skeletal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

We have 11 skeletal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Precision Diagnosis for Congenital Anomalies – using AI & leveraging multimodality data to help counsel parents appropriately in rare diseases.

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

Skeletal dysplasias are a heterogenous group of congenital bone and cartilage disorders with genetic etiology. There are currently 461 recognised diseases that fall into this category. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Shelmerdine, Prof I Drobnjak, Prof O Arthurs

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

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Plastic Pollution as an Anthropogenic Threat to Human Health: The Impact of Nano- and Microplastics Accumulation on Skeletal Muscle Function

Coventry University Centre for Physical Activity Sport and Exercise Sciences

This PhD aims to examine the impact of nano- and microplastic accumulation on skeletal muscle (SkM) function and will provide important insight into the threat of plastic pollution to human health. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J T Tallis

27 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The Importance of Muscle Stem Cells: Implications for Muscle Repair in Inflammation and Trauma

University of Nottingham School of Medicine

Skeletal muscle possesses a remarkable capacity for adaptation and repair, processes essential in the maintenance of skeletal muscle health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Joanisse, Prof P Greenhaff, Dr JM Mallinson, Dr C Deane

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

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PhD studentship - Mitochondria and nuclear positioning in skeletal muscle

Newcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute

Award Summary. Tuition fees (paid at the home rate) and an annual stipend of £18,622 (2023/2024 rate), with support for research costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vincent

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pathophysiology of intensive care acquired muscle weakness - the role of mitochondrial dysfunction

Charles University Third Faculty of Medicine

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University. Our research group is currently seeking a highly motivated Ph.D. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Krajčová, Prof F Duška

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

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Developing an ADAR-mediated RNA editing therapy for treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust BRC Translational Research (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked genetic disorder affecting 1:5000 boys at birth (1). DMD is caused by mutations in Dystrophin gene, with around 10% of the cases caused by nonsense mutations (2,3). Read more

Supervisors: Dr HZ Zhou, Dr J Meng, Prof F Muntoni

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: Development and application of fast Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging methods for metabolic profiling

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Altered metabolism is a hallmark of many disease states, including cardiovascular and musculoskeletal conditions. Importantly, metabolic profiles may be patient-specific and may for example indicate susceptibility to treatment or malignancy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Plein, Prof J Schneider

26 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Repeat Physical Traumas an initiator for motor neuron disease (MND): an insight from professional rugby

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is a devastating condition affecting neuronal cells responsible for voluntary muscle movement. The risk of developing MND is 1 in 300, predominantly in individuals over 50. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Staunton, Prof A McArdle

20 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigation into the antiepileptic efficacy and mechanism of combination vitamin D and Ganoderma Lucidum polysaccharides

University of Greenwich Faculty of Engineering and Science

Epilepsy, caused by abnormal firing of neurons in the brain, affects 50 million people globally [1]. Almost one-third of epileptic patients do not respond well to antiepileptic drugs, and their side effects are associated with cognitive impairment, psychiatric problems, and recurrent epileptic adverse reactions [2, 3]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Z Zhou, Dr Z K Khan

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Data-driven realisation of molecular editing for drug discovery

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Drug discovery pipelines are driven by iterative cycles in which molecules are designed, synthesised, purified and tested. A remarkably limited toolkit… Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Nelson, Prof S Marsden

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

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Novel mechanisms of skeletogenesis

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 MB Bosáková

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

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We have 11 skeletal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

skeletal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

We have 11 skeletal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

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