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Smoking and psoriasis: does smoking augment the angiogenic drive to the development of psoriasis and does smoking cessation have utility for psoriasis management?

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A)-mediated angiogenesis plays a key role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis; a common, inflammatory disease associated with significant extracutaneous morbidity and psychological distress. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Young, Prof A Barton

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

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Quality of life of smokers with periodontal disease: impact of Covid-19 lockdowns

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Across the UK, since 2010, there has been a gradual decrease in the number of smokers from 20.1% to 14.1% (1). Smoking cessation has a positive impact in patients with periodontal disease, and current smokers present an increased risk of tooth loss in comparison to former smokers (2). Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Yates

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Identifying causal pathways to disease using DNA methylation derived scores.

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. DNA methylation is an epigenetic biomarker that has been shown to reflect lifestyle and biological factors (smoking, alcohol use, chronological age). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Min, Prof C Relton, Prof J MIll, Dr E Hannon, Dr G Hemani, Prof T Gaunt, Dr B Heijmans, Dr J Bell

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

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Harnessing the genetics of DNA methylation to understand context-specific gene regulation in disease

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Project Background. Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have discovered many genetic associations with health outcomes. However, most GWAS signals reside in non-coding regions and it is likely that GWAS variants confer their effects through a regulatory mechanism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Min, Dr E Hannon, Prof J MIll, Dr GL Leyden

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

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4-year PhD Studentship: Harnessing the genetics of DNA methylation to understand context-specific gene regulation in disease

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have discovered many genetic associations for traits and diseases. However, most GWAS signals reside in non-coding regions (outside genes), and it is likely that GWAS variants confer their effects through modulating regulatory mechanism. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Min

1 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Health PhD

University of Bath Department for Health

As a PhD student in the Department for Health at Bath you will have the opportunity to undertake original, in-depth research under expert supervision working in one of the top rated research Universities in the UK. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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NIHR Exeter BRC Studentship -Studying cardiovascular genetics in mid versus later life to improve understanding and clinical prediction.

University of Exeter College of Life and Environmental Sciences

Project description. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the UK is more common in older people, with prevalence increasing from 5% in middle age to over 20% in people aged over 75. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Pilling, Prof D Melzer

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

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Cyclic nucleotide signalling and BREX phage defence

Durham University Department of Biosciences

Significance. Bacteria are constantly targeted by viruses called bacteriophages (phages). Bacteria have evolved defence systems to protect from phage infection. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Blower, Prof J Hinton

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

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Examination of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the introduction of a novel patient-centred community metabolic liver clinic

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Metabolic assocaited steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the UK due to the obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) epidemics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Hydes, Dr DC Cuthbertson

4 December 2023 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The MONARCH Study (The Map Of Need Aggregation ResearCH study)(Ref: RDF24/HLS/NMH/KIERNAN)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Aim. The aim of this project is to identify the instance of health and social care crisis in the military veteran’s community by detecting the early indicators of such crisis. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Kiernan, Prof M Tomietto

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

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Understanding disease mechanisms in autoimmune inflammatory muscle disease

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a spectrum of rare autoimmune disorders characterized by inflammation of muscle tissue (myositis), which leads to muscle weakness and fatigue, and heterogeneous systemic organ involvement. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Lamb, Dr H Chinoy

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Harm reduction approaches to improve healthy lifespan for severely disadvantaged groups (NOTLEYC_U24FMH)

University of East Anglia Norwich Medical School

Primary supervisor - Prof Caitlin Notley. Background . Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Notley

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

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Co-development of a primary care intervention to support patients prepare for pregnancy

University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine

Other members of the supervisory team. Dr Kate Greenwell, Prof Miriam Santer, Prof Keith Godfrey. Duration of the award: 3.5 years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Schoenaker

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD in Geology - Shocking details about the death of the dinosaurs from alkali feldspars

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Aims. The impact of a ~12 km diameter asteroid sixty-six million years ago caused one of the most devastating mass extinctions in Earth history. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Lee, Dr A Pickersgill, Dr L Daly

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

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Exploring p38alpha MAPK as a therapeutic target for lung adenocarcinoma

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Notably, the majority of patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), the most common histological subtype of NSCLC, do not survive up to 5 years (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Tournier, Prof A Malliri, Dr Colin Lindsay

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