MVLS/EPSRC Studentships 2019

APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 2019
Stipend £15,009 (2019/20 rate)
Start date: 1 October 2019

MVLS/EPSRC PhD fully funded position is available within the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow. Our aim is to deliver high quality, collaborative research and training for our PhD students within the Biosciences. The West of Scotland is a key region in the UK for academic excellence, industrial support and investment.

Areas of research include (but are not restricted to) mathematical biology, bioenergy, synthetic biology, nanobiology and research into healthcare devices. A list of available projects, abstracts and supervisors can be found at:
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvls/graduateschool/epsrcdtpstudentship2019/projects.

We strongly recommend that students examine the list of projects available (titles detailed below), and contact potential supervisors to discuss the projects before applying.

Project Titles (click on a title to view project abstract)

• Developing an information-theoretic predictive factor analysis method with application to multi-modal neuroimaging datasets of aging in health and disease
• Development of nanoparticle-based platforms for the control of vascular inflammation
• Doubly caged effectors for spatiotemporal control of protein expression in vivo
• High performance modelling of global plant biodiversity
• Novel Molecular Probes for Subcellular Quantification of NO in Whole Organisms
• Parallel-transmit MRI techniques for clinical neuroimaging at 7 tesla
• Protac Antivirals – An Innate Immune-Guided Chemical Biology Approach
• The Design, Synthesis and Application of Reporter Probes for Methionine Oxidation Targeted to Specific Intracellular Compartments
• (TARDIS) Towards Augmented Reality in rehabilitation for those with neuro-DISability

For further information about the programme and how to apply, visit:
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvls/graduateschool/epsrcdtpstudentship2019.