PhD Research Studentships in Biomedical Science
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The department offers full time PhD research projects in the fields of Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology & Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Models of Human Disease and Regenerative Medicine. Studentships are offered as standard three or four year PhD programmes, or as a PhD with Integrated Studies, depending on the source of supported funding. We are able to support UK and EU-based students with funding from the MRC, BBSRC and other charities. We also welcome applications from excellent students of any nationality who have independent funding or who wish to compete for scholarships that they have identified. Entry requirements How to Apply for a Research Degree at the Department of Biomedical Science |
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PhD Studentship Opportunities 2013
Although the application deadline has expired for the projects listed below, please feel free to contact the relevant supervisor about current availability.
Application deadline Friday 14 December 2012 (unless stated). Interviews expected 21/22 January 2013.
Applications from excellent candidates will be given preferential early consideration.
Project Title: Circuitry mechanisms of visual object recognition and memory in zebrafish (added 10.12.12.)
Supervisor: Dr Anton Nikolaev. More on this project.
Project Title: Laminins and basement membranes in the control of skeletal muscle regeneration (added 7.12.12.)
Supervisor: Dr Anne-Gaelle Borycki. More on this project.
Project Title: Analysis of a Novel Actin Nucleating Machinery regulating Membrane trafficking (added 27.11.12.)
Supervisors: Professor Kathryn Ayscough and Professor Mike Williamson. More on this project.
Project Title: A new approach to chronic pain therapy – the molecular mechanism of exocytosis from sensory neuron (added 16.11.12.)
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Seward. More on this project.
Project Title: In vivo analysis of skeletal regeneration in Zebrafish (added 14.11.12.)
Supervisors: Dr Henry Roehl and Ilaria Bellantuono. More on this project.
Project Title: Elucidating the mechanisms underlying C9ORF72 mutation toxicity using Drosophila (added 31.10.12.)
Supervisors: Dr Jon Wood and Dr Alex Whitworth. More on this project.
Project Title: Functional analysis of dystrophin in vivo (added 30.10.12.)
Supervisors: Professor Steve Winder and Dr Jamie Hobbs. More on this project.
Project title: Analysis of Drosophila models of Parkinson’s disease – the GBA link (added 30.10.12.)
Supervisor: Dr Alex Whitworth. More on this project.
Project title: The role of ER-mitochondria tethering and calcium transfer in neurodegeneration (added 30.10.12.)
Supervisor: Dr Alex Whitworth. More on this project.
Project Title:The roles and targeting of membrane microdomains in immune cells (added 30.10.12.)
Supervisors: Professor Ian Sabroe, Professor Elizabeth Smythe and Dr Elizabeth Seward. More on this project.
Project Title: Characterisation of axonal transport defects in mutant LRRK2-related Parkinson’s disease (added 25.10.12.)
Supervisors: Dr Alex Whitworth and Dr Kurt De Vos. More on this project.
Project Title: Cilia, Cell Polarity & Their Defects in Human Disease (added 24.10.12.)
Supervisor: Dr Jamrea Malicki. More on this project.
Project title: Modelling Neural Crest Diseases with Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Supervisor: Professor Peter Andrews. More on this project.
Project Title: The interplay of endocytosis and signalling
Supervisor: Professor Elizabeth Smythe. More on this project.
Project title: Development of the semicircular canal system: a comparative study
Supervisor: Dr Tanya Whitfield. More on this project. Application deadline: 31 October 2012
Project title: New botulinum molecules for biomedical applications
Supervisor: Professor Bazbek Davletov. More on this project.
Project title: Control of the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signalling pathway by cell adhesion molecules in neural progenitor cells and medulloblastoma
Supervisors: Dr Andrew Furley and Dr Freek van Eeden. More on this project.
Project title: Targeted disruption of SNARE mediated secretion for the treatment of neuroendocrine cancers
Supervisors: Professor Bazbek Davletov and Dr Elizabeth Seward. More on this project.
Project title: Understanding mechanisms of cell-cell communication that lead to coordinated cell polarisation during morphogenesis
Supervisor: Professor David Strutt. More on this project.
Project title: Identifying cellular pathways and machinery required constitutive secretion using functional genomics
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Peden. More on this project.
Project title: Elucidating the molecular function of SNAP29 a gene mutated in CEDNIK syndrome
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Peden. More on this project.
Project title: The role of the tumor suppressor protein PTPN13 in epithelial cell polarization and tumor progression
Supervisor: Dr Kai Erdmann. More on this project.
Project title: Dynamic gene regulatory networks in developing inner ear for regeneration and treatments for hearing loss
Supervisors: Dr Marta Milo and Professor Matthew Holley. More on this project.
Project Title: Studying the trafficking of Nav1.7 channel, a key pain target in nociceptive neurons
Supervisor: Dr Mohammed Nassar. More on this project.