Cardiology (biomedical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 13 Cardiology (biomedical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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Toxic effects of breast cancer treatment on the heart: using artificial intelligence to predict the potential for heart failure

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. . Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide with ~15% of cases caused by a single gene, HER2. These women are treated with an antibody therapy (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Clerk, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto

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Development of novel macrophage high-throughput cell-based phenotypic assay for drug screening

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Biomedical Research Group

Research Group. Biomedical Research Group. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Grisha Pirianov. . Prof David Leake (University of Reading). Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Pirianov

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Platelets in health, ageing and disease: new diagnostics and treatments

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Platelets are small blood cells that play a vital role in the chronic and acute progression of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and also have roles in immunity, inflammation, cancer metastasis, Alzheimer's disease and a range of infections, such as dengue, HIV-1, malaria, and COVID-19. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CI Jones

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Cardiovascular and respiratory reflex activation during exposure to hypoglycaemia: assessing the role of the carotid body

University of Birmingham Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

A fall in blood glucose (hypoglycemia) activates multiple protective cardiovascular and respiratory reflexes to preserve glucose delivery to the brain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A H Holmes

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Ageing to Arrhythmias

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Cardiac arrhythmias are a leading cause of sudden death and morbidity. This project aims to identify why they occur in the elderly and novel routes to therapies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M K Lancaster, Dr M.A. Colman

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

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Exercise, cardiovascular physiology and healthy ageing research scholarship

University of the Sunshine Coast School of Health

This project will test new intervention strategies that aim to enhance the effectiveness of cardiovascular rehabilitation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Askew

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

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Mechanisms underlying the effects of activated protein C (APC) in cardiac muscle

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

APC is an anticoagulant enzyme that also exerts antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic and a variety of other cytoprotective effects in different tissues, where the mechanism of action is thought to involve the endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) and a protease activated receptor (PAR). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hussain, Dr T Nasim, Prof MR Boyett

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

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MRes in Clinical Science

University of East Anglia Norwich Medical School

Our MRes Clinical Science is your chance to experience the reality of cutting-edge clinical or biomedical research. You’ll develop a broader, more considered approach to a specific area of medical research, gaining expertise in the intellectual and practical skills of scientific research in the process. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Tyler

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

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Cardiovascular growth, function and disease modelling in childhood

University of Melbourne Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally and there is growing evidence that the precursors of adult heart disease start to form in childhood. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof J Mynard

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Investigating the mechanisms for cardiac fibrosis development and reversal

University of Birmingham Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

Research interests/description of main research theme. Fibrosis is a hard to treat condition of major socioeconomic importance, with ~45% of all deaths in the developed world being attributed to some type of chronic fibro-proliferative disease and is exemplified by heart disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Pavlovic, Dr C O'Shea

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Investigating the link between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.

University of Birmingham Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

Research interests/description of main research theme. Patients with chronic kidney disease are 40% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, however, mechanisms driving the cardiovascular pathogenesis are unclear. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Pavlovic, Dr A Taylor

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Examining the mechanisms that cause cardiovascular disease by studying the heart or adipose tissue

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Heart failure has a serious impact on our society and once diagnosed has a poor survival rate. In the United Kingdom, there are about 1.5 million people living with the after-effects of a heart attack. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Boateng

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We have 13 Cardiology (biomedical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Cardiology (biomedical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 13 Cardiology (biomedical) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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