Molecular Microbiology PhD / MPhil / MD
Applied Health Research PhD / MPhil / MD
Artificial Intelligence–Derived Retinal, ECG and Echocardiographic Biomarkers for Early Detection and Risk Prediction of Heart Failure in Hypertension and Diabetes Clinics PhD
Assessing cardiovascular risk in transgender patients on gender affirming hormonal therapy
Biochemistry PhD / MPhil
Bioinformatics PhD / MPhil / MD
Biological Sciences (Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour) PhD / MPhil
Biological Sciences PhD / MPhil
Biomedical Imaging and Biosensing PhD / MPhil / MD
Biostatistics PhD / MPhil / MD
Biotechnology PhD / MPhil / MD
Breeding for improved organoleptic quality in Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC) using marker assisted breeding PhD
Cancer Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Cancer Medicine PhD / MPhil / MD
Cardiovascular function around the clock: harnessing protective circadian mechanisms towards smarter design of novel retinoid therapies and lifestyle interventions PhD
Cardiovascular Science PhD / MPhil / MD
Cell Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Cellular and Molecular Physiology PhD / MPhil / MD
Chemical Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Child Health PhD / MPhil / MD
Clinical Engineering PhD / MPhil / MD
Clinical Science PhD / MPhil / MD
Co-Designing Community-Led Cancer Awareness Pathways to Improve Early Diagnosis and Research Engagement in Underserved Populations PhD
Combining genome-scale metabolic models and multi-omics data for a system level understanding of bacteria PhD
Combining Raman and SRS imaging to probe drug distribution in mammalian cells PhD
Computational Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Critical Care PhD / MPhil / MD
Decoding Myeloid Cell Regulation of Cancer Metastasis and Therapeutic Response PhD
Dental Sciences PhD / MPhil
Designing therapeutic approaches for a new group of neurodevelopmental conditions associated with V-ATPase dysfunction. PhD
Determining metabolic reprogramming events in stem cells in response to inflammatory disease phenotype. PhD
Develop and validate blood-borne lung cancer diagnostic biomarkers with multi-omics data and interpretable AI PhD
Development and validation of the Epilepsy-Heart syndrome: a focus on ictal asystole and developing evidence-based national consensus guidelines PhD
Emerging viruses at the animal-human-environment interface PhD
Engineering Long-Acting Depot Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Chronic Diseases PhD
Engineering Nitric Oxide Delivery Platforms for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Infections PhD
Enhancing detections of invertebrates to improve biosecurity in the South Atlantic PhD
Enhancing metabolomics data repository re-use through enhanced metabolite annotation and data harmonisation PhD
Enzymology PhD / MPhil / MD
Epidemiology and One Health PhD / MPhil / MD
Epigenetic insights into the non-coding genome in neurodegenerative diseases PhD
Exploiting Deep Learning-based protein structure prediction for function annotation and structural biology PhD
Exposing dynamics in bacterial responses to antibiotic treatments using metabolomics and network analysis PhD
Eye and Vision Science PhD / MPhil / MD
From molecular defects to cardiac dysfunction: Troponin I mutations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy PhD
Gastroenterology PhD / MPhil / MD
Global Health PhD / MPhil / MD
Haematology and Leukaemia PhD / MPhil / MD
Health Data Science PhD / MPhil / MD
Hyperalgesic priming in chronic pain – the role of the stress axes PhD
Immunology and Vaccinology PhD / MPhil / MD
Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency - Engineering and Evolution of Light-Harvesting Complexes via Synthetic Biology PhD
Infectious Diseases PhD / MPhil / MD
Investigating age-related biochemical changes in motor neurons using an induced pluripotent stem cell in vitro model. PhD
Investigating the Role of Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Transfer of snoRNAs and Ribosomes in Joint Ageing PhD
Investigating the therapeutic efficacy of resident cardiac stem cells PhD
Leveraging Deep Learning-based structural bioinformatics for experimental structural biology PhD
Leveraging sequencing technologies to advance identification of bacterial pathogens PhD
Mechanisms controlling gene expression in hypoxia and inflammation PhD
Medical Microbiology PhD / MPhil / MD
Modelling non-standard longitudinal outcomes using fast Bayesian inference. PhD
Molecular characterization of galectin interaction with compound inhibitors to aid development of novel cancer therapeutic drugs PhD
Morphology, motion, and mechanics of vertebral joints in fish PhD
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Towards Mitigating Severe Neurotoxicity in T-cell Immunotherapy PhD
Multi-modal uncertainty analysis of physiological measurements from wearable devices, for clinical applications PhD
Multiomics PhD / MPhil / MD
Musculoskeletal Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration PhD / MPhil / MD
Neurological Science PhD / MPhil / MD
New Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) methods for the detection of functional changes in diagnostic nanocomposite particles PhD
Next-Generation Diagnostic Technologies for Tear Film Analysis PhD
Obesity and Endocrinology PhD / MPhil / MD
Optimising Cancer Therapy: Understanding how SGLT2 Inhibitors Enhance Neoplastic Efficacy and offer Cardioprotection against immunotherapies. PhD
Oxygenic photosynthesis in desert environments driven by far-red light PhD
Pancreatology PhD / MPhil / MD
Personalising cancer treatment with modelling tumour evolution based on genomics biomarkers and PK/PD PhD
Pharmacology PhD / MPhil / MD
Plant Biochemistry PhD / MPhil / MD
Proteomic Signatures of Muscle Resilience: Why Equine Jaw Muscles Resist Age‑Related Decline PhD
Radiobiology and Radiotherapy PhD / MPhil / MD
Real-time visualisation of thyroid hormone signalling PhD
Renal Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Stabilising the Corneal Stem Cell Niche: LaNt α31 as a Regulator of Epithelial Repair and Regeneration PhD
Structural Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Structural Proteomics to spatially resolve interactions with mechanosensitive synaptic scaffold proteins PhD
Super resolution analysis of basement membrane remodelling and microenvironment signalling in pancreatic cancer. PhD
Surgery and Oncology PhD / MPhil / MD
Systems Biology PhD / MPhil / MD
Tendons Under Attack: The Role of Homogentisic Acid in Connective Tissue Degeneration PhD
The role of PPFIA1 (Liprin-α1) in pancreatic cancer PhD
The wrong place at the wrong time: Immune cell-derived serine proteases as drivers of osteoarthritis PhD
Therapeutics for Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome PhD
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors: application of chemical and discovery proteomics to the problem of chemotherapeutic toxicity in cancer patients PhD
Uncovering the hidden costs and benefits of mate choice PhD
Uncovering the role of Wnt and Notch signalling in embryonic stem cell pluripotency and differentiation PhD
Understanding skeletal tissue responses to sex and menopause in osteoarthritis PhD
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of Wnt and Notch signalling during embryonic development PhD
Understanding why cardiovascular complications are the number one cause of death in patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease PhD
Veterinary Pathology PhD / MPhil
Virology PhD / MPhil / MD
Why muscles weaken and immunity fails: Investigating the role of calmodulin PhD
Women's Health PhD / MPhil / MD

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