Professor Miguel Constância
ResearcherInstitute of Metabolic Science
About Professor Miguel Constância
I am a Professor of Developmental Epigenetics working at both the Institute of Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Laboratories and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
am interested in understanding how epigenetic mechanisms regulate gene activity and how they respond to environmental cues (e.g. nutrition), with a focus on imprinted genes and developmental pathways that link growth with metabolic function.
Project/study information
Epigenetics is an exciting field that impacts basic biomedical research and clinical medicine.
Our lab focuses on three main areas:
- Epigenetics, growth and metabolism including genomic imprinting
- Epigenetics and gene-environment interactions
- Inter-organ communication during pregnancy and lactation
Recruitment of postgraduate students and research staff
Training graduate students for a scientific career is a priority at the IMS-MRL. We have a mixture of both basic science students and clinical trainees and aim to provide everyone with a supportive, stimulating research and learning environment. We offer Funded PhD programmes, a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry and a full-time taught MPhil in Obesity, Endocrinology & Metabolism.
For general enquiries, please contact our postgraduate admin team
Post-doctoral vacancies are advertised through the University of Cambridge.
I am always happy to hear from enthusiastic PhD and postdoctoral candidates.
For general enquiries, please contact our postgraduate admin team
Post-doctoral vacancies are advertised through the University of Cambridge.
I am always happy to hear from enthusiastic PhD and postdoctoral candidates.