electrophysiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Bringing light to bacterial electrophysiology – bacterial optogenetics

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Background. Recent publications in high-impact journals indicate growing interest in bacterial electrophysiology (1–4). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Asally

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

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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Channelling the “hole” story: future pandemic Coronavirus therapeutics through integrated understanding of virus-encoded ion channel electrophysiology

University of Leeds MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership

The “100 Days Mission” for pandemic preparedness is underpinned by expansion of prototype therapeutics that will require minimal optimisation prior to deployment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Griffin, Dr J D Lippiat, Dr R Foster, Dr A Kalli

Open Day(s) 17 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Using microRNA inhibitors to boost GABAergic inhibition as a genetic therapy for epilepsy

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterised by recurrent spontaneous seizures and cognitive co-morbidities. Current small molecule approaches to treating epilepsy are ineffective in a significant portion of cases, and are associated with substantial adverse effects. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G. Morris, Dr R Wykes, Prof R Baines

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

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The role of electrical excitability in coccolithophore calcification

University College London London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo)

Bioelectricity underpins highly sophisticated signalling across all domains of life. Recently, electrical excitability (rapid changes in membrane potential) has been discovered in single-celled, red-lineage phytoplankton. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H McClelland, Dr T Blacker, Assoc Prof C McClenaghan

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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An electrical perspective on diatom ecophysiology

University College London London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo)

Bioelectricity underpins highly sophisticated signalling across all domains of life. Recently, electrical excitability (rapid changes in membrane potential) has been discovered in single-celled, red-lineage phytoplankton. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H McClelland, Prof S Purton, Assoc Prof C McClenaghan

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Electrophysiology of menstruation; a multiscale modelling approach

University of Auckland Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Interested in a rewarding career in bioengineering? Get sponsored to do life-changing research in New Zealand!. Contractions of the uterus vary during the different phases of the menstrual cycle. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Miller

25 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigation of cortical function by large-scale electrophysiology and computational modelling

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

A fundamental question in sensory neuroscience is what information sensory neurons convey during natural behaviour (‘sensory coding’). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Petersen, Dr R Storchi

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

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Understanding the role of pigmentation in retinal and vision development

University of Leicester School of Psychology and Vision Sciences

Establishing structure-function correlations in vision development . The aim of this project is to develop methods to study the relationship between pigmentation and vision development in humans and zebrafish. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Thomas, Dr W Norton, Dr J McDearmid

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

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Thyroid hormone regulation of heart rate and cardiac function.

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Thyroid hormones are key endogenous regulators of heart rate and contractility. Low levels of thyroid hormones in the blood result in a slow heart rate and reduced contractility and this is evident in hypothyroidism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SJ Logantha, Dr R Rainbow, Dr P Sharma

4 December 2023 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Ion permeation, gating and pharmacology in K2P channels studied with computational methods

Queen Mary University of London School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

K2P (KCNK) channels form a family of potassium channels that is responsible for the ‘leak’ current in cells, and plays a role in many important cellular processes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Kopec

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Electrical monitoring and control of environmental microbes

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Research Group: CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance

Project Highlights. The project will use a novel electrophysiological cell-vitality detection technique to monitor biological activities of soil microbes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Asally

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

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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cold Signalling in Somatosensory Neurons

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Detection of noxious cold in the environment is essential to animal survival by triggering beneficial protective and avoiding responses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Zhang

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

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Dissecting a novel brainstem-cerebellum circuit in food intake behaviour

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

A key function of the brain is to monitor our environment – both our surroundings as well as our internal state. As an example, as we eat our stomach distends. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Holt

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

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Defining the mechanism of action of protein aggregates on hippocampal microcircuit function

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

This project will bridge the fields of experimental neuroscience and theoretical computational mathematical modelling. Whole cell patch clamp and extracellular recording will be used to explore the way in which hippocampal neurons and the hippocampal microcircuit responds to protein aggregates. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Wall

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

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PhD in Ion Channel Biology

Dundalk Institute of Technology Applied Sciences

Research Group: Smooth Muscle Research Group

Fully Funded PhD Studentship Smooth Muscle Research Centre (SMRC), Dundalk, Ireland. The Smooth Muscle Research Centre in Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland comprises a cross-disciplinary research team focused on the regulation of ion channels in health & disease. Read more

Supervisor: Prof MH Hollywood

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 80 electrophysiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

electrophysiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 80 electrophysiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Bringing light to bacterial electrophysiology – bacterial optogenetics

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Channelling the “hole” story: future pandemic Coronavirus therapeutics through integrated understanding of virus-encoded ion channel electrophysiology

Using microRNA inhibitors to boost GABAergic inhibition as a genetic therapy for epilepsy

The role of electrical excitability in coccolithophore calcification

An electrical perspective on diatom ecophysiology

Electrophysiology of menstruation; a multiscale modelling approach

Investigation of cortical function by large-scale electrophysiology and computational modelling

Understanding the role of pigmentation in retinal and vision development

Thyroid hormone regulation of heart rate and cardiac function.

Ion permeation, gating and pharmacology in K2P channels studied with computational methods

Electrical monitoring and control of environmental microbes

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cold Signalling in Somatosensory Neurons

Dissecting a novel brainstem-cerebellum circuit in food intake behaviour

Defining the mechanism of action of protein aggregates on hippocampal microcircuit function

PhD in Ion Channel Biology

We have 80 electrophysiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

electrophysiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 80 electrophysiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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