Molecular mechanisms for the regulation of IL-10 production in T cells
Dr A O’Garra.
Application Deadline:
18 March 2019
This 4-year PhD studentship is offered in Dr Anne O’Garra’s Group based at the Francis Crick Institute (the Crick). Interleukin (IL)-10 is critical for limiting the immune response to pathogens, therefore preventing immunopathology [1].
Gender, Work and Regulation: Informalisation in Context
Prof S Charlesworth, Dr F Macdonald, Dr A Delaney
Application Deadline:
30 April 2019
The project offers an opportunity to join a team of experts in the field of gender, work and regulation focussing on the role of regulation in the informalisation of women's employment.
How to prevent promiscuous gene regulation
Prof M C Gambetta
Applications accepted all year round
Regulatory elements that turn genes ON or OFF are promiscuous and can act over large genomic distances. How are genes protected from unwanted regulation?.
Epigenetic regulation in heart failure and cardiac sudden death
Dr X Wang, Dr V Liu
Applications accepted all year round
A large proportion of heart failure patients die from cardiac sudden death (SCD), a direct result of lethal ventricular arrhythmias, which is the principal cause of mortality from heart disease worldwide and remains a major unresolved public health problem.
Regulation of autophagy in human embryonic stem cells and its therapeutic application in induced pluripotent stem cell-based disease models
