Dr. Wei Cui had her pre-medical training at the Peking University and obtained her medical degree from the Peking Union Medical College, China. She was then awarded the China-British Council Technical Co-operation Scholarship to undertake her PhD at the University of London, UK. She has extensive experience in cell biology, molecular biology and transgenic animals. She currently leads the Stem Cell Differentiation group at the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology (IRDB).

RESEARCH INTERESTS
The research interest of the group is to explore the molecular mechanisms that govern the early human embryonic cell fate determination using human pluripotent stem cells as a model system and applying them to understand human embryonic development and its associated disorders and to develop human disease models.

Teaching involved
Undergraduate courses:

MBBS/BSc modules: Reproductive and developmental science, Immunity and infectious diseases, Neuroscience.
BSc in Faculty of Natural Sciences: Stem cells, regeneration and ageing.
Postgraduate courses:

MSc – Reproductive and Developmental Biology; Human Molecular Genetics.
MRes – Biomedical Research.
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