Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research

The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research is an interdisciplinary research centre embedded within the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester.

The Centre was established in 1995, supported by a generous grant from the Wellcome Trust, with the long-term aims of elucidating the structure and function of extracellular matrices and cell-matrix adhesions, defining the contribution of cell-matrix interactions to human diseases, and developing approaches for preventing and treating these diseases.

The specific aims of the research within the Centre are packaged into four, well-defined programmes:

• Matrix Assembly
• Adhesion Signalling
• Cell Fate Determination
• Tissue Regeneration

Successful prosecution of these aims will provide the opportunity to develop strategies to regulate adhesion, correct ECM defects, and repair dysfunctional tissues.

For full details on the research activities in this area, visit:

• Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix - Our Research

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