Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in Loughborough

We have 74 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in Loughborough

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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Measuring myocardial immunosenescence in cardiovascular disease

University of Leicester Cardiovascular Sciences

People with Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) show increased susceptibility to external stressors like infection, trauma, or surgery, where they are at increased risk of organ injury affecting the heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain, and death, versus those without MLTC. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Murphy, Dr M Wozniak

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

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Project Title Developing a National Clinical Standardised Novel Classification System for Retinoblastoma

University of Leicester School of Psychology and Vision Sciences

Wellcome Trust DTP in Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Genomics. Retinoblastoma (Rb), the most common intraocular malignancy in young children, presents enduring challenges, including vision impairment, physical deformities, and psychosocial struggles for survivors. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Tu

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

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Short and long-term genetic and behavioural consequences of traumatic brain injury in fruit flies

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

General background . How many fingers am I holding up? What day of the week is it? Follow my finger? These three questions are designed to test your sensory, memory and motor neural abilities following an accident; all three systems are affected by a severe deceleration of your brain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Warren, Dr E Rosato, Dr R Feuda

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

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Human fraility biomarker development

Loughborough University Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

As part of the project “A volatilome-based signature for age-related recovery and resilience” funded by the Wellcome LEAP Dynamic Resilience Program the group aims to establish a volatilome signature of ageing in humans. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Stolzing, Dr K Brooke-Wavell

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

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Genetic epidemiology of chronic cough

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

Wellcome Trust DTP in Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Genomics. Nearly everyone will have had an annoying cough from time to time, but some people experience persistent, unexplained cough which may last weeks, months or years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CJ John

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

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Phenome wide association studies of the human leukocyte antigen region

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

Wellcome Trust DTP in Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Genomics. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes code proteins that present foreign antigens to the adaptive immune system, providing protection from pathogens. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Tobin

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

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Exploring the contribution of complex genomic variation to fibrosis risk

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

Wellcome Trust DTP in Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Genomics. Fibrosis (scarring) is a pathological feature of many different diseases and can affect most organs of the body. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Wain

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

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Exploring personalised movement-based prescriptions for patients living with long-term conditions SSEHS/AK24

Loughborough University School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Physical activity is recommended to people living with long-term health conditions to improve health outcomes and to decrease the likelihood of developing disease complications. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AK Kingsnorth, Dr W Johnson, Dr AR Rowlands

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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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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We have 74 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in Loughborough

Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in Loughborough

We have 74 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in Loughborough

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