List of research institutes and centres

Our research centres are usually grouped within institutes that bring together internationally outstanding, thematically linked research.
In addition, we are proud to host several philanthropically funded centres that focus on specific disease areas.

The Queen's Medical Research Institute
Institutes and CentresHost School/DeaneryDirectorEmail
Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceClinical SciencesProfessor A Baker

Andy.Baker@ed.ac.uk 

M.Kavanagh@ed.ac.uk 

Institute of Genetics and Cancer
Institutes and CentresHost School/DeaneryDirectorEmail
Institute of Genetics and CancerMolecular, Genetic and Population Health SciencesProfessor M Framem.frame@ed.ac.uk laura.wood@ed.ac.uk
MRC Human Genetics UnitMolecular, Genetic and Population Health SciencesProfessor W Bickmore

HGU.director@ed.ac.uk

Katie.browne@ed.ac.uk

Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre Molecular, Genetic and Population Health SciencesProfessor Charlie Gourley

Charlie.gourley@ed.ac.uk

laura.wood@ed.ac.uk

Edinburgh Cancer ResearchMolecular, Genetic and Population Health SciencesProfessor Neil Carragher

n.carragher@ed.ac.uk

jan.irvine@ed.ac.uk 

Centre for Genomic & Experimental MedicineMolecular, Genetic and Population Health SciencesProfessor T Aitman

Tim.Aitman@ed.ac.uk

 

The Usher Institute 
Institutes and CentresHost School/DeaneryDirectorEmail
The Usher Institute Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences

Professor Julie Jacko

(Interim Director)

Julie.Jacko@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Population Health SciencesMolecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences

Professor David Weller

Professor Linda Bauld

David.Weller@ed.ac.uk

Linda.Bauld@ed.ac.uk 

Centre for Medical InformaticsMolecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences

Professor Ewen Harrison

 

Professor Julie Jacko 

Ewen.harrison@ed.ac.uk

 

Julie.Jacko@ed.ac.uk 

Centre for Global Health ResearchMolecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences

Professor Harish Nair

Professor Igor Rudan

Harish.nair@ed.ac.uk 

igor.rudan@ed.ac.uk 

Centre for Biomedicine, Self and SocietyMolecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences

Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley

Professor Steve Sturdy

Professor Martyn Pickersgill 

 

Martyn.Pickersgill@ed.ac.uk 

Edinburgh Clinical Trials UnitMolecular, Genetic and Population Health SciencesProfessor John NorrieJ.Norrie@ed.ac.uk 
Edinburgh Neuroscience
Institutes and CentresHost  School/DeaneryDirectorEmail
Edinburgh NeuroscienceBiomedical Sciences

Professor Cathy Abbott

Professor Malcolm MacLeod

C.Abbott@ed.ac.uk

Malcolm.macleod@ed.ac.uk

edinburgh.neuroscience@ed.ac.uk

Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesClinical SciencesProfessor Colin SmithCol.Smith@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesBiomedical SciencesProfessor D WyllieHead.CDBS@ed.ac.uk 
The Roslin Institute
Institutes and CentresHost SchoolDirectorEmail
The Roslin InstituteR(D)SVSProfessor B Whitelaw

bruce.whitelaw@roslin.ed.ac.uk

info@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Centre for Comparative Pathology Professor M Arendscomparativepathology@ed.ac.uk
The Institute of Regeneration and Repair
Institutes and CentresHost School/DeaneryDirectorEmail
Centre for Regenerative MedicineClinical SciencesProfessor S Forbes

Stuart.Forbes@ed.ac.uk

 

Centre for Inflammation ResearchClinical SciencesProfessor D DockrellDavid.Dockrell@ed.ac.uk
MRC Centre for Reproductive HealthClinical SciencesProfessor A HorneAndrew.Horne@ed.ac.uk