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

We have 32 Medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

Influence of postbiotic supplementation on bone health SSEHS/KBW24

Loughborough University School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Osteoporosis may affect half of older women, with bone loss increasing risk of fractures that may cause pain, disability and increased mortality. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Brooke-Wavell, Dr L Heaney

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The weight loss independent effects of new obesity pharmacotherapies on glycaemia, cardiometabolic parameters and weight regulation mechanisms in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

Project Highlights. Development of advanced experimental medicine skills (including appetite, glycaemia and body composition assessments). Read more

Supervisors: Dr DP Papamargaritis, Prof L Goff

3 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Personalised intervention approaches to improve and maintain physical activity following cardiac rehabilitation SSEHS/NP24

Loughborough University Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still a leading cause of death globally. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based intervention which is delivered after a cardiac event and aims to improve and restore health post cardiac event, and decrease the risk of future events. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Paine, Dr F Kinnafick

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Using CryoEM to trap and visualise PROTAC drugs in action against cancer targets

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

We invite applicants for a 4-year iCASE studentship to work in collaboration with our industrial partner Peak Proteins, part of Sygnature Discovery. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JH Hodgkinson, Dr JS Schwabe

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

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Tumour-Specific Delivery of MCL1 Inhibitors Using Novel Peroxynitrite Cleavable Antibody-Drug Conjugates

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

We invite applicants for a 4-year iCASE studentship to work in collaboration with our industrial partner Isogenica. Additional Supervisor. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Bull, Dr JH Hodgkinson

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

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Harnessing data from wearable devices for the prognosis of long-term conditions and mortality: application to clinical risk scores

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

We invite applicants for a 4-year iCASE studentship to work in collaboration with our industrial partner Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) UK Services Limited. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Yates, Dr F Zaccardi, Dr AR Rowlands

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

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Defining the impact of T cell activation on the protective and migratory capacity of mucosal CD4+ T cells in tuberculosis

University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences

Additional Supervisor. Dr Helen McGettrick, University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Cooper, Dr J Pearl

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

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What is the role of Reactive Sulfur Species in myocardial infarction-induced inflammation?

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Additional Supervisor. Prof Melanie Madhani, University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Switzer

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

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Modelling cardiac function in healthy hearts and diabetes

University of Leicester School of Engineering

Additional Supervisor. Prof Susan Francis, University of Nottingham. There is a global pandemic of type-2 diabetes. Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a well-recognised complication, which manifests with early alterations in left ventricular (LV) structure and function. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Sinka, Dr A Singh, Prof G McCann

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

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Assessing the Contributions of the Phase-Variable Sialic Acid and Phosphorylcholine Epitopes of Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae to Immunoevasion during Chronic Infections

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Additional Supervisor. Prof. Luisa Martinez-Pomares, University of Nottingham. Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) significantly contribute to human disease including chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). Read more

Supervisors: Prof C D Bayliss, Prof C Brightling, Dr C Holmes

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

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Understanding centrosome abnormalities in oesophageal adenocarcinoma

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Additional Supervisor. Dr Gianmarco Contino, University of Birmingham. Centrosomes are microtubule-based organelles with important functions in diverse cellular processes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Mahen, Prof A Fry

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

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Model-driven and data-driven solutions for regulatory and HTA decision-making to address emerging challenges in drug development in cancer

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

Additional Supervisors. Prof Richard Riley, University of Birmingham; Dr Daniel Jackson, AstraZeneca; Dr Janharpreet Singh, University of Leicester. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Bujkiewicz, Dr S Khan

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

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Metabolite profiling and bacterial community structures in polymicrobial infections

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Additional Supervisor. Dr Freya Harrison, University of Warwick. This project seeks to understand how bacterial pathogens from polymicrobial infections interact with each other and how these interactions shape infection progress and outcome. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Jenul, Dr K Schilcher

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

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Advancing diabetes screening through data driven approaches

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

Additional supervisor. Dr Joie Ensor, University of Birmingham. This exciting project aims to update the Diabetes UK “Know your Risk” tool (https://riskscore.diabetes.org.uk/start) which is based on the Leicester Diabetes Risk Score. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Gray, Dr L Teece, Prof K Khunti

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

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Mechanistic Evaluation of the effect of dry coated antibiotic amino-acid complexes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

We invite applicants for a 4-year iCASE studentship to work in collaboration with our industrial partner Aston Particle Technologies Ltd. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AS Rahman, Dr C Jenul

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

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We have 32 Medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

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

We have 32 Medicine PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Leicester

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