Managing Ethical Supply Chain Risks Using Traditional Collaborative Approaches
Dr N Palit, Dr K Fryer
Application Deadline:
13 May 2019
Project reference number. GSBS-2019-120. The nature of the risks present in the supply chain is ever changing. One of the modern day concerns of the supply chains is to manage the ethical risks including sensitive issues such as child labour exploitation, modern-day slavery, and human trafficking.
The long and winding roads of the cell
Research Group:
Physics of Life - Biological Physics and Biophysics
Prof M Leake, Dr C MacDonald
Application Deadline:
1 September 2019
Intracellular membrane trafficking is essential for many cellular processes and its impairment leads to over 80 major human diseases.
Identification and characterisation of protein depalmitoylases
Dr J Greaves, Prof M Wheatley
Application Deadline:
31 May 2019
S-acylation (palmitoylation) is an essential post-translational modification (PTM) involving the reversible attachment of fatty acids, such as palmitic acid, onto the cysteine residues of proteins.
Spatial control of autophagosome biogenesis
Dr J D Lane
Applications accepted all year round
Autophagy is an essential catabolic process that promotes cell survival during episodes of nutrient/growth factor stress. Autophagy is involved in many human diseases, so complete understanding of this process is needed.
Investigating the role of the mechanosensor channel Piezo1 in human disease
