Roslin Institute

The Roslin Institute is one of the World's leading bioscience research centres. It undertakes top-class basic and translational science to tackle some of the most pressing issues in animal genetics and genomics, development, health and welfare and their implications for human health.

The Roslin Institute has an iconic track-record, having been the first organisation worldwide to clone a mammal successfully from an adult cell ('Dolly the sheep'). The Institute has also recently been widely acclaimed for developing transgenic chickens for large scale production of human antibodies for use as anti-cancer therapies.

Scientists at the Roslin Institute work in a wide range of disciplines including molecular and cell biology, quantitative genetics, developmental biology, bioinformatics, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and comparative and functional genomics, with the Institute's research contributing significantly to international policy on genetic diversity, livestock diseases and animal welfare

Research at Roslin Institute is structured into three Divisions- Genetics & Genomics, Gene Function & Development and TSE and there are about 300 staff, students and visiting scientists. Roslin scientists have been typically involved in a large number of collaborative projects with industry".

Read more about the institute's research on the Roslin Institute website