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Son preference and sex selection: Diffusion processes and re-evaluation of policies in India.

University of Reading
School of Geography and Environmental Science

Dr S Dubuc

Applications accepted all year round

Amartya Sen’s seminal article ‘More Than 100 Million Women Are Missing’ in 1990, brought the topic of sex-selection against females to global attention and inspired academic work in the field1.

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Male-driven sex allocation: adaptive adjustments in sperm sex ratios.

The University of Western Australia
School of Animal Biology

Dr R Firman

Application Deadline: 22 March 2019

The ability of males to adjust offspring sex ratios has traditionally been dismissed on the assumption that their contribution is genetically determined during meiosis and therefore not under adaptive control.

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Sex hormone actions in frailty and health during ageing

University of Otago
Department of Anatomy

Dr M Garratt

Applications accepted all year round

It is well established that testosterone and estrogens can influence ageing, with hormone administration improving physical function, muscle and bone strength in some cohorts of the elderly.

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MRC Precision Medicine DTP: Modelling Sex Dependent Differences in Human Liver Disease using Stem Cell Derived Models and Organ on a Chip Devices

University of Edinburgh
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Research Group: MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine

Dr D Hay, Prof P Saunders

Application Deadline: 8 April 2019

Background. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions, which include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels.

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Identification of genetic and genomic factors underpinning excess risk of rheumatoid arthritis in females

University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Dr D Plant, Prof A Barton

Application Deadline: 31 March 2019

Affecting over 400,000 adults in the UK, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common disease that causes pain, swelling and damage in the joints.

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Linking sex-specific adaptation to the evolution of infectious disease

Monash University
School of Biological Sciences

Dr M Hall

Applications accepted all year round

The science that guides our understanding of health and infectious disease routinely overlooks the pervading impact of sex.

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The genomics of haplo-diploid pollinators

University of Leicester
Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Dr R Hammond, Dr E Mallon

Application Deadline: 5 May 2019

Eighty four percent of the crops cultivated in Europe and 70% of crops worldwide are dependent on pollination by insects, particularly the Hymenoptera – the bees, ants and wasps.

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The role of sex hormones and brain activity in risk-taking and antisocial behaviour in adolescence

University of Sheffield
Department of Psychology

Dr R Rowe, Dr L Levita

Applications accepted all year round

While there are a number of reasons to hypothesise that circulating testosterone performs an important role in many risky behaviours, the findings of empirical studies remain unclear.

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Crime, Justice and Society

Leeds Beckett University

Criminological research is led by Professor Colin Webster and is conducted within the School of Social Sciences, mainly by staff working in the Crime, Justice and Society research group located within the Centre for Applied Social Research (CeASR).

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