pharmacology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 124 pharmacology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Funded PhD - Exploring the influence of the membrane environment on serotonin receptor pharmacology: integrating computational molecular modelling and experimental analysis

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

Serotonin (5-HT) receptors facilitate serotonin-based signalling in the nervous system and play a significant role in the effects of psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin [1-2]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RC Corey, Prof S Mundell

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

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Funded PhD - Coupling computational modelling and experimental analysis to investigate how the membrane shapes the pharmacology of serotonin receptors

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

Serotonin (5-HT) receptors are a group of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), located in the central and peripheral nervous system, that mediate serotonin-based neurotransmission. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RC Corey, Prof S Mundell

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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MScR: Endosomal Trafficking Dysfunction in Astrocytes: A Roadmap to Alzheimer’s disease?

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

Previously thought of as only a support cell for neurons, astrocytes have now been shown to play an essential role in regulating synaptic activity and regulating transmitter uptake and release. Read more

Supervisors: Prof KW Wilkinson, Dr K McMillan, Dr P Banks

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

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Determining the role of mitochondrial DNA variation in hepatic pathways and its impact on physiology, pharmacology and toxicology: a combined in vitro and bioinformatic approach.

University of Liverpool Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Project Background and Aims. It is widely known that differences in the nuclear genome contribute to aspects of us as individuals, from hair colour to lifespan. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Chadwick, Dr D Carr, Dr J Elson

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

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Ion permeation, gating and pharmacology in K2P channels studied with computational methods

Queen Mary University of London School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

K2P (KCNK) channels form a family of potassium channels that is responsible for the ‘leak’ current in cells, and plays a role in many important cellular processes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Kopec

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

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Funded PhD - Investigation of hypervigilance to threat in the adult rat

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

There is a strong phylogenetic argument that the brain circuits and mechanisms underlying detection and reactions to threats to survival are well conserved between mammals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Cahill, Prof E S J Robinson

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Pharmacology of ion channels in human genetic disorders

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

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

Supervisors: Dr J D Lippiat, Dr S Clapcote, Dr K Simmons, Dr S Muench

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

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MScR - Computational modelling to investigate the role of membrane microdomains in cell signalling

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

The dynamic organization of the plasma membrane into specialized cholesterol-rich microdomains plays a crucial role in cellular signalling and the regulation of various biological processes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr RC Corey

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

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SELF-FUNDING MSc BY RESEARCH PROJECT: Probing the projections of different types of dopamine neurons

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

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

Supervisor: Prof Paul Dodson

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

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MSC BY RESEARCH - Preserving t-tubule function in adult cardiac myocytes in short-term culture

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

Invaginations of the sarcolemma of adult cardiac myocytes known as transverse (or t-) tubules account for up to 65% of the total sarcolemma surface and play a key role in excitation-contraction (EC) coupling and cell signalling (Hong & Shaw, 2017). Read more

Supervisors: Prof A James, Dr S Harmer

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

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MSC BY RESEARCH: Involvement of astrocytes in neurological manifestations of Long COVID syndrome

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

A significant fraction of patients affected by Long COVID, long-term consequences following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, suffer from mental fatigue and cognitive deficits (1-3). Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Teschemacher

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

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MScR - Early-life stress, susceptibility to mental health disorders and glia: central immune response in a rat model of pre-term birth

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

Depression and anxiety are the most prevalent mental health disorders affecting 1 in 4 people in the UK. Depression is the second most common cause of disability and together with other mental health disorders costs the UK economy an estimated £105 billion per year. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Mosienko

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

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MScR - Astrocyte mechanisms in depression

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

Depression is the most common mental health illness affecting about 20% of the population at least once in their lifetime. Depression has been proposed to be a result of a decreased level of brain monoamines such as serotonin. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Mosienko

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

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MScR: How does dopamine signalling shape behaviour?

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

“Shall I go and get something to eat?” At some point in the past few hours, this question may have crossed your mind. Our ability to move towards our goals, and the motivational decisions that regulate these movements, define almost every aspect of our lives. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Paul Dodson

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

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Structure-based design of allosteric modulators for G protein-coupled receptors using molecular modelling and pharmacology experiments

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Almost all physiological processes are regulated through the activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). It has become widely accepted that most GPCRs possess binding sites spatially distinct from their natural ligand binding site (orthosteric site), termed as allosteric sites. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Tikhonova, Dr B Plouffe

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

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We have 124 pharmacology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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