neurodegenerative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 122 neurodegenerative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Supporting from the Sidelines: The Experiences of Caring for Former Athletes with Neurodegenerative Diseases

Nottingham Trent University School of Science & Technology

Project ID. SST_SHAPE_1. Sport-acquired brain injuries have received ever increasing social and cultural attention in recent years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Hardwicke

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Drug discovery for amyloid plaques based neurodegenerative disorders (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/MEERA)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) followed by Parkinson’s Disease (PD) are the two most prominent causes of dementia that poses a huge health burden in an increasingly ageing population worldwide. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Soundararajan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Therapeutic modulation of autophagy–NAD axis in iPSC-derived neuronal models of rare neurodegenerative diseases

University of Birmingham Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Informal enquiries should be directed to the project supervisor Dr Sovan Sarkar (s.sarkar@bham.ac.uk); see the lab website for further details on research. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Sarkar, Dr T G Barrett, Dr D Tennant

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Targeting ageing and neurodegenerative diseases using the fruit-fly Drosophila melanogaster

Royal Holloway, University of London School of Biological Sciences

In the last 20 years the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster emerged as a pre-eminent model system for studying changes that occur during both normal and pathological ageing (~75 per cent of the genes that cause disease in humans are also found in the fruit fly!). Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Augustin

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD position on the role of metallic nanoparticles in amyloid condensates and aggregates (P2305)

University of Basel Swiss Nanoscience Institute

The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel invites highly motivated scientists to apply for the SNI PhD program in Nanoscience. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Baumgartner

30 November 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The role of MicroRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases

University of Birmingham Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in Neuroscience and Neurotrauma to join the team led by Dr Valentina Di Pietro (Dr Valentina Di Pietro - Institute of Inflammation and Ageing - University of Birmingham). Read more

Supervisor: Dr V P Di Pietro

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Assessing the Impact of ‘mixed’ Proteinopathies on Mitochondrial Function for Driving Neurodegenerative Disease in a Highly Translational Cholinergic Cell Model

University of Birmingham School of Biomedical Sciences

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in understanding the causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Pienaar, Dr D Tennant

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding the mechanisms associated with mitochondria dysfunction underpinning both age-related hearing loss and neurodegenerative diseases.

University of Sheffield MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership

Student-facing project description (500 words maximum). Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the most common sensory deficits in humans and one of the most prevalent chronic dysfunctions in older adults. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Marcotti, Dr H Mortiboys, Dr F Ceriani

17 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Normative modelling of resting-state EEG across the lifespan for application in the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

With a rapidly aging human population worldwide, neurodegenerative diseases represent a pressing medical and societal concern. Given the increase in life expectancy, dementia is expected to affect almost 152 million people by 2050 (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2018). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Benwell

28 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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A Novel K+ Channel Target (KCNK13/THIK1) for Neurodegenerative Disorders: Understanding its mechanism of inhibition by small molecule drugs and biological therapeutics

University of Oxford Division of Medical Sciences

Commercial partner: Cerevance. The student will be involved in an exciting multidisciplinary project aimed at determining the structural and molecular mechanisms of a range of novel inhibitors of the THIK1 K2P K+ channel. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Tucker, Dr S Newstead

1 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Proteinopathy-Mitochondrial Crosstalk as Causes of Cholinergic Neuronal Death in Neurodegenerative Disease

University of Birmingham Institute of Clinical Sciences

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in understanding the causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Pienaar

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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Biochemical and structural analysis of biomolecular condensates as reaction crucibles for neurodegeneration

University of Leeds MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership

This is a fully-funded studentship that will provide an opportunity to undertake cutting-edge research applied to fascinating and important questions about neurodegenerative disease. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S E Radford, Dr A Calabrese

Open Day(s) 17 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Neuroepigenetic augmentation of kinesin function as an anti-ageing treatment for neurons.

University of Sheffield MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership

Introduction. Join a team of experts to investigate the molecular mechanisms that underlie neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Twelvetrees, Dr Dan Bose

17 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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China Scholarship Council: Induced proximity chemistries for interrogating neurodegenerative diseases

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

The Farnaby group is pursuing an ambitious and exciting new programme to use induced proximity chemistry strategies for the development of Central Nervous System (CNS) targeted chemical probes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Farnaby, Prof A Ciulli

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Assessing the Impact of Aggregation-Prone Proteins on the Mitochondrial-Metallome Interplay in a Novel 3D Spheroid Cholinergic Cell Model of Neurodegenerative Disease

University of Birmingham School of Biomedical Sciences

Although showing diverse symptoms affecting cognition and movement, the brains of patients with neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) display similar neuropathological features namely protein aggregation within the brain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Pienaar, Prof J.F. Collingwood

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We have 122 neurodegenerative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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We have 122 neurodegenerative PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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