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(BBSRC DTP) Understanding the contribution of dietary extracellular vesicles to healthy human development
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The ability to adapt behaviour in response to nutrient availability is important for all cells but particularly so for trophoblasts, as these cells form the placenta - the interface between mother and fetus - and act as fetal sentinels of the maternal environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Westwood, Dr L Harris, Prof A Nicolaou, Dr A Stevens
 31 January 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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(MRC CASE) Integrated in vitro and in silico microphysiological human placental barrier models for reproductive toxicology testing in the pharmaceutical industry
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The pharmaceutical industry has a pressing challenge of providing additional advice on the safety of prescription medicines in pregnancy and how ex vivo and in vitro human placental models might be advanced to reproducible human placental test systems (HPTSs), refining a weight of evidence to the guidance given around compound risk assessment during pregnancy [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Brownbill, Dr Peter Ruane, Dr I Chernyaysky
 15 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Mechanisms behind fetal vascular dysfunction in pregnancies complicated by diabetes and pre-eclampsia
University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences
The central research focus of our group is to understand the mechanisms regulating two key functions of human blood vessels. permeability and angiogenesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Leach
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Investigating the mechanisms contributing to placental dysfunction in pregnancies complicated by diabetes: role of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Maternal diabetes is a major risk factor for fetal overgrowth, which is associated with poor outcomes including stillbirth, neonatal morbidity and increased risk of diabetes in adulthood. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Westwood, Prof J Aplin, Dr J Myers
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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How does purinergic signalling control blood flow in the human placenta? (FOUNTAINU21DTP)
University of East Anglia School of Biological Sciences
Homeostatic regulation of blood flow in the placenta is critical for normal fetal development and for maternal health during pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Fountain, Dr D Warren
 23 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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GW4 BioMed MRC DTP studentship: To treat or not to treat: investigating the impact of antidepressant use in pregnancy
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences
Summary. In the UK ~8% of women are prescribed antidepressants to reduce symptoms of depression in pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R John, Dr D Petrik
 23 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Origins and evolution of organs: vertebrate placentas
The Francis Crick Institute PhD Programme
This 4-year PhD studentship is offered in Dr Margarida Cardoso Moreira’s Group based at the Francis Crick Institute (the Crick). One of the most fundamental problems in biology is understanding how novelties arise, whether they be new cells, new tissues, or whole new organs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Cardoso Moreira
 11 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Epigenetic mechanisms of behavioural, placental and cognitive impairment in a neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Hager, Dr M Harte, Dr J Glazier
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Immune tolerance in human pregnancy; how it materialises and its clinical exploitation
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Tolerance of the human fetus in the womb, and specifically the placenta, remains an undefined paradox of human pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Crocker, Prof M Travis, Dr J Gibbs, Prof J Aplin
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Using Statistical Techniques in Genetic Epidemiology to Investigate the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
University of Queensland Diamantina Institute
There is a well-documented observational relationship between low birthweight infants and increased risk of disease in later life (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Evans
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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(MRC DTP) Building the human endometrium in vitro: The role of macrophages in receptive and decidual endometrium to optimise reproductive health
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The human endometrium is a highly dynamic tissue that rapidly generates over ~20 days and differentiates to form a uterus lining receptive to embryo implantation, further transforming into decidua to support embryonic development, or breaking down before regenerating a few days later. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Mann, Prof J Aplin, Dr Peter Ruane, Dr L Mohiyiddeen
 15 November 2020 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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The role of the immune system in women’s reproductive health
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The human endometrium is a highly dynamic tissue that rapidly regenerates over approximately 20 days and differentiates to form a uterus lining receptive to embryo implantation, further transforming into decidua to support embryonic development, or breaking down before regenerating a few days later. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Mann, Dr Peter Ruane, Prof J Aplin, Dr L Mohiyiddeen
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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(MRC DTP) Treating endothelial dysfunction in pre-eclampsia using the hawthorn extract WS1442
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Pre-eclampsia, a hypertensive disorder affecting 3-5% of pregnancies, remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for both pregnant women and their offspring. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Myers, Dr E Cottrell, Dr Stephanie Worton
 15 November 2020 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Basic and clinical studies on spinal cord injury
University of Hong Kong Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
Spinal cord injury has a devastating effect on affected individuals, who are often of working age and subject to a lifetime of dependency and debilitation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Shea
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Gestational dynamics of cell-type specific epigenetic signatures in the placenta (MONKU21DTP2)
University of East Anglia School of Biological Sciences
Within all tissues, cells differ in the way their genomes are regulated to active genes. This the basis of epigenetic regulation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Monk, Dr W Haerty
 23 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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