Pathology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Scotland

We have 23 Pathology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Scotland

Investigating mechanisms of extra-cellular matrix remodelling and fibrosis in the gastrointestinal tract

Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease, are increasing in prevalence globally. These are caused by chronic inflammation in the gut, there is no cure and medications are not effective for all. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Mclean

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Mechanism, cellular consequences and pharmacological manipulation of Ras palmitoylation for the treatment of cancer

University of Dundee School of Medicine

In humans, the genes HRAS, NRAS and KRAS encode three closely related proteins frequently mutated in cancer promoting unregulated cell growth. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Fraser, Dr G Masson

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Leveraging novel automated diagnostic pathways with augmented precision medicine approaches for the early detection and risk stratification of liver disease

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Liver disease represents one of the fastest-growing causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. The principle aetiological variants are contained within the new nomenclature of steatotic liver disease (SLD). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Brennan, Prof J F Dillon, Dr M Al-Khairalla

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Advancing Mass Spectrometry Tools for Endotyping Chronic Respiratory Diseases

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Chronic respiratory diseases, including COPD, asthma, and bronchiectasis, pose significant challenges in management due to their diverse clinical manifestations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Huang, Prof J Chalmers

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Exploring cardio-renal-metabolic interactions in patients with heart failure

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Recent years have highlighted the connections and shared pathophysiology between heart failure, renal impairment, diabetes and obesity, particularly with the evidence of benefit in all of these areas with SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1-receptor agonists. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Mordi

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigation of short-term effects of colchicine on blood proteins using proteomics

University of Dundee School of Medicine

The anti-inflammatory medication colchicine has been shown to significantly improve cardiovascular outcomes post heart attack and in chronic heart disease patient groups, suggesting it may be a suitable candidate for repurposing in cardiovascular diseases. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Rena, Dr I Mordi, Prof C Lang

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Lessening Health Inequalities in Type 2 Diabetes Through Innovative Drug Repurposing

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Most older type 2 diabetes (T2D) drugs were developed through pre-clinical studies and then trials that model T2D as it is experienced by older white people (1). Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Rena

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Learning and Memory in the response to recurrent hypoglycaemia in diabetes

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Recurrent hypoglycaemia has both acute and chronic consequences and is greatly feared by people with type 1 diabetes. Work from our laboratory over the last few years has revealed that the brain adaptation to recurrent hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes represents a specialised form of memory called habituation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R McCrimmon, Dr A McNeilly

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The inflammatory response to recurrent hypoglycaemia in diabetes

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Recurrent hypoglycaemia has both acute and chronic consequences and is greatly feared by people with type 1 diabetes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R McCrimmon

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Vascularisation of tumour organoids for mechanistic and drug development

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Gliomas such as are the most common form of brain tumour, a subset Glioblastoma (GBM) are devastating adult brain cancer with high rates of recurrence and treatment resistance. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Murdoch, Dr S Banerjee

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Identifying secreted biomarkers in brain cancer

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Stage IV brain cancer or glioblastoma (GBM) poses a major challenge with only 5 FDA approved chemotherapeutic drugs available for treatment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Banerjee

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating how dormant senescent cells can drive drug-resistance following chemotherapy

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Most anti-cancer chemotherapeutics work by inducing DNA damage and arresting the cell cycle in either G1 or G2 phase. A frequent outcome of this arrest is that cells exit the cell cycle into a state known as senescence. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Saurin, Dr T Ly

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The Holistic Microbiome in Health and Disease: Linking the Oral, Gut and Respiratory Microbiomes

University of Dundee School of Medicine

The human gut microbiome is recognised as a major determinant of health and disease. Studies to date, including those of the international Human Microbiome Project, have largely focused on individual body sites such as nose or mouth or faeces. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hansen, Dr A Dicker, Dr C Mowat

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Immune regulation of lung repair, and long-term consequences of infection

University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences

This project is one of 14 four year PhD Studentships funded by Medical Research Scotland (MRS) (https://www.medicalresearchscotland.org.uk) to be delivered jointly by the named University and External Partner Organisation (EPO). Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Perona-Wright, Dr S Jenkins

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

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Investigations into the protective actions of CBD in the early synaptic deficits in dementia.

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Accumulation of hyper-phosphorylated tau is a key event in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Aberrant changes in tau cause synaptic abnormalities and cognitive deficits in early AD. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harvey

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 23 Pathology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Scotland

Pathology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Scotland

We have 23 Pathology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Scotland

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