Clearing protein aggregates from the extracellular space of the brain
Research Group:
Biomedical Sciences Research Centre
Dr J Varela
Application Deadline:
15 April 2019
Small aggregates of proteins such as amyloid-beta circulate the extracellular space of the brain (ECS) and are thought to be key players in the development of neurodegenerative diseases.
Exploring the Relationship between Imitation and Dance
Research Group:
Centre for Biological Diversity
Prof K N Laland, Dr L Gonzalez
Application Deadline:
5 April 2019
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship co-supervised by Professors Kevin Laland (School of Biology, University of St Andrews) and Laura Gonzalez (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) entitled “Exploring the Relationship between Imitation and Dance”.
Catalytic Enantioselective Radical Reactions
Dr C P Johnston
Applications accepted all year round
Free radical-mediated C–C bond forming reactions are powerful and versatile tools in organic synthesis due to their mild reaction conditions and high functional group tolerance.
New directions in Cu-catalysed cross-coupling
Dr AJB Watson
Applications accepted all year round
Fully funded PhD studentships, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, are available in the lab of Dr Allan Watson at the University of St Andrews.
PhD in the Biosynthesis and Enzymology of Fluorine Containing Metabolites in Streptomyces Bacteria
Prof D O'Hagan
Applications accepted all year round
Research in the O’Hagan group has had a focus on the biosynthesis of fluorine containing natural products and the identification of a fluorination enzyme, ‘the fluorinase’, from Streptomyces cattleya.[1] Fluorine is very rare in nature, and in those rare cases where an organism can form a C-F bond from fluoride ion, then the enzymology is unique and interesting.
Modelling rapid CO2 and climate change in the Southern Ocean
Dr A Burke, Prof D Dritschel, Dr J Rae, Dr J Reinaud
Application Deadline:
5 April 2019
The Southern Ocean plays a fundamental role in the regulation of Earth’s climate through its uptake of heat and carbon. Despite representing only 20% of the ocean surface area, it accounts for more than 50% of ocean carbon uptake and more than 75% of ocean heat uptake (Charrassin et al., 2008; Meredith and Hogg, 2006).
