Dr. Azim Surani

Professor

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Biography

Professor Azim Surani's research is centered on genomic imprinting and early human development, focusing on germline totipotency. His work explores the origin of germ cell lineage and the specification of primordial germ cells. Surani investigates epigenetic resetting of the 'immortal' germ cell lineage and seeks to understand the genetic and epigenetic information transmission and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. His research involves studying early human preimplantation embryos and fetal embryos, as well as germ cells in developing gonads. Surani is involved in the development of in vitro models for early human germline development and exploring the establishment of synthetic gametes. He employs various approaches, including single cell analysis, high-resolution imaging, gene editing, and bioinformatics to advance his research.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.