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We have 15 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in New Zealand
Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in New Zealand
We have 15 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in New Zealand
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Mechanical Measurements using Ion Pipette Aspiration: Technology Development
This fully-funded PhD studentship will focus on hardware development for ‘Ion Pipette Aspiration’, a technology that carries out quick, accurate and effective mechanical measurements on small, soft particles. Read more
Mechanical Measurements using Ion Pipette Aspiration: Collaborative Experiments
Many types of microparticle are soft. they deform and even flow when they are squashed and squeezed. The mechanical (or more fully, rheological) behaviour of these particles turns out to be very important for very many research fields. Read more
Identify novel approaches to combat multi drug resistant pathogens
Our research is focused on recalcitrant ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, andEnterobacter species) pathogens; especially hard-to-treat clinical isolates involved in multidrug resistance, biofilm infections and persistence. Read more
Electrical ringbarking of wilding trees
New Zealand, in common with many other countries, has a problem with invasive plant species which can colonize areas of the land, displacing endemic and indigenous flora and destroying the habitat of endemic and indigenous fauna. Read more
Protecting Mum: how hormones act on neural circuitry to regulate postpartum mood and behaviour
Mammals give birth to dependent offspring and significant parental involvement is required to ensure offspring survive. During pregnancy and in the early postpartum period, hormones act on neural circuitry to bring about key changes in a mother's mood and behaviour. Read more
Role of RyR2 posttranslational modification in arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmias remain the leading cause of death in patients with heart disease. An important trigger for arrhythmias is the inappropriate opening of the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2). Read more
Sex differences in epicardial fat modulation of cardiac function
This project will aim to determine whether structural and physiological properties of epicardial adipose tissue are responsible for the sex differences in human myocardial function and cardiac arrhythmogenicity. Read more
Oxytocin neuron activity in lactation
Pulsatile secretion of the hormone, oxytocin, is essential for milk delivery during suckling and its secretion from the posterior pituitary gland is triggered by coordinated bursts of action potentials across the population of oxytocin neurons. Read more
Charting new neuronal survival pathways in Parkinson’s disease
The Neurodegenerative and Lysosomal Disease Laboratory is interested in the molecular and cellular basis of neurodegenerative disease, particularly how lysosome dysfunction influences the development of Batten disease and Parkinson’s disease. Read more
Understanding the underlying pathological mechanisms to find a cure for Batten disease
The Neurodegenerative and Lysosomal Disease Laboratory is interested in the molecular and cellular basis of neurodegenerative disease, particularly how lysosome dysfunction influences the development of Batten disease and Parkinson’s disease. Read more
Use it or lose it: what determines the regulation mode of a given gene?
All organisms must tightly control gene expression. In bacteria, gene regulation is mediated by either an activator or a repressor which binds DNA to turn a gene on or off, respectively. Read more
Using optical coherence tomography and vibrometry to understand hearing in crustaceans
Crustaceans use sound for many different life history strategies. Over the last decade many different crustaceans, such as paddle crabs and lobsters, have been described to produce sounds. Read more
Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Join a team of some of the best researchers in the region and the world to take your education to the next step. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury has over 120 graduate and postgraduate qualifications on offer. Read more
Optical tweezers
Optical tweezers use highly focused light to manipulate tiny particles. The Biophotonics laboratory in the physics department is developing optical tweezers for the manipulation of bacteria. Read more
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