Data Analysis (disease control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 Data Analysis (disease control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Normative modelling of resting-state EEG across the lifespan for application in the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

With a rapidly aging human population worldwide, neurodegenerative diseases represent a pressing medical and societal concern. Given the increase in life expectancy, dementia is expected to affect almost 152 million people by 2050 (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2018). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Benwell

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

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Neural and behavioural correlates of speech production in Parkinson's disease

University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Speech is a complex task requiring highly coordinated movements of a large group of respiratory, laryngeal and articulatory muscles and involves precise integration with auditory and somatosensory feedback to plan and execute speech movements. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Mollaei

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Control of gene expression in embryonic development

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The impressive range of anatomical variations observed in animals along their body axis is the result of distinct control mechanisms governing gene expression. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Bobola, Dr M Birket

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Metabolomic characterisation of adiposity across the life course

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

There is evidence that adiposity, measured by body mass index (BMI), causally influences a range of health outcomes, but little understanding of the mechanisms driving BMI effects. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corbin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Identifying critical pathways regulating autoimmunity in immuno-oncology and arthritis patients. Short title: IPADS (Immune PAthways for Drug Side-effects)

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Inflammatory arthritis (IA) can result from non-autoimmune diseases (like crystal arthritis) and from autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthropathies (inc. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Viatte, Prof A Barton, Mr P Martin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Exploring Sensorimotor Function and Developing Rehabilitation Strategies using Experimental and Computational Approaches

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team consisting of biologists, clinicians, engineers, mathematicians, and computational biologists and startups around the globe, we aim to decipher the organizational principles of sensorimotor function in mammals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Chakrabarty

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigate the role of NHSL1 in vesicle trafficking and receptor recycling promoting cancer cell invasion using CRISPR-Cas9, microfluidics, and advanced live cell imaging.

King’s College London Health Schools

Cancer is a devastating disease. more than one in three people in the UK will develop cancer in their lifetime. Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer related deaths. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Krause

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Statistical inference for epidemics models

University of Birmingham School of Mathematics

Mathematical models have been established as an important tool for capturing the features that drive the spread of a disease, predicting the progression of an epidemic and guiding the development of effective control strategies to prevent potential outbreaks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Touloupou, Dr R Seymour

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ports are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions as they commonly move up to 10,000 containers a day from ship to road or rail transport and correspondingly in the reverse direction from land transport onto ships. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof W Harwin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Fractional order modelling of neurons

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Fractional order calculus (integro-differential equations that are of non-integral order) is an emerging methodology with wide applications across all areas of Physics and Engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 10 Data Analysis (disease control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Data Analysis (disease control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 Data Analysis (disease control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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