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Stress and health: Lifespan stress and cardio-metabolic disease risk pathways through cardiovascular stress reactivity
University of Stirling Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport
  Research Group: SPARKLE - Stirling Physical Activity Research, Knowledge & Learning Exchange
An exciting opportunity for a full-time PhD period of study is available in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AC Whittaker, Dr P Coffee
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Regulation of stress response by astrocytes. Medical Studies PhD Studentship (MRC GW4 BioMed DTP funded.
University of Exeter Medical School
Depression is the most common mental health illness affecting 1 in 4 people in the UK. It costs England an estimated £7.5 billion a year spent on services, treatments and lost employment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Mosienko, Dr K Lunnon, Dr A Teschemacher, Prof E S J Robinson
 23 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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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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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Characterisation of cell death pathways upon activation of the endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor IRE1alpha
Durham University Department of Biosciences
A self-funded PhD project to investigate cell death pathways activated by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is available in the group of Dr. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Schroeder
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Strategies for Increasing Crop Stress Tolerance
The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  Research Group: Ecology and Evolution
Humanity is facing a growing food crisis – the “perfect storm” of growing world populations and changing climates mean we urgently need to increase crop productivity, including by increasing environmental stress tolerance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Johnson
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(BBSRC DTP) Pathways to protein aggregation during cellular responses to stress
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Misfolded proteins are usually refolded to their functional conformations or degraded by quality control mechanisms. When misfolded proteins evade quality control, they form aggregates that are sequestered to specific sites within cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C M Grant, Prof S Hubbard, Prof M Ashe
 31 January 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Adaptation to oxidative stress in hepatitis C virus persistence: the role of IRES-dependent translation.
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes a clinically important disease affecting 3% of the world population (Chan 2014). About 75% of the infection will develop into chronic hepatitis, which can then progress into fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S-W Chan, Prof R Ford
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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(MRC DTP) Glyphosate and N-nitrosoglyphosate toxicity in C. elegans.
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
amenity and garden settings1. The potential carcinogenic effects of GLY exposure are controversial2 but there is also increasing evidence that commercial formulations containing GLY may be more toxic than GLY itself. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Povey, Dr G Poulin, Prof G Margison
 15 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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(MRC DTP) Understanding the biological mechanisms and cognitive consequences of adverse childhood experiences
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The working and social climate for the majority of people in UK has changed dramatically in recent months. Adapting to online working and socializing has added to the sources of potential stress in our lives. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Muhlert, Prof R Elliott, Dr H Haroon
 15 November 2020 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Genome-wide responses to stress
University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry
We are interested in gene regulation in responses to stress, using both simple model organisms, human and plant pathogens. Cells respond to stress conditions by launching complex programs of gene expression, both transcriptional and posttranscriptional, and which are often closely linked with each other. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mata
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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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The impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) worn during the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers performance and risk of heat stress
Coventry University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Coventry University (CU) is inviting applications from suitably-qualified graduates for a fully-funded PhD studentship. Personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by health care workers (HCWs) in response to the COVID-2019 pandemic increases insulation and impedes evaporation, limiting the ability to dissipate heat. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Davey
 30 October 2020 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Proteomic approach to understand mitochondrial quality control under normal and stress conditions
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Defects in protein quality control lead to the accumulation of misfolded and damaged proteins, which play an important role in many diseases (e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Lu, Prof S Hubbard
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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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Targeting acute inflammation to reduce coronary artery vein graft failure using bioengineering
University of Bristol Bristol Medical School
Brief Rationale. The long saphenous vein (LSV) is the most commonly used conduit in cardiac surgery to treat patients with coronary artery disease; however, its use is complicated by high failure rates due to the development of vascular inflammation, intimal hyperplasia (IH) and accelerated atherosclerosis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S George, Dr J Johnson, Prof R Ascione
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Quantitative Assessment of Resistance to Hydrogen-Induced Stress Cracking (HISC) of Duplex Stainless Steels - funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation (NSIRC222 PhD Studentship)
National Structural Integrity Research Centre Engineering
Background. Duplex stainless steels (DSSs) are widely used in oil and gas subsea applications, such as pipelines, and manifolds and risers in production systems, due to their superior properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Sotoudeh, Ms H Stedman
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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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