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Dynamic cell fate decisions: linking mechanical signals and protein expression dynamics in the developing eye to understand human developmental disorders
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Inherited developmental disorders account for much of childhood visual impairment. Development of the eye requires cell fate decisions that balance stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Cerys Manning, Prof N Papalopulu
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Validation of novel biomarkers for improved risk stratification and therapy for the paediatric cancer neuroblastoma
University of Liverpool Institute of Integrative Biology
Neuroblastoma is the second most common cancer in childhood but still has one of the lowest survival rates of all childhood malignancies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V See, Dr A Herrmann
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Developing Novel Therapies to Prevent Atherosclerosis
University of Birmingham Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
Background. There is intense interest in identifying the genes that predispose to the development of atherosclerosis. We recently carried out an expression analysis of human tissue using microarrays that identified several candidate genes. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Bicknell, Prof E Rainger, Prof DO Bates
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Musculoskeletal function around the clock: The effects of age, exercise and shift work
University of Liverpool Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease
BACKGROUND. Optimal skeletal muscle function is essential for tissue regeneration in response to injury and disease, which significantly declines with ageing and chronic disease1,4. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Pekovic-Vaughan, Dr A Vasilaki, Dr K D'Aout
 27 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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Interplay between the translation of upstream open reading frames and ribosome nascent chain-associated factors to control gene expression in eukaryotic cells
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Eukaryotic mRNAs typically contain one open reading frame that is translated into protein. However many mRNAs contain additional upstream ORFs (uORFs) that regulate protein expression by controlling the flow of ribosomes to the main ORF, often by regulated reinitiation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Pool, Prof G D Pavitt
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Analysing the factors that regulate expression of blood-brain barrier drug transporter proteins
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
In order to treat diseases associated with the central nervous system (CNS), e.g. cancer, Parkinson’s disease, depression, it is essential for therapeutic drugs to be able to penetrate into the brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J L Penny, Dr C Demonacos
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Involvement of the matrix protein SPARC in the dynamic interaction between tumour and host cells
Brunel University London Biosciences
Tumour growth depends on the crosstalk between malignant and surrounding stromal cells (fibroblasts, osteoblasts, endothelial cells and inflammatory cells). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Stenbeck, Dr E Karteris
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Characterisation of the neuronal receptor for soluble amyloid precursor protein: a route to new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the commonest form of dementia for which currently there is no means of stopping or even slowing the disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Hooper, Prof M J Humphries
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Cutting off the fuel supply to calcium pumps in pancreatic cancer: a novel therapeutic strategy
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Background and Rationale. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has the poorest survival and limited treatment options. Therefore, the search for novel therapeutic targets and drugs designed to selectively kill PDAC cells must remain a central research strategy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Bruce, Prof K Williams, Dr A P Gilmore
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Characterising the stress response in human neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells
University of Bristol Bristol Medical School
Rationale. A heat shock response (HSR) or stress response (SR) is generated in all cells following expose to elevated temperatures and various other stressors. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J B Uney, Dr O Cordero Llana
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Stress regulation of protein translation: role in cancer and neurodegeneration
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Cells are subjected to a range of stresses that include physical injury, changes in oxygen levels or temperature, nutrient deprivation, radiation and infection. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A J Whitmarsh, Prof M Ashe
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Structural biology of the Ccr4-Not nuclease complex using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and integrative modelling
University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy
The ultimate goal in molecular biology is to understand normal physiology and disease processes at atomic resolution. Methods such as x-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy have been phenomenally successful in the past decades and continue to be the workhorses of structural biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G S Winkler, Dr A Potapov
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A bioinformatics approach to understanding protein solubility tags.
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The crowded environment of a cell cytoplasm reveals that proteins and other biological molecules co-exist at high macromolecular concentrations. Many… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Warwicker, Dr R Curtis
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SELF-FUNDING MSc BY RESEARCH PROJECT: Underlying mechanism of thrombogenesis in patients with severe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19)
University of Bristol School of Physiology and Pharmacology
Severe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). Patients with COVID-19 are at significantly increased risk of thrombosis, which can be a challenge to manage and is associated with elevated mortality and morbidity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Hers, Dr A Davidson, Prof I Berger
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Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT): Investigation of the role in acquired drug resistance in colon cancer
University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics
Despite treatment advances, one of the most common cancers, colorectal cancer (CRC), still has a 45% mortality rate, and one of the major problems is the build-up of resistance to cancer drugs during treatment (‘acquired resistance’) such that over time the drugs stop working. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Shnyder, Dr S Kantamneni
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