Dr A Osterrieder, Dr J Runions
No more applications being accepted
Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Department of Biological and Medical Sciences
This is a competitive 3 year Full Time PhD project
Research project title - Structural and functional studies of the plant Golgi apparatus
Eligibility: Only open to UK/EU applicants (who must be permanently resident in UK/EU)
Closing date: 16th December 2016 (12 midnight UK time)
Start date: 18th September 2017
Bursary: £14296 pa for academic year 2017/18 & fees
Main supervisor Dr Anne Osterrieder and Professor John Runions
Requirements
Applicants should be of the highest quality and capable of submitting a PhD thesis within 3 years. Applicants should have a first class or upper second class (minimum 2.1) honours degree from a Higher Education Institution in the UK or an acceptable equivalent qualification.
EU Applicants additional requirement for English language
A valid IELTS Academic test certificate minimum score level 6 in each of the four areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking with overall minimum score 7.0 issued since 23rd April 2015 by an approved test centre.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491093/2016-01-11_-Approved_Secure_English_Language_Tests_and_Test_Centres_-_Website.pdf
Exceptionally we are prepared to consider alternative acceptable evidence of English Language ability.
Description of project:
Golgins are proteins that are associated with the Golgi apparatus and contain long rope-like coiled-coil domains. These domains reach into the cytoplasm and are able to tether to vesicles, membranes or other proteins. Mammalian golgins play a role in the regulation of Golgi biogenesis and protein transport to and from the Golgi stack, but many functions of their plant homologues remain unclear. Plant cells possess up to hundreds of distinct mobile Golgi bodies, meaning that their stacked structure and multiple functions (protein glycosylation, cargo trafficking and cell wall material synthesis) need to be maintained while they are travelling through the cell.
This PhD project aims to investigate the role of the plant golgin AtGolgin-84B in Golgi biogenesis, protein trafficking and Golgi-cytoskeleton interactions. The PhD student will receive training in advanced fluorescent live-cell imaging and electron microscopy, as well as in bioinformatics, molecular biology and biochemistry approaches to identify binding partners.
For further information, please contact Dr Anne Osterrieder e-mail address [Email Address Removed]
How to apply
Download application from
http://www.hls.brookes.ac.uk/images/research/phd-studentship-application-form-jan-14.doc
With application enclose a CV and scanned copy of your degree certificates and transcripts plus two signed academic references. Additionally if appropriate an IELTS Academic test certificate from an approved test centre.
Applications only accepted by e-mail [Email Address Removed]
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST NOT SUBMIT ANY APPLICATION,CV or QUERIES VIA FINDAPHD
Funding Notes
Eligibility: Home UK/EU applicants only ---- (who must be permanently resident in UK/EU)
Closing date: 16th December 2016
Start Date: 18th September 2017
Value p.a.: Bursary of £14296 for Academic Year 2017/18 & fees
Applicants should have first class or upper second class (minimum 2.1) honours degree from a Higher Education Institution in the UK or an acceptable equivalent qualification.
EU Applicants-English language
A valid IELTS Academic test certificate minimum score level 6 in each of the four areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking with overall minimum score 7.0 issued since 23rd April 2015 by an approved test centre.
Continue with Facebook
