Postgrad LIVE! Study Fairs

Birmingham | Edinburgh | Liverpool | Sheffield | Southampton | Bristol

Find Out More
CeMM Featured PhD Programmes
University of Sussex Featured PhD Programmes
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Featured PhD Programmes
University of Glasgow Featured PhD Programmes
University College London Featured PhD Programmes
"fetal"×
10 miles
    2. >
    3. >

fetal PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

We have 16 fetal PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

  • "fetal" ×
  • clear all
Order by 
Showing 1 to 10 of 16
  MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Defining the link between glucose, miRNAs and extracellular vesicles in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes
University of Leeds MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership
  Prof K.A. Forbes, Prof E Scott, Dr N Simpson
Application Deadline: 21 January 2019
Maternal diabetes currently affects 1 in 20 pregnancies, making it one of the most common obstetric complications, and the incidence is set to rise.
Details
Type/Funding
  Therapeutic interventions to reverse fetoplacental vascular dysregulation and anatomical changes in fetal growth restriction
University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  Dr P Brownbill, Dr S Greenwood
Applications accepted all year round
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a serious pregnancy complication, which affects 3-8% of pregnancies and is associated with a significant increase in perinatal…
Details
Type/Funding
  MRC Precision Medicine DTP: Sexually dimorphic development of the human fetal brain: critical role in the programming of neurodevelopmental disorders
University of Glasgow College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine
  Dr M Bellingham, Dr M Drake
Application Deadline: 7 January 2019
Supervisors. Dr Michelle Bellingham. Dr Amanda Drake. Prof Paul A. Fowler. PhD project summary. The fetal environment plays a key role in programming normal brain development in the womb.
Details
Type/Funding
  Impact of intermittent maternal fasting on placental calcium transport and fetal skeletal development
University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  Dr J Glazier, Dr N Ashton
Applications accepted all year round
Many pregnant women fast during the holy month of Ramadan despite being exempt. As the fetus relies upon the mother for its supply of nutrients, fasting is likely to affect development of the fetus.
Details
Type/Funding
  Mechanisms behind fetal vascular dysfunction in diabetic pregnancies
University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences
  Dr L Leach
Applications accepted all year round
The central research focus of our group is to understand the mechanisms regulating two key functions of human blood vessels. permeability and angiogenesis.
Details
Type/Funding
  MRC Precision Medicine DTP: Blood flow and solute transport in human placental vascular networks: an in silico approach to characterizing pregnancy pathologies
University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
  Research Group: Centre for Medical Informatics
  Dr M Bernabeu, Dr T Krueger
Application Deadline: 7 January 2019
Background. The human placenta performs diverse functions later taken on by several different organs. In particular, it mediates the exchange of vital solutes, including respiratory gases and nutrients, between the mother and the developing fetus.
Details
Type/Funding
  Epigenetic mechanisms of behavioural, placental and cognitive impairment in a neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia
University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  Dr R Hager, Prof J Neill, Dr J Glazier
Applications accepted all year round
A fundamental question in disease research is how stressors experienced during critical developmental periods influence the genesis or ‘programming’ of adult disease (Estes & McAllister 2016).
Details
Type/Funding
  Impact of maternal intermittent fasting on cognitive development
University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  Dr N Ashton, Prof J Neill
Applications accepted all year round
Many pregnant Muslim women take part in the daily fast during the month of Ramadan, even though they are exempt. The long term effects on the child are not fully known; however an association between exposure to fasting in utero and an increased incidence of mental impairment in children has been shown.
Details
Type/Funding
  Impact of maternal intermittent fasting on the development of metabolic disease in the offspring
University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  Dr N Ashton, Dr J Glazier
Applications accepted all year round
Pregnant Muslim women are exempt from the daily fast during the month of Ramadan; however many choose participate, wanting to share this experience with their families.
Details
Type/Funding
  Engineering Big Data solutions to mining Imaging Genetics data through Deep Learning
King’s College London School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences
  Dr E Robinson
Applications accepted all year round
First Supervisor - Dr Emma Robinson. Second Supervisor - Professor David Edwards.
Details
Type/Funding
Show 10 15 30 per page
4k+

PhD Project & Programmes
Search for PhDs
PhDs by Subject
PhDs by Institution
PhDs by Country
PhDs by Email
Info for students
Postgraduate Open Days
PhD Study Guides
PhD Study Abroad
Funding Your PhD
Postgraduate Advice Forum
Postgraduate Email Updates
Info for advertisers
Advertise your PhD Project & Programmes
Provider Login
Display Advertising
Targeted Emails

FindAPhD. Copyright 2005-2018
All rights reserved.

Meet with top universities

Get funding advice

Win a £1,000 bursary