Glucose regulation, hypoglycaemia, and exercise in type 1 diabetes

The successful candidate will build on the host lab’s clinical research in the prevention of hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes, using real-time monitoring in the exercise laboratory to explore physiological, endocrine and metabolic responses to differing intensities of activity in people with type 1 diabetes and in people with normal glucose tolerance. These data will then be used to inform future treatment strategies to support people with type 1 diabetes to be physically active.
Full training will be given in all applicable techniques, including exercise studies, real-time monitoring, and laboratory assays. The student will have the opportunity to discuss the exact title and nature of the project with the supervisor to suit their interests and incorporate recent advances in this exciting area. The student will be based on the Hammersmith campus.
The host lab is led by Nick Oliver and is a translational multidisciplinary group, developing novel technologies for diabetes. The cross-faculty team includes control engineers, electronic engineers, biological chemists, statistical modelling, and clinical researchers, and works to move innovation from the benchtop to people with diabetes.
Applicants who expect to or have obtained at least a 2:1 in a relevant subject should send an up-to-date curriculum vitae, including the names and addresses of two academic referees, to Prof Nick Oliver, Imperial College Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN (email to: [Email Address Removed]

Applicants must have a first or upper second class degree from a UK University or the overseas equivalent in a relevant area of biochemistry, physiology, or neuroscience. In addition a Masters degree is preferable but not essential. Experience in molecular biology and in vivo physiology is a major advantage.
Applicants must also meet Imperial College’s English language requirements – further details can be found at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/admissions/pgenglish

This studentship is open to home/EU students only.