Sculpting hearts: investigating how tissue asymmetries shape the embryonic heart
Sculpting hearts: investigating how tissue asymmetries shape the embryonic heart
About the Project The adult heart is a highly complex organ that develops through the remodelling of a simple linear tube at very early stages of embryonic development. This remodelling, … Read More Read More
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Revealing the cellular changes that allow regenerative cell migration.
Revealing the cellular changes that allow regenerative cell migration.
About the Project A central question in the study of regenerative biology is how cells are recruited to sites of injury to allow for tissue regeneration to take place. To … Read More Read More
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Characterisation of histone deacetylase-dependent transcriptional repression by the transcription factor Hac1
Characterisation of histone deacetylase-dependent transcriptional repression by the transcription factor Hac1
About the Project A self-funded PhD studentship is available in the group of Dr. Martin Schröder in the Department of Biosciences at Durham University to study stress signalling mechanisms originating … Read More Read More
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PhD in Biology - Advancing CRISPR-Based Gene Drive Systems in Aedes aegypti
PhD in Biology - Advancing CRISPR-Based Gene Drive Systems in Aedes aegypti
About the Project Lead supervisor: Dr Joshua Ang Co-Supervisor: Prof Luke Alphey The student will be registered with the Department of Biology Aedes aegypti, the mosquito responsible for transmitting dengue, … Read More Read More
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Discovery of novel mitochondrial and organelle biology underlying Parkinson’s disease
Discovery of novel mitochondrial and organelle biology underlying Parkinson’s disease
About the Project Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a movement disorder that is now the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world. Despite much research the disease is incurable and there … Read More Read More
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Unveiling Early Motor Neurone Disease Biomarkers: Insights from Neuromuscular Junction Dynamics
Unveiling Early Motor Neurone Disease Biomarkers: Insights from Neuromuscular Junction Dynamics
About the Project Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that leads to the death of motor neurons (MNs) in the brain and spinal cord. ALS is the … Read More Read More
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PhD Student (f/m/d) Vegetative optogenetics
PhD Student (f/m/d) Vegetative optogenetics
About the Project The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) unites the Medical Faculty of Georg-August University and the University Hospital in an integration model. With over 9,700 employees, the UMG … Read More Read More
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Genetics of Spatial Ability
Genetics of Spatial Ability
There is evidence that Spatial Ability (SA), defined as ‘the ability to generate, recall, maintain and manipulate visual-spatial images and solutions’ (Lohman, 1996), is fundamental for human cognition since it … Read More Read More
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Epigenetics in heart failure: mechanism and therapeutic targeting
Epigenetics in heart failure: mechanism and therapeutic targeting
The PhD project will study the role of aberrant DNA methylation in the development and progression of heart failure. This research will include the analysis of pre-clinical and clinical models … Read More Read More
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PhD position: quantitative genetics of behavioral traits in pigs and chickens
PhD position: quantitative genetics of behavioral traits in pigs and chickens
Your job The Animal Breeding and Genomics group at Wageningen University & Research is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated PhD candidate to study the genetics and genomics of animal welfare … Read More Read More
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