Medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Bradford

Supervisors: Dr H Wurdak, Dr R Mathew

Globally, nearly 189,000 people die each year as a result of brain cancer and around 250,000 people are diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour (umbrella name. Read more

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

NIHR Leeds BRC: Pre-clinical evaluation of novel regenerative medicine strategies for knee osteoarthritis

Supervisors: Prof H Pandit, Prof D McGonagle

Historically, articular cartilage was considered incapable of spontaneous repair. However, biomechanical correction in osteoarthritis (OA) using high tibial osteotomy or joint distraction demonstrated the remarkable joint to regeneration by “merely” correcting joint alignment. Read more

Open Day(s) 26 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Genetics: Investigating the functional effect of novel genes and genetic variants in malignant hyperthermia susceptibility using model systems

Supervisors: Prof P Hopkins, Dr M-A Shaw, Dr C Diggle

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an inherited condition, where patients exposed to anaesthetic drugs are susceptible to a dramatic hyperthermic and hypermetabolic response that can contribute to a significant proportion of post-operative morbidity and deaths. Read more

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Cancer: Investigation of accentuated mitochondrial ROS and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in cystic fibrosis and colorectal carcinoma.

Supervisors: Prof D Peckham, Prof D Jayne, Dr S Savic, Miss LR Caley

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with an accentuated inflammatory response to bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), increased resting energy expenditure and a higher than expected prevalence of gastrointestinal and other malignancies. Read more

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Oncology: Evaluating Photodynamic Therapy in colorectal cancer using patient-derived organoids

Supervisors: Dr I Knot, Prof D Jayne

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer worldwide. Surgery is first line treatment and often in adjunct with chemotherapy. Read more

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Clinical: Gastroesophageal reflux in respiratory disease: pathogenic role and improved management

Supervisors: Prof L Houghton, Dr D Peckham

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which stomach contents, such as food and acid pass into the gullet/oesophagus causing heartburn. GERD is very common in patients with lung disease, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF). Read more

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Integrated omics approach to psychiatric disorders

Supervisors: Prof K Poterlowicz, Dr S McLean

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

In psychiatry, the selection of antipsychotics and antidepressants is led by a trial-and-error approach. The prescribing of these medications is complicated by sub-optimal efficacy and high rates of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Read more

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

Dimensions of motivation to eat, appetite control and obesity management

Supervisors: Prof J Stubbs, Dr M Hopkins, Prof G Finlayson, Dr K Beaulieu

This fully funded PhD place provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research in appetite, energy balance and obesity research. . Read more

Open Day(s) 23 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Towards understanding the role of chronotype, sleep and timing of physical activity and food intake in appetite control and energy balance

Supervisors: Dr K Beaulieu, Dr M Hopkins, Prof G Finlayson

This fully funded PhD place provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research in a range of fields relating to appetite control, energy balance, sleep and chronobiology with experts from the University of Leeds and the University of Chicago. Read more

Open Day(s) 23 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Therapeutic resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by natural products

Supervisors: Dr T Nasim, Prof C Wright

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating cardiovascular disorder which, if left untreated, leads to heart failure and death. Read more

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

Therapeutic resolution of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) by natural products

Supervisors: Dr T Nasim, Dr M Najafzadeh

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a type of blood cancer where the patients do not have enough healthy blood cells. Read more

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

Therapeutic resolution of coronavirus (COVID-19) diseases by natural products

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

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Coronavirus now labelled as Covid-19 has become a global pandemic affecting around 200 countries. Currently neither any cure nor any vaccine for Covid-19 has been established. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Nasim

Development of a personalized therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

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

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating cardiovascular disorder which, if left untreated, leads to heart failure and death. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Nasim

Re-purposing established drugs for the resolution of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Supervisors: Dr T Nasim, Dr K Assi

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating cardiovascular disorder which, if left untreated, leads to heart failure and death. Read more

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

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

Fully Funded 4-Year Cheney Scholarship PhD Programme in In Situ Structural Biology

University of Leeds

Exciting new developments in imaging and structural methods, known as “in situ structural biology”, can reveal the structure and behaviour of biological macromolecules inside healthy and diseased cells and tissues. Read more