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The Contribution of Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Alzheimer's disease

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

Project Summary. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with increased oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in the brain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Smith

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Unravelling the role of G-quadruplex structures in brain ageing and neurodegeneration

Imperial College London Institute of Chemical Biology

The increasing incidence of neurodegenerative disorders is posing a significant threat to the NHS and public health services world-wide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Di Antonio, Dr R Nativio, Dr S Galli

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing a clinical pathway to support nurse led whole genome sequencing for neurological diseases

University of Sheffield School of Medicine and Population Health

In this project we will develop pathways to enable specialist nurses to request whole genome sequencing (WGS) for adult neurology patients throughout the NHS; improving the efficiency of the process, freeing consultant neurologist time and improving equity of access. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A McNeill

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

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MScR - In vivo characterisation of novel risk genes for Alzheimers disease identified by Genome Wide Association Studies

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

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

Supervisor: Prof J Hodge

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

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Psychedelic drugs and serotonergic modulation of functional connectivity in neuronal microcircuits

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Psychoactive drugs result in profound alterations of our state of consciousness. Well known examples of such drugs are general anaesthetics, in use since mid-19th century, and psychedelics, which are consumed by different societies from times immemorial. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MO Okun

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

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MSc by Research: Analysis of the involvement of mechanosensory system in food search and feeding behaviour

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Animals rely on their sensory system to find food and avoid predators. Although olfaction and gustation have been well studied, effect of mechanosensation on food search is underexplored although touch is used frequently in human infants. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Singh

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

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Unravelling mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation that control neuronal health and disease

University of York York Biomedical Research Institute

Axons are the slender, often meter-long processes of neurons which electrically wire the brain. These delicate structures are up to a meter long and need to be maintained for decades. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Hahn, Dr S Sweeney, Prof A Wade

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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A multilevel computational framework for brain diseases

University of Birmingham School of Computer Science

A large part of computational brain science is concerned with generating models of the brain that can help us understand its function. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J L Liu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cell-biological mechanisms mediating primary cilium mediated interpretation of Shh signalling during vertebrate neuronal differentiation

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Newborn neurons undergo extensive morphological changes as they polarise to extend axons. In the developing spinal cord, newborn neurons extend axons towards their targets in response to cues from the surrounding tissues. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Das, Dr S Herbert

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

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Chromatin remodelling complexes in human brain development

King’s College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Chromatin regulators are a group of proteins that control the way the rest of the genome is opened up and “read” by the cellular machinery, with fundamental roles in development and disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CD Dias, Dr JA Atherton

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

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PhD Position in Systems Neuroscience (f/m/x)

Helmholtz Zentrum Munich Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research

Our mission as research center. Discover personalized medical solutions for environmentally triggered diseases to promote a healthier society in a rapidly changing world. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AJ Jais

Year round applications PhD Research Project 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

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

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Development of mechanism-based therapeutics for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology

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Supervisor: Prof SE Engel

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Animats - neural culture-controlled robots for closed-loop neuroscience

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

The project will continue research started at the University of Reading on animats - robotic platforms controlled in real time by activity of biological neuron cultures - and will investigate the methods for implementing efficient conditioning protocols. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Nasuto, Dr E Delivopoulos

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

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