St. George’s, University of London is delighted to offer 10 fully funded PhD studentships in the areas of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences.
Closing Date: Monday 26th March 2012
Recognised globally for the quality of its biomedical and clinical research, St George’s is home to six research centres located within three academic divisions. Each academic division and the joint faculty contains talented researchers conducting a wide range of basic, clinical, translational and practice-based research. St George's has a number of cutting edge facilities to assist researchers and students within the University and St George's Healthcare NHS Trust.
The University shares a campus with St. George’s Hospital, one of the UK’s busiest hospitals, serving a community of over one million people in the capital; a community that is nationally representative and relevant to the research of medicine and biological sciences in their broadest sense.
St George’s is now offering both fully funded (3 year) PhD Studentships across the Divisions of Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Sciences, in addition to (4 year) Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) in the Division of Biomedical Sciences.
The Studentships and GTAs are available to start in September 2012. A total of 7 studentships and 3 GTAs will be funded. All studentships will provide a stipend (at or above RCUK rates) and full PhD tuition fees (at UK/EU rate).
Interested candidates are invited to look at the details of the projects available by following the links below and to identify the project(s) which best suits their interests and research experience to date.
Candidates would normally be expected to apply for the single project that best fits their experience and skills, but where there are several relevant project titles listed, interested candidates may submit an application for a maximum of two projects. (In the event that a candidate wishes to apply for two projects, they may nominate two titles from the list of 3 year studentships, two of the GTA projects, or one of each).
Please visit the SGUL web site for further information, entry requirements and the application process.
The closing date for receipt of all applications (both for the PhD studentships and the GTAs) is 1700 (GMT) on Monday 26th March 2012.
Available 3 year PhD Studentship Projects - Click on a project title to view the full project details:
| Dr A Albert | New therapeutic targets for coronary artery disease: Activation mechanisms of TRPC ion channels |
Dr R Allen
Prof J Ma | Optimising the innate immune functions of antibodies |
Prof D Bennett
Dr S-H Kim | Multiple melanoma, prognostic markers and cell senescence |
Prof D Bennett
Dr T Shaw | Therapeutic targeting of histone acetylation in scars |
Dr J Cartwright
Dr I Dumitriu | The role of decidual macrophages in early pregnancy and the pathology of pre-eclampsia. |
Dr G Cockerill
Dr E Torsney | Evaluating the role of circulating progenitor cells on abdominal aortic aneurysms. |
Dr I Greenwood
Dr V Ho | The role of orphan G protein-coupled receptors in the vascular actions of cannabinoids and related lipid signalling molecules |
Dr M Harhun
Dr I A Greenwood | Mechanisms of adrenergic and purinergic regulation of vascular smooth muscle from human resistance arteries |
Prof JC Kaski
Dr I Dumitriu | The role of regulatory B cells in atherosclerosis: human and murine studies. |
Prof S Krishna
Dr H M Staines | Studies on the mechanism of action of artemisinins |
Prof P Mortimer
Dr S Mansour | Immune Studies in Primary Lymphoedema. |
Dr A Nohturfft
Prof P Butcher | Reprogramming of human host cells by mycobacteria – a cell biology approach |
Dr R Reljic
Prof D Macallan | Generation and characterisation of the IL-4 variant IL-4delta2, with potentials against tuberculosis |
Dr F Valderrama
Prof G Whitley | Role of ERM proteins in prostate cancer progression in a human 3D culture model |
Available 4 year Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Projects - Click on a project title to view the full project details:
| Dr A Albert | New therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease: Novel G-protein-coupled receptors in blood vessels |
| Dr R Allen | Functional roles of Leukocyte Ig-like Receptors (LILR) in HIV infection |
Dr J Cartwright
Prof G Whitley | Cellular interactions at the maternal-fetal interface |
| Prof S Goodbourn | Evasion of Innate Immunity by paramyxoviruses |
Dr I Greenwood
Dr A Albert | Role of Kv7 potassium channels cAMP-mediated vasodilatation of blood vessels. |
Dr I Greenwood
Dr V Ho | Changes in the vascular endocannabinoid system with ageing |
| Dr Y Jamshidi | Getting to the heart of personalized medicine |
Dr S-H Kim
Prof N Brown | The role of WDR11 in development of reproductive system and its clinical implications for human hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism |
Dr T Shaw
Prof D Bennett | Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Tissue Repair in Skin and Ovary |