The Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE)

The Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE) is a unique cross-University Research Centre between the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham aimed at investigating the mechanisms of cell communication in physiology and disease to develop innovative therapies for common conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer.

To achieve this goal, we bring together experts from multiple disciplines (Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Computer Science) to advance our understanding of disease mechanisms and drug action using a highly innovative multidisciplinary approach.

These efforts are supported by dedicated, state-of-the-art facilities, including our COMPARE Advanced Imaging Facility, which are open to internal and external researchers from both academia and industry.

Learn more about the Birmingham-Nottingham COMPARE Partnership

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Latest Events

ECR Away Day - University of Nottingham 

Friday 26th May 2023, 10.00 - 16.00

The day will encompass a variety of team building activities, along with a talk by Prof. Steve Alexander entitled “How NOT to get published in the British Journal of Pharmacology (and other excellent journals)”. This theme will be continued in the afternoon in an abstract writing workshop before finishing the day with a COMPARE quiz. To guarantee your place at this Away Day, make sure you register before the 10th of May. 
Register for the ECR Away Day


COMPARE External Seminar

Nanoscale spatial compartmentalisation of membrane proteins: GPCRs at the PM and the V-ATPase in synaptic vesicles

Thursday 30th March 2023, 12.00 - 13.00
Medical School Building, Room WF-15

Join Professor Dimitrios Stamou from the University of Copenhagen as he discusses his research from experiments with different families of membrane proteins and their crucial role in neurotransmission.