Epidemiology (early years) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 Epidemiology (early years) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Prospectively mapping the development of liver disease amongst young adults. Who is developing it early and why?

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Historically, cirrhosis (irreversible liver scarring), often due to alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), presents in the 5th and 6th decade. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KA Abeysekera, Prof M Hickman, Prof N Timpson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the role of dietary fructose in the development of early-onset colorectal cancer

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Project Background. This project will investigate the role of fructose in the development of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) in adults <50 years. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Vincent, Dr A Chambers, Dr R Richmond, Dr NM Murphy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Early life factors and childhood oral health

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Background. A life course approach to chronic disease epidemiology recognises how exposures across the lifespan of individuals influence their disease risk and health later in life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Bernabe

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

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Multimodal Artificial Intelligence for the Detection and stratification of Necrotising Enterocolitis in premature born infants (MAIDNEC)

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust GOSH BRC Applied Child Health Informatics Theme (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe gastrointestinal inflammatory condition affecting neonates, most commonly premature infants although up to 25% is observed among full-term babies1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Eaton, Dr E Mazomenos

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Integration of transactional and Ecological Momentary Assessment data for cancer risk factor prediction

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Shopping history records, collected via purchases tracked on loyalty cards, can provide a new perspective on lifestyle choices and behaviours and how these relate to health outcomes such as cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AS Skatova, Dr A Skinner, Prof T Gaunt, Prof R Martin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Harms to children and young people in the UK due to health service delays in management of eye/vision conditions.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust GOSH BRC Applied Child Health Informatics Theme (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Childhood visual impairment is uncommon in industrialised countries, with the all-cause prevalence in the UK of 2 per 1000 and a cumulative incidence (‘life time risk by age 16 years’) of 5.9 (5.3-6.5) per 10000 (1). Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Rahi, Dr A Solebo

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Identifying DNA methylation signatures of prostate cancer progression and mortality among patients with clinically confirmed, localised disease at baseline in a large prospective clinical trial

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Prostate Cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of male mortality, with 336,000 deaths worldwide each year (1). Although most PCa cases are indolent, slow-growing, and tend not to progress, a subset of PCa cases are more aggressive and will progress to metastases, treatment resistance and death. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Yousefi, Prof R Martin, Dr M Suderman, Dr A Lane, Dr SM Merriel

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Breastfeeding and big babies - lifecourse and genomics epidemiological approaches to disentangle cause and effect.

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. The World Health Organisation recommends exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months, but in the UK, only 1% of infants meet the guidelines (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Zuccolo, Dr LJ Johnson, Dr L Howe, Dr C Borges

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding psychiatric outcomes in children born with cleft lip and/or palate using genetics

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Cleft of the lip and/or palate is a common birth defect worldwide and occurs at a rate of one in 650 live births in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Stergiakouli, Dr S Lewis, Prof M J Owen, Dr M van den Bree

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Free Circulating Histone Variants and Their Complexes in Biofluids as Novel Markers of Diseases

Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine

Affiliation. Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine. Study program. PhD program Biomedical Sciences. Specialization. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JF Fröhlich

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Remote patient monitoring using wearable devices and AI

University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science

Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated various aspects of modern life, significantly influencing the healthcare sector. Fuelled by this momentum, remote patient monitoring facilitated by mobile sensing technology is on the way to changing how patients are monitored and treated. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Sun

19 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Studentship in quantitative genetics of neurodevelopment

University of Surrey School of Psychology

The student will have the opportunity to work on a project analysing data from large-scale longitudinal and developmental cohorts with a focus on infant and child phenotypes. Read more

Supervisors: Prof AR Ronald, Prof M Pluess

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Identifying causal risk factors and outcomes of atopic dermatitis

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Several traits such as cardiovascular disease[1] and mental health disorders[2] have been reported to be observationally associated with atopic dermatitis (AD). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Budu-Aggrey, Dr L Paternoster

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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An investigation of the causal relationship and genetic overlap between sleep traits and physical and mental health using Mendelian randomization

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Sleep has long been known to play a role in physical and mental wellbeing and sleep disruption has been observed to co-occur with a number of health conditions including. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Lewis, Dr MR Renteria, Dr HJ Jones

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Repurposing and enriching cardiovascular risk prediction model to identify people at risk of cancer – UCL (part of Health Data Research UK’s Big Data for Complex Disease Driver Programme)

Health Data Research UK Big Data for Complex Diseases (BDCD)

Risk-stratified management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), where people without established disease receive preventative interventions and monitoring based on their 10-years predicted risk, has been highly successful to ensure healthcare resources are allocated to those most likely to benefit. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FS Schmidt

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 17 Epidemiology (early years) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Epidemiology (early years) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 Epidemiology (early years) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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