The Centre
Objectives
The Centre for Chromosome Biology (CCB) aims to provide a highly focused, interactive and dynamic research environment where international researchers can come together to investigate the biological significance and medical applications of chromosome structure and dynamics.
Participation
Research groups at NUI Galway with a primary focus on aspects of chromosome biology can participate in the CCB. The centre is currently composed of research teams drawn from the Disciplines of Biochemistry and Plant Science and the neighbouring National Centre for Biomedical and Engineering Science (NCBES), all at NUI Galway.
Organisation
The Centre is run by a committee comprising all Principal Investigators, under the leadership of the Director.
- CCB Director: Prof Noel Lowndes
- Scientific Advisory Board: currently being assembled
History
The CCB evolved from the Genome Stability Cluster, founded in 2001. Originally a group of three researchers interested in the DNA damage response, the research cluster expanded rapidly in both numbers and scientific scope until it included 10 research groups studying the inter-related chromosomal themes of DNA repair, DNA replication, chromosome segregation and transcription regulation.
In 2008 this grouping was recognised with full centre status by NUI Galway to better reflect our scope of interests and the organisational needs of the larger group of collaborating researchers.
The Centre for Chromosome Biology continues to expand and currently comprises 11 research groups spanning the gamut of chromosome-related research at NUI Galway.