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Understanding and mitigating blast injuries- Blast Biology

Institution:

Imperial College London

Dept/School/Faculty:

Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies

PhD Supervisor:

Dr S Rankin

Application Deadline:

No more applications being accepted

Funding Availability:

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Project

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Immediate PhD research opportunities in the Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London

This is a call for the inaugural cohort of PhD studentships based in the Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London (CBIS). The Centre has been established following a multimillion pound donation by the Royal British Legion, and presents a unique opportunity for successful candidates to work with a collaborative team of military and civilian clinicians, scientists and engineers.

Successful students will undertake research leading to platform and application technologies with the central aim of understanding and mitigating blast injuries, commonly caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The cohort will benefit from a continuous education program running alongside the research program. Four specific appointments will be made, while a further two studentships may be allocated depending on the quality of candidates.

• Blast Biology: High compression waves arising from IEDs can cause severe damage to the lung. Blast lung is the most common cause of death in people who initially survive an explosion. This PhD project will investigate the effect of high compression waves on lung at a molecular, cellularand tissue level. Interested candidates seeking further information on the project should contact: Prof Sara Rankin (s.rankin@imperial.ac.uk).

It is expected that candidates will come from a range of disciplines, but must have an outstanding undergraduate background, and be able to demonstrate expertise in experimental, analytical and computational work.

All applicants should submit a formal application with the Department of Bioengineering through the Imperial College London online application system, clearly marking the application for the Centre for Blast Injury Studies, as well as emailing a CV and cover letter in PDF format to blast@imperial.ac.uk

Funding for the PhD studentships includes a stipend at the standard rate, fees and running costs.

Applicants must be eligible for HOME/EU fees status.

The closing date for applications is: 1st May 2012. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted
shortly after the 8th May and invited for interview in mid to late May.

For further information on the centre please visit: www.imperial.ac.uk/blastinjurystudies

For further information on postgraduate study and to submit an application please visit:
www.imperial.ac.uk/pgaf

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