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What is the interrelationship between cell mitosis and cell polarity during apical-basal polarisation of epithelial organs?

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

My group strives to uncover how mechanics and biochemical signalling work together to shape epithelial organs during development. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C.B Buckley, Dr S Woolner

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The impact of nutritional scavenging on host-pathogen interactions, antifungal efficacy and emergence of antifungal resistance

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Infections caused by Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) cause more deaths globally than any other fungal disease. Over 20 million are affected annually with four million having life threatening invasive and chronic infections with high morbidity and mortality up to 90%. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N.V.R Van Rhijn, Dr M Bromley

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Control of gene expression in embryonic development

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The impressive range of anatomical variations observed in animals along their body axis is the result of distinct control mechanisms governing gene expression. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Bobola, Dr M Birket

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Investigating the genetic basis of immunological overlap between inflammatory diseases

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Genetic studies have identified numerous variants within the human genome associated with susceptibility to common complex inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Read more

Supervisors: Mr P Martin, Prof S Eyre, Prof A Morris

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A deep-learning approach to genomic regulation of tissue-specific alternative splicing

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Each human gene is a blueprint for multiple distinct RNA transcripts that can be produced in differing quantities based on the localisation of the transcribing… Read more

Supervisors: Dr JE Eales, Prof T Papamarkou

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Understanding Spinal Cord Regeneration: The role of dynamic gene expression

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Spinal cord injury(SCI) paralysis is a devastating disease that affects at least 2500 people per year in the UK. It carries substantial individual and societal costs with most SCI sufferers experiencing chronic pain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr X Soto Rodriguez, Dr K Dorey, Dr Cerys Manning

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Characterisation of PA protease from Micrococcus luteus as a novel approach to the management of eczema

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The chronic inflammatory skin disease, eczema, now affects approximately 15% of the paediatric population of the Western world and is growing in prevalence. Read more

Supervisors: Prof CN O'neill, Prof A McBain

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New strategies to cryopreserve cell-based therapies

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

In the past decade, cell-based therapies have emerged to transform the treatment of disease, particularly cancer. Whilst potent, these therapies are challenging to deliver in practise as must be stored frozen (cryopreserved). Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

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Model-predictive control of brain plasticity for optimal non-invasive brain stimulation

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Neuroplasticity is the mechanism that underpins the brain’s ability to learn or recovery from traumatic events, but also its deterioration underlies several Neurodegenerative diseases and mental illnesses. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Trujillo-Barreto, Dr C Lea-Carnall

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Cell signalling and gene expression dynamics in Drosophila

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

During Drosophila development, cell signalling and gene expression are regulated in space and time to allow the correct cell fate decisions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Ashe

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We have 130 heart disease PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

heart disease PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 130 heart disease PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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