autophagy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 9 autophagy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Molecular mechanisms of selective autophagy during the course of ageing

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Ageing is a complex process that involves a progressive decline in physiological functions of an organism, eventually causing disease and death. Read more

Supervisor: Prof IN Nezis

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Therapeutic modulation of autophagy–NAD axis in iPSC-derived neuronal models of rare neurodegenerative diseases

University of Birmingham Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Informal enquiries should be directed to the project supervisor Dr Sovan Sarkar (s.sarkar@bham.ac.uk); see the lab website for further details on research. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Sarkar, Dr T G Barrett, Dr D Tennant

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the Roles for deSUMOylation Enzyme SENP3 in Autophagy Impaired by α-synuclein

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Aggregation of α-synuclein protein in neuronal cells has been strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders (Synucleinopathies) including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Guo

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigation of a Novel Regulator of Plant Yield and Fitness in Plants

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Autophagy is an incredibly important and highly conserved process across eukaryotes and involves the regulated destruction of unnecessary or damaged components within the cell. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Gallois, Prof G Johnson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Analysing the role of mitochondrial calcium in neurodegeneration

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mitochondrial calcium plays a key role in a wide array of cellular homeostatic processes and has been linked to causing neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A J Whitworth

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Analysing the role of mitochondrial calcium in neurodegeneration

University of Cambridge MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mitochondrial calcium plays a key role in a wide array of cellular homeostatic processes and has been linked to causing neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A J Whitworth

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Adeno-associated virus-based gene therapy for Mucolipidosis IV disorder

Nottingham Trent University School of Science & Technology

Project ID. SST_SHiMR_13. Mucolipidosis IV (MLIV, OMIM # 252650) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder characterized by intellectual disability, psychomotor retardation, hypotonia, corneal opacity, retinal degeneration, blindness, and limited or absent speech. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Gadalla

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cellular protein quality control in diabetes-associated heart disease: The insight into mechanisms and therapeutic potentials

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes mortality. With the exception of vascular and valvular injuries, diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a distinct myocardial disease, which is characterised by abnormal cellular metabolism and defects in organelles function, leading to impaired cardiac function. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Dr L Swanton

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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MSc by Research: Investigation of mitochondrial biology and neurodegeneration

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Phosphorylation and ubiquitylation are reversible signalling events and there is significant interest in in their interplay in the regulation of normal biological processes and disruption in human diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Muqit

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 9 autophagy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

autophagy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 9 autophagy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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