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Machine learning to predict blood function – towards better haematology analysis

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Blood represents a complex mixture of blood cells, plasma proteins, hormones, lipids, salts and water. Blood is good indicator of health, and clinically… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof J M Gibbins
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Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
At the University of Reading, we have created one of the first music brain computer interfaces (BCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Nasuto
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Generative AI in Energy Forecasting

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project Overview. Meeting Net Zero targets will require fully utilizing smart solutions at all levels of the electricity network. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum
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Fractional order modelling of neurons

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project Overview. Fractional order calculus (integro-differential equations that are of non-integral order) is an emerging methodology with wide applications across all areas of Physics and Engineering. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos
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Effects of estrogen on the activity of hypoxic neural networks

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project Overview. This project offers an exciting opportunity to understand how estrogen protects the brain from the effects of stroke. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos
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Gel brain and body - What if intelligence does not arise from a brain controlling a body, but from a electroactive hydrogel that computes and moves simultaneously?

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project Overview. Life begins as a single cell. At this stage, there is no distinction between brain and body, no predefined controller, and no specialised architecture for computation or actuation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi
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Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Ports are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions as they commonly move up to 10,000 containers a day from ship to road or rail transport and correspondingly in the reverse direction from land transport onto ships. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum
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Coupled chemical oscillations in networks of neurons and astrocytes

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project Overview. Waves and oscillations of molecules play a critical role in information processing in the brain. Meanwhile, pulsatility of hormones is the foundation of fertility, emotional regulation and mammalian behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Delivopoulos, Dr N Vasudevan
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Assessment of phototherapy with model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project Overview. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is extensively used as model organism and is well understood from a sequencing perspective so up-regulation or down-regulation of gene expression is tractable. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos
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Assessing neurotoxicity of insecticides using patterns of brain activity

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project Overview. This work furthers our understanding of how chemicals can cause toxicity in the brain, with an efficient approach to screen compounds for neuroactivity and distinguish between compound effects on firing, bursting, and connectivity patterns. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos
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Design and Optimization of Tapered Plastic Optical Fiber Biosensors for Neurodegenerative Disease Biomarker Detection

Anglia Ruskin University ARU
School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Group. Biomedical Engineering Research Group. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Adil Mustafa. Dr Mohammed Zahed Khan. Theme. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Mustafa
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Animats - neural culture-controlled robots for closed-loop neuroscience

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The project will continue research started at the University of Reading on animats - robotic platforms controlled in real time by activity of biological neuron cultures - and will investigate the methods for implementing efficient conditioning protocols. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Nasuto, Dr E Delivopoulos
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A chemical engine to produce mechanical force: towards a physio-chemical model of heart cells

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Living systems are complex, and are based on the basic building blocks of genes, proteins, chemical reactions, and physical forces. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr Z Wang, Dr N Vasudevan
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Staphylococcus aureus colonisation and pathogenicity

University of Reading
School of Biological Sciences
Project Overview.  . Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile and adaptable pathogen of humans and animals. Of serious medical and economic importance, infections can range from mild skin issues like boils and impetigo to more serious conditions like pneumonia and bloodstream infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S R Clarke
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Revolutionising Infection Diagnosis Through Targeted Radiometal Imaging

King’s College London
Institute of Pharmaceutical Science
Please read the Funding note before contacting/applying. Background of the Project. People with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, organ transplants, or immunodeficiencies face higher risks of infection, complications, and death. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Abbate
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What is the role of steroid hormones made in the brain?

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. Many behaviours differ between the sexes and this is often controlled by hormones. In our laboratory, we explore how hormones regulate behaviours that differ between the sexes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Vasudevan, Prof P G Knight
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We are what we eat: Plants and their effects on the brain

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. Plants synthesize many compounds that can act like hormones in mammals. A class of plant compounds called phytosteroids act like steroid hormones and may influence anxiety, reproduction and healthy aging, though the mechanisms by which these signal are poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Vasudevan, Prof J A Hawkins
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Using CRISPR to study the molecular mechanisms of thrombosis and haemostasis

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. Platelets are the small cells in the blood whose job it is to prevent bleeding. Under normal conditions, when they encounter a damaged blood vessel they become activated and form a thrombus. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C.E. Hughes
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Unravelling the mysteries of morphological heterogeneity in bacteria

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
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 Supervisor: Dr S Gweon
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Unravelling the Intricacies of Stress Hormone Regulation

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. The proopiomelanocortin (POMC) pathway is a crucial signaling cascade involved in regulating various physiological processes, including our response to stress, metabolism, immune function, and pigmentation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A B Bicknell
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Understanding the role of rodent niche in dissemination of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview. Rats and mice are one of the most prolific and widespread wildlife species. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Gweon, Dr A Buckle
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The roles of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes in cardiovascular and thrombotic disease: why is the risk so high?

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Overview: . The risk of heart attack or stroke (thrombosis) is elevated in obesity and in people with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C.E. Hughes, Prof J M Gibbins
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Integrating fermentation processes for waste to chemical production

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Industrial biotechnology is a key technology in achieving net zero and circular economy goals. One method is through the use of fermentation to produce valuable products, whether it is bio-based chemicals and materials, or food. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V O Outram
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Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion in Hydrogen Fuel Cells

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
The Hydrogen Economy will help to shift society away from fossil fuels and contribute to decarbonisation. Electrochemical processes are at the heart of the hydrogen economy providing a means to convert renewable energy into green hydrogen via electrolysis or converting hydrogen into electrical power using fuel cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Lyth
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Designing surfaces to control nucleation in pharmaceutical crystallisation

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Crystallisation is widely used for purification of chemicals and pharmaceuticals and for making advanced materials for catalysis, separations and sensing applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Sefcik, Dr K Johnston
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Porous superadsorbents for effective and selective adsorption of H2O from mixtures with inorganic gases

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Water is an essential element for life and industry and there are numerous applications were an effective and selective separation of water vapour from a gaseous mixture is required. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Inglezakis
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Carbon Quality Assessment of Valorising CO2 and Waste Plastics into Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Achieving carbon neutrality targets by 2050 is widely recognised as the most formidable challenge globally, whilst simultaneously a key opportunity to build a greener future for the next generations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Zhang, Dr L Lue
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Direct numerical simulation of polymeric-fluid flows

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Polymers and turbulence are two of the most difficult problems in statistical physics. In the past, the study of polymeric liquids was divided in two categories. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Kivotides
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Understanding the cardiotoxic effects of anti-cancer therapies; a multidisciplinary approach

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Sciences
There are >18 million new cancer patients worldwide every year, of which >2 million are women with breast cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P R Dash, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto, Prof N Derakhshan
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The automated construction of thermodynamic models for complex mixtures

University of Strathclyde
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Process design requires accurate and reliable thermodynamic data for multicomponent mixtures in the system over a wide range conditions (e.g., solvents, impurity concentrations, temperatures, pressures) which are often missing, especially for new compounds. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Lue
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