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MSc by Research: ADP-ribosylation in dementia and motor neuron disease
ADP-ribosylation is a fundamental posttranslational modification where ADP-ribose is linked on to target proteins by ADP-ribose transferases and removed by the ADP-ribose hydrolases. Read more
Understanding motor neuron disease using a powerful combination of model systems. MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship 2024/25 Entry, PhD in Clinical and Biomedical Sciences.
About the GW4 BioMed2 Doctoral Training Partnership. The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead) and Exeter to develop the next generation of biomedical researchers. Read more
Oxytocin neuron activity in lactation
Pulsatile secretion of the hormone, oxytocin, is essential for milk delivery during suckling and its secretion from the posterior pituitary gland is triggered by coordinated bursts of action potentials across the population of oxytocin neurons. Read more
Investigating the role of SOD1 in sporadic Motor Neuron Disease patients using structural proteomics
Background. Motor Neuron Disease/Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurological disorder characterised by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons that is thought to be caused by mitochondrial dysfunction leading to oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Read more
Investigate neuron-glia interactions in MND using advanced molecular and microscopy techniques
This project aims to characterise some of the fundamental interactions between motor neurons and glial cells (microglia, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes) in the CNS. Read more
Endoplasmic Reticulum Transport and Morphoregulation in Neuron (Patho) Physiology
The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a multifunctional organelle, shaped as a contiguous network of membranous pipes extending throughout the cell periphery. Read more
Neuron-glia communication in peripheral somatosensory system and its role in nociception and pain
The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2023/24. Read more
SELF-FUNDING MSc BY RESEARCH PROJECT: Probing the projections of different types of dopamine neurons
What makes one neuron different from another? How can we define different “types” of cells? Are cell types important?. In Parkinson’s disease some dopamine neurons seem to be more vulnerable to neurodegeneration. Read more
Interbrain dynamical functions for anticipating synchronisation under mutual interactions
How can we communicate with other members of society and synchronise our motion in real-time? Crucial to a sense of communication is the ability to entrain perceptually with other members of society, i.e., to be able to follow and to lead, while maintaining individual autonomy. Read more
White Rose BBSRC DTP: Signaling nanodomains in somatosensory neurons
Somatosensory system processes stimuli related to sensations of touch, temperature, body position, pain and itch. Peripheral somatosensory nerves contain various molecular sensors that respond to specific external events (like touching a hot object) and a single nerve usually possesses a range of different sensors. Read more
White Rose BBSRC DTP: 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
Neuromorphic sensor signal processing for spatio-temporal tracking in low SNR
Neuromorphic (NM) Engineering provides an attractive alternative to conventional sensing and processing, with the key characteristic being that NM systems generate and propagate spikes as means of processing data. Read more
Characterising a novel neuroimmune pathway to treat neurodegenerative disease. MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship 2024/25 Entry, PhD in Clinical & Biomedical Sciences
About the GW4 BioMed2 Doctoral Training Partnership. The partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead) and Exeter to develop the next generation of biomedical researchers. Read more
Neuromorphic RF sensing and processing
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) have been a research topic since 1940's, even though it is only after the formalisation of the backpropagation algorithm for ANNs in 1986, that it has become possible to effectively train a non-linear ANN with multiple hidden layers of neurons. Read more
Computational neuroscience: Statistical signal processing for multivariate neuronal data, Neural computing with Spiking neural networks.
How does the human brain work? As you read this text, the pixels on your screen are converted into a series of spike trains passing along the neural pathways in your brain, allowing you to understand the content. Read more
