School of Biosciences

3/4-Year PhD Studentships

PROJECTS AVAILABLE  FOR JAN, APR, JUL & OCT 2012 START

Development of repressible sterility in pest fruit flies for chemical-free pest control

Functional assessment of an animal model of glaucoma by two-photon imaging

Label-free multiphoton microscopy of lipids in oocytes, eggs and early embryos

Longitudinal assessment of cognitive and behavioural phenotypes in knock-in mouse models of Huntington’s disease

Optometric characterisation of eye movements in Huntington’s disease

Role of calcium signalling in development of acute pancreatitis

Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre - PhD Studentships for October 2012 start

PROJECTS OPEN TO HOME/EU AND OVERSEAS STUDENTS WITH SELF-FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Anaerobic dehalogenating bacterial communities in marine sediments and their potential for bioremediation of polluted sediment

Analysis of progenitor cell differentiation programmes

Dealing with differential immune challenge: prokaryote / eukaryote co-infections

Determining the role of elevated ghrelin in Prader-Willi Syndrome

Essential fatty acids in the trophic ecology of an invasive lake bivalve

Genome conservation, selection and breed management in ryeland sheep

Molecular tracking of birds exploiting a heterogeneous landscape

Structural analysis of insecticidal proteins

The role of membrane trafficking in cellular recognition

Unique and shared roles of subunits of the Drosophila tMAC transcriptional regulation complex

Utilising cell penetrating peptides and proteins to regulate cellular lipid content

RECENTLY FILLED PROJECTS (SUCCESSFUL IN RECEIVING RESEARCH COUNCIL FUNDING)

Are NMDA spikes impaired in ‘mad’ mice?

Impacts of agricultural intensification on ecosystem functioning and trophic relationships in rivers

Lysosomal storage disorders and Parkinson’s disease; related mechanisms of pathogenesis and identification of novel therapeutic targets

Perturbed expression of the Phlda2 gene as cause of placental dysfunction, intrauterine growth restriction and adult metabolic dysfunction

Role of RNA-binding proteins in cancer

The resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to preservatives and detergents used in industrial formulations

Using fruit fly eyes as ion channel expression factories

RECENTLY FILLED PROJECTS (SUCCESSFUL IN RECEIVING OTHER FUNDING)