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Identifying novel regulators of haematopoiesis using flies
Supervisors. Iwan Evans (primary supervisor); Steve Brown (Biosciences, secondary supervisor). Project details. Control of blood cell proliferation, survival and activation is critical to the health of an organism. Read more
How does the brain make decisions when faced with conflicting options?
Animals engage in daily activities that are essential for survival and reproduction, such as feeding, mating or fighting for resources. Read more
Dissecting how and why old mitochondria produce more Reactive Oxygen Species
Ageing is one of the most important biomedical challenges humanity will confront during the 21st century. Our laboratory studies how and why we age and which role the cell's powerhouses (named mitochondria) play in ageing. Read more
How does twitchy link to ciliary function in sperm cells
Cilia are hair-like structures that project from the surface of cells and act as “cellular antennae,” sensing and relaying information from the environment. Read more
BBSRC White Rose DTP Studentship - Compartmentalised synaptic plasticity underlying associative memory
If a neuron is connected to multiple partners, and it needs to change its connection strength with one partner but not the others, how does it do that? That is, what mechanisms underlie the specificity of synaptic plasticity?. Read more
PhD Studentship in Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences - The Contribution of Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Alzheimer's disease
Project Title. The Contribution of Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Alzheimer's disease. Summary. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with increased oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in the brain. Read more
Investigating mitochondrial quality control and turnover in Drosophila models of neurodegeneration
The mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) in animals encodes 13 subunits of the respiratory chain and ATP synthase, along with the tRNAs and rRNAs necessary for their production. Read more
Investigating mitochondrial quality control and turnover in Drosophila models of neurodegeneration
The mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) in animals encodes 13 subunits of the respiratory chain and ATP synthase, along with the tRNAs and rRNAs necessary for their production. Read more
SELF-FUNDING MSc BY RESEARCH PROJECT: In vivo characterisation of novel risk genes for Alzheimers disease identified by Genome Wide Association Studies
Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have identified a number of genes that are significantly associated with the disease (van der Kant et al., 2019). Read more
A feasibility study of hybrid power system, hydrogen fuel and on-board renewable energy mechanisms, for a jetliner
Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3-year full-time or 6-year part time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering and will be supervised by. Read more
Structural plasticity and regeneration in the Drosophila brain
Does the brain change as we go through life and does this depend on our experiences? What is the impact in the brain of stimulation, activity, exercise… Read more
Using microfluidics and flow cytometry to develop novel diagnostics for Leishmaniasis
The Leishmaniases are a group of neglected tropical diseases caused by >20 species of Leishmania parasites that are spread by >90 species of phlebotomine sand flies. 1 billion people in Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Mediterranean are at risk, with the poor and malnourished being disproportionately affected. Read more
Understanding gene regulation by HDAC1 complexes in development and cancer
Packaging DNA into nucleosomes helps protect the long fragile genomes of eukaryotic species. However, in doing so it becomes an ever-present physical barrier to the machinery required for its replication, repair and transcription. Read more
Understanding the neuronal substrate of flexible visual processing in everyday life
Visual processing has mostly been studied in static conditions in which subjects (humans or animal models) do not move. Read more
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