University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 26 University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Providing insights into the molecular understanding of heart development and the formation of congenital heart defects.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Our research aim is to understand how the heart develops and then how it goes wrong to give rise to congenital heart defects (CHDs). Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Loughna, Prof J D Brook

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Genomic approaches to understanding molluscan parasites

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Snails and slugs cause worldwide problems, both in terms of direct damage to crops, and as intermediate vectors for diseases of farm animals and humans (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Davison, Dr C M Wade

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Detecting human and veterinary parasitic diseases in snail and slug intermediate hosts

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Gastropod-borne parasitic diseases affect over 300 million people worldwide and make up several of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) listed by the World Health Organisation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C M Wade, Dr A Davison

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Exosome biogenesis and organelle trafficking in neurodegeneration.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Scientific summary. Intracellular transport pathways are fundamental for cell structure and function. Due to their longevity, complex morphology (long axonal and dendritic extensions) and requirement to maintain synaptic transmission, neurons are heavily dependent upon intracellular transport. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Hume, Dr DS Scott, Dr F Dajas-Bailador

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Saving the planet through carbon recycling: engineering bacterial capture of gasified waste for bioplastics production

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Wider context. Climate change caused by the release of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels and through change of land use threatens life on our planet. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Winzer, Prof N Minton

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Natural toxins and their synthetic analogues as tools to study ion channels and as potential drugs and pesticides

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

The project will use a combination of electrophysiological techniques such as voltage-clamp and patch-clamp with molecular biology and protein expression to understand how natural toxins and their synthetic analogues act on ion channels in the nervous system. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I R Mellor

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Biology and genetics of reproduction in filamentous fungi

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Fungi have beneficial but also detrimental properties. They are used for the production of foodstuffs and valuable pharmaceuticals and enzymes. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P S Dyer, Dr M Brock

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Functional characterization of gonococcal toxin-antitoxin systems

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are commonly found in bacteria and comprise a stable toxin able to stall bacterial replication and an antitoxin that neutralises the activity of the toxin. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Oldfield, Dr D Turner

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Adaptation to environmental change in animals: ecology, evolution and genomics.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

How are animals able to live in different environments, with different temperatures, energetic demands, diet, predators, parasites or pH? Thanks to advances in gene sequencing technology, we are in a remarkable period of discovery about the genomic basis of adaptation and how this depends on the intricacies of ecology and environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A MacColl

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Overcoming replication stress–defining new mechanism from archaea to human

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

How cells respond to DNA replication stresses (e.g., DNA replication collapse, stalling or hyper-activity) is critical for their survival, and is a hallmark of cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Bolt, Prof T Allers

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Identification and characterisation of bacteriocins from environmental samples active against strains of Clostridium difficile.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Clostridiodes difficile is a cause of neonatal enteritis in livestock such as pigs, cattle and horses. Affected animals develop respiratory problems, abdominal distention and bloody diarrhoea leading to weight loss and in extreme cases mortality. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Penfold, Dr K Winzer

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We have 26 University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 26 University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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