Studentships Available in the Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London for October 2019 Entry (Non-clinicians, UK students)

MRC Doctoral Training Program

Studentships opportunities are now available in the Department of Women and Children’s Health at King’s College London as part of the MRC doctoral training partnership. The specific project areas are as follows:

Prevention of Gestational Diabetes in Obese Pregnant Women; Targeting Early Pregnancy Intervention to Women at Risk
(Physiological medicine theme)
Contact: Dr Dharmintra Pasupathy (dharmintra.pasupathy@kcl.ac.uk)

The role of the breast milk microbiome in infant growth and development
(Physiological medicine theme)
Contact: Dr Sophie Moore (sophie.moore@kcl.ac.uk)

Effects of air pollution exposure in pregnancy women on infant health; a clinical data linkage study in South London
(Physiological medicine theme)
Contact: Dr Ian Mudway (ian.mudway@kcl.ac.uk)

Gestational diabetes and depression: A role for islet serotonin
(Physiological medicine theme)
Contact: Dr James Bowe (james.bowe@kcl.ac.uk)

UK students with a strong academic record are encouraged to approach the specific supervisors of the project they are interested in to discuss further before submitting their application (Applications are now open, closing date is 25th November).

For further details of this program please see:

kcl-mrcdtp.com

Further details about research within the department please see:

www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/wh/index.aspx

Please note there are no international scholarships attached to this call.

For general queries please contact:

postgrad-womenshealth@kcl.ac.uk