Welcome to the website of the Clinical Biosciences Institute (ClinBio) at the University of Hull. ClinBio facilitates the highest-quality, interdisciplinary research on key topics relevant to regional, national and international health agendas.

Leadership Committee
Director - Professor N D Stafford - PGMI             Prof Ian Greer - HYMS
Prof John Cleland - PGMI                                       Prof Jennifer Klaber-Moffett -PGMI
Dr Mike J Fagan- Medical Engineering                Prof Michael Lind - PGMI
Dr John Greenman - PGMI                                     Dr Anne-Marie L Seymour- Biological Sciences
Dr Ross Boyle - Chemistry                                     Prof Ian Morris - HYMS
Prof Roger Philips - Computer Science

The aim of the Institute is to provide a structure and focus for collaboration, bridging the traditional disciplines of science (biology, chemistry and physics) with engineering (mechanical, electronic and computing) and medicine. 

The Institute is divided into two, inter-related research themes: DIAGNOSIS and THERAPIES.  Each of these themes encompasses a diverse range of research centred on Cancer, Cardiovascular & Respiratory or Musculoskeletal Disease.

In turn each theme is sub-divided into specialised research areas.  For DIAGNOSIS these are: Cellular & Molecular Biomedicine, Immunology & Proteomics and Imaging & Spectroscopy.  For THERAPIES these are:  Health Promotion, Physiotherapy & Functional Morphology and Psychosocial Intervention.

The research sub-groups are developing a research portfolio at the cutting edge of its own interdisciplinary boundaries as well as interacting extensively with each other. The groups also deliver state of the art multidisciplinary research training for postgraduates, post-doctoral scientists and clinicians in their specialist fields.

Staff News:
Professors Roger Phillips and Andy Beavis and James Ward (Computer Science) have received one of the Vice Chancellors prizes of £5000 for the  Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT), a nationally significant spin-out company which is valued by the Department of Health.

The new Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research and Training Centre, opened in May 2008.  The building is a collaboration between the NHS Trust and the DAISY charity.  The latter having raised in excess of £6.5 million in support of Professor Stafford's vision to create this research centre on the Castle Hill Hospital site.

The Wolfson Building refurbishment, providing a Biomedical tower on the main University campus was completed in May 2008.  The Specialist Cell Biology facilities provide state of the art research laboratories for existing staff as well as the new HYMS appointments, Professor T Walther, Professor K Nassem and Dr Francisco-Rivero.

Dr Greenman and colleagues have also been awarded a Novel and Emerging Technologies grant from Heart Research UK  for £200,000. 

Travel Bursary Scheme

Travel Bursaries for 2008-9 have now been allocated