Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism (FORM)

Industry-leading equipment

The Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism (FORM) is equipped with Metabolomics and Genomics capabilities and is supported by the University’s Human Sciences Research Centre (HSRC). The aim is to improve the health outcomes of people through a stratified medicine approach for a better understanding of the disease pathologies and agents that can improve metabolic conditions and treat diseases.

The University of Derby is already working on metabolomic research for conditions such as Covid-19, diabetes and obesity. The FORM provides the University with the capability of universal detection of genes (genomics), mRNA (transcriptomics), and metabolites (metabolomics) in biological samples which will help advance the understanding of diseases and help identify new and innovative solutions to improve health and prevent and treat diseases.

The technologies within the Facility will also be applied to develop forensic investigation work, boost the performance of elite athletes and support new forms of sustainable agriculture, such as vertical farming.