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University of Reading, School of Pharmacy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 13 University of Reading, School of Pharmacy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Effects of human stem cell secretomes and extracellular vesicles on invertebrate models of regeneration

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Project Overview. This project will explore the regenerative potential of secretomes derived from human mesenchymal stem cells and human neural crest-derived stem cells on invertebrate models. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Widera, Prof V Khutoryanskiy

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

Advanced methods and machine learning for the creation and characterisation of novel pharmaceutical materials

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Project Overview. Understanding the physicochemical properties of new and existing small molecule pharmaceuticals is one of the most important elements of creating an effective medicine. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Shankland, Dr E Kabova

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Receptors in Inflammation and Pain

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Are you interested in understanding how the cardiovascular and nervous systems work? Join our research team to study the molecular mechanisms that regulate receptors and their signaling pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Cottrell, Prof D Widera, Dr S Amadesi

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

Novel strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of snakebites

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Snakebite envenomation (SBE), a high priority neglected tropical disease affects several million people worldwide resulting in as many as 150,000 deaths and around 500,000 permanent disabilities every year. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SV Vaiyapuri

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

Nanotechnologies for cancer: developing new polymer-drug conjugates for the treatment of a range of cancers

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Polymer anticancer-drug conjugates are drug delivery systems in which a low molecular weight anticancer agent is covalently conjugated to a water-soluble polymeric carrier. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Greco, Prof H Osborn

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

Mechanisms of Cancer Stem Cell Survival, Metastasis Formation and Immune Evasion in Cancer

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Recent research suggests that cancer cells within a tumour represent a highly heterogeneous cell population. In particular many tumours contain small percentage of cells that share several characteristics with stem cells. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Widera

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

Investigation of the critical roles of platelets at the interface between thrombosis and inflammation in order to develop improved therapeutic strategies for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular/inflammatory diseases

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Platelets (small circulating blood cells) are involved in blood clotting to prevent excessive bleeding, however, their inappropriate activation under pathological conditions leads to thrombosis resulting in major cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SV Vaiyapuri

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

Developing novel formulations and materials for transmucosal drug delivery

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Mucosal routes of drug administration offer numerous advantages including ease of application, non-invasive nature and sometimes possibility of targeting particular organs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy

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

Development of lung in vitro model to assess antimicrobial activity

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

When developing new inhaled antibiotics to treat lung infections, they will need to be tested before being given to humans. Current methods to test inhaled antibiotics are based on animals which are both inhumane and lack efficacy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Al-Obaidi

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

Understanding the biological role of the i-motif

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

The DNA i-motif is an important biological target which has recently been shown to form inside the nucleus of human cells. Current understanding of this structure is limited as it has received little research focus over the last 30 years, primarily because it was thought it couldn’t exist within biological environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Brazier

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

Biological role of neuropeptides and their receptors

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Cell signalling is critical to the co-ordination and functioning of all cells. Cell signalling allows cells to co-ordinate activities within the intracellular environment as well as ensuring cells know how to correctly respond to other cells and to an ever-changing extracellular environment as well. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Lander

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

Resilient dementia medication management in the home

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Dementia medication management is a broad area. This project will focus specifically on medication management within people’s own homes, applying a Resilient Healthcare approach. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Lim

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

Formulation of poorly-soluble drugs

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Poorly water-soluble drugs is an important class of pharmaceutical compounds that are finding numerous applications for the therapy of different pathological conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy

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

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