tau PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 20 tau PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Functional interplay between Tau and p53 in cancer cell death

Nottingham Trent University School of Science & Technology

Project ID: SST_SHiMR_18. The tumour suppressor p53 is the master regulator of cell fate during the DNA damage response by coordinating activities that can culminate in DNA repair, cell cycle regulation and cell death. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Coutts

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

More Details

Evaluating the therapeutic potential of leptin-based hexamers in neurodegenerative disease

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Translation of basic research into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) therapies is hindered by our inability to turn promising lab results into drugs that can be taken by patients. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Harvey, Dr C Henstridge, Dr A McNeilly

28 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

More Details

Assessing the Impact of ‘mixed’ Proteinopathies on Mitochondrial Function for Driving Neurodegenerative Disease in a Highly Translational Cholinergic Cell Model

University of Birmingham School of Biomedical Sciences

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in understanding the causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Pienaar, Dr D Tennant

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

More Details

Proteinopathy-Mitochondrial Crosstalk as Causes of Cholinergic Neuronal Death in Neurodegenerative Disease

University of Birmingham Institute of Clinical Sciences

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in understanding the causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Pienaar

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

More Details

Defining the mechanism of action of protein aggregates on hippocampal microcircuit function

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

This project will bridge the fields of experimental neuroscience and theoretical computational mathematical modelling. Whole cell patch clamp and extracellular recording will be used to explore the way in which hippocampal neurons and the hippocampal microcircuit responds to protein aggregates. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Wall

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

More Details

Post-mortem characterisation and organotypic culture modelling of DNA damage in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Neurodegenerative dementias, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies are growing medical and social issues. Whilst recent advancements in Alzheimer’s disease therapies have been hailed as clinical breakthroughs, the reality is that meaningful treatment for these diseases remain lacking. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Koss

8 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

More Details

Searching for Higgs Boson Pair Production with the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

It's possible that the 125 GeV Higgs boson discovered by the CERN ATLAS and CMS Experiments is only one of several neutrally-charged Higgs bosons predicted by theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Vickey

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

More Details

Computational research of multiphase flow in porous media. Reservoir modeling, CO2 storage, upscaling.

Tel Aviv University School of Mechanical Engineering

The Subsurface Reservoir Flow Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Tel Aviv University lead by Dr. Avinoam Rabinovich is seeking students for a PhD position in the field of multiphase flow modeling in porous media. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Rabinovich

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

More Details

Drug discovery for amyloid plaques based neurodegenerative disorders (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/MEERA)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) followed by Parkinson’s Disease (PD) are the two most prominent causes of dementia that poses a huge health burden in an increasingly ageing population worldwide. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Soundararajan

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

More Details

Assessing the Impact of Aggregation-Prone Proteins on the Mitochondrial-Metallome Interplay in a Novel 3D Spheroid Cholinergic Cell Model of Neurodegenerative Disease

University of Birmingham School of Biomedical Sciences

Although showing diverse symptoms affecting cognition and movement, the brains of patients with neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) display similar neuropathological features namely protein aggregation within the brain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Pienaar, Prof J.F. Collingwood

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

More Details

Precision Medicine DTP - Untangling the shared and unique single-cell transcriptomic signatures of different MAPT mutations in iPSC-organoid models and human brain

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Research Group: Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

Background. Up to 20% of all familial cases of Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are associated with mutations in the MAPT gene, which encodes for the protein tau. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Bowles, Prof T L Spires-Jones

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

More Details

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Seeing inside the Parkinson’s disease brain by in situ cryoET

University of Leeds MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership

Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are characterised by the accumulation and spread of ⍺-synuclein filaments in the brain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Frank, Prof S E Radford, Prof N A Ranson

Open Day(s) 17 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

The self-perception of adults with orofacial clefting

University of Dundee Dental School

Introduction. Orofacial clefting (OFC) is one of the most common congenital anomalies worldwide and the most common of all facial birth defects. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G McIntyre, Prof P Mossey

28 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

More Details

Last chance to apply

Machine Learning approaches to Pathway specific Alzheimer Disease Polygenic Risk Score

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, contributing to 60–70% of cases. Worldwide estimates suggest over 35 million people live with AD. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Sims

30 November 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

Inflammation in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: A Multimodal Approach towards New Therapeutics

University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Neuroinflammation is an important driving mechanism in all diseases caused by frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and predicts clinical progression. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Malpetti

5 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

More Details

We have 20 tau PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

tau PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 20 tau PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Select your nearest city

Do you want hassle-free information and advice?