glutamate PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 6 glutamate PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

MScR: Endosomal Trafficking Dysfunction in Astrocytes: A Roadmap to Alzheimer’s disease?

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

Previously thought of as only a support cell for neurons, astrocytes have now been shown to play an essential role in regulating synaptic activity and regulating transmitter uptake and release. Read more

Supervisors: Prof KW Wilkinson, Dr K McMillan, Dr P Banks

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

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Investigations into the protective actions of CBD in the early synaptic deficits in dementia.

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Accumulation of hyper-phosphorylated tau is a key event in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Aberrant changes in tau cause synaptic abnormalities and cognitive deficits in early AD. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harvey

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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4-year PhD Studentship: Measurement of reward sensitivity as an indicator of welfare in chickens

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

Humans show a reduction in sensitivity to reward when suffering from clinical depression and similar changes have been demonstrated in laboratory rodents used as models for depression. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Paul

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

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Inducing ferroptotic death to kill cancer cells

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of regulated necrotic cell death triggered by oxidative degradation of lipids in membrane bilayers and subsequent irreparable damages to the plasma membrane (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Tournier, Dr K Finegan

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

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Investigating the links between β-amyloid, osteoporosis and frailty in Alzheimer’s disease

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Background. Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis (the loss of bone mass and strength) than age-matched individuals1, significantly contributing to the frailty associated with dementia. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S McArthur, Dr SCF Rawlinson

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

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Clinical Gastroenterology: The regulation of GDH expression in Clostridioides difficile

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the most common cause of infective antibiotic-associated diarrhea in the western world, is diagnosed by a combination of tests that firstly detect the organism, then the toxins that it produces (Planche 2013). Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Wilcox, Dr K Davies, Dr A Buckley

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

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We have 6 glutamate PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

glutamate PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 6 glutamate PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

MScR: Endosomal Trafficking Dysfunction in Astrocytes: A Roadmap to Alzheimer’s disease?

Investigations into the protective actions of CBD in the early synaptic deficits in dementia.

4-year PhD Studentship: Measurement of reward sensitivity as an indicator of welfare in chickens

Inducing ferroptotic death to kill cancer cells

Investigating the links between β-amyloid, osteoporosis and frailty in Alzheimer’s disease

Clinical Gastroenterology: The regulation of GDH expression in Clostridioides difficile

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