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Name	Qualification	Mode	Type
Molecular Biosciences Molecular Biosciences focuses on the molecular mechanisms underpinning biological function.	PhD, MPhil, MD	Full-time, Part-time	Area
Biosciences Our research ranges across the biological sciences, from the understanding of precisely how neurons grow, to the mechanisms of cancer and other diseases, the molecular basis of animal and plant development and exploring the genetics of orang-utans, elephants, pandas and other endangered species.	PhD, MPhil, MD	Full-time, Part-time	Programme
Structural analysis of receptors for insecticidal toxins Insecticidal toxins produced by bacteria such as Bacillus thuringiensis and Lysinibacillus sphaericus are the active agents in these important biological pesticides and can also be exploited in the production of insect-resistant transgenic plants.			Project
Cytoplasmic RNA regulation in cell motility This project will investigate how cytoplasmic RNA regulation impacts on cell motility and immune function, by studying conserved RNA-binding proteins and their interactions with candidate mRNAs.			Project
Protein interactions in the regulation of a model cell differentiation program Cell differentiation programs drive the production of specialised tissues from progenitor cells during animal development.			Project
Role of the lysosome, and the lysosomal protein NPC1 in the pathogenesis and treatment of Mycobacteriumtuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease that in it’s latent form affects approximately one third of the worlds population with an estimated 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths per year.			Project
Firing dynamics of thalamic and cortical neural networks during absence epilepsy Epilepsy is one of the most serious and widespread neurological diseases, which affect about 1% of the population.			Project
A Synthetic Reaction-Diffusion System for Engineering Patterning and Self-Organisation in Plant Stem Cells Reaction-diffusion systems are employed in biology to establish patterns associated with the formation of distinct tissues and organs at the multicellular scale.			Project
Molecular pathways regulating stem cell divisions This project aims to identify the molecular pathways that regulate proliferative vs. neurogenic divisions in the developing cerebral cortex by combining candidate and unbiased approaches.			Project
Characterisation of microRNAs regulated by dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid in macrophages in relation to atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral vascular disease, is responsible for more deaths in the western world than any other disease with mortality increasing at a marked rate in developing countries.			Project
Examining the programming of offspring behaviour by maternal diet and abnormal maternal care There is a well-defined association between early life adversity (either prenatally or in early childhood) and significantly poorer outcomes for children.			Project
Towards the clinical development of calcium-sensing receptor antagonists as novel therapeutics for inflammatory lung diseases G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have crucial roles in almost every physiological process from cardiac function, immune responses and neurotransmission to sensory functions comprising sight, taste and smell.			Project
The smell of infection – detecting infectious disease and determining mechanisms underlying the spread of disease on social networks Social organization facilitates contacts between individuals altering the probability of parasite transmission (Perkins et al., 2009).			Project
Can early intervention with astrocytes delay the progression of Huntington's disease? We will test the hypothesis that astrocyte transplants can improve function in an adult HD mouse model, thereby taking the first steps towards exploring astrocyte transplants as a potential therapy for HD.			Project
Invertebrate communities in hollowing trees This project aims to define how heart-rot decay characteristics, succession and landscape context govern the composition and structure of fungal-invertebrate assemblages.			Project
Competitive ability of a highly invasive plant: The interplay between resource availability, herbivory and allelopathy This project aims to investigate the role of resource competition and allelopathy, under different environmental conditions, particularly in the context of varying resource availability and herbivory, in facilitating the invasion of Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera).			Project