HREM image of mouse head during development

PhD projects

Our primary PhD recruitment round takes place between September and January each year although addition funded projects will be advertised on this page when available.

Project Supervisor Division Project status
Towards a model of transcriptional regulation in early vertebrate embryos Mike Gilchrist Systems Biology Project open

Reverse engineering the network: Identifying maternal components of gene regulation in early vertebrate development

 		Mike Gilchrist Systems Biology Project open
Temporal and spatial aspects of the genetic regulatory network underlying mesoderm and neural tube formation Jim Smith Systems Biology Project open
Signalling pathways controlling B cell survival Victor Tybulewicz Immune Cell Biology Project closed
The Mechanism of Mitochondrial DNA Replication Ian Holt Virology Project closed
Analysing the Wnt-activating mechanism of colorectal cancers using knockout mice Vivian Li Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics Project closed
Structural studies of influenza virus by cryomicroscopy Peter Rosenthal Physical Biochemistry Project closed
Oncogenes and tumour metabolism Mariia Yuneva Developmental Neurobiology Project closed
Systems biology of amino acid biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages Douglas Young Mycobacterial Research Project closed
Investigating the role of miRNAs in type-2 immune responses during allergic inflammation and helminth infection Mark Wilson Molecular Immunology Project closed
Molecular mechanisms of boundary formation by Eph receptor and ephrin signaling David Wilkinson Developmental Neurobiology Project closed
Uncovering the pathway that recognises misbehaving cells during development Jean-Paul Vincent Developmental Biology Project closed
Kinase signalling pathways in brain development Sila Konur Ultanir Developmental Neurobiology Project closed
Manipulating kinetochore function with synthetic physical interactions Peter Thorpe Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics Project closed
Neuronal mechanisms of odour processing in awake behaving mice Andreas Schaefer Neurophysiology Project closed
Targeting axons to a synaptic layer Iris Salecker Molecular Neurobiology Project closed
Structural and functional characterisation of ubiquitin-dependent signalling processes in immunity Katrin Rittinger Molecular Structure Project closed
Molecular gene regulation by FUSE binding proteins Andres Ramos Molecular Structure Project closed
Molecular mechanisms for the regulation of IL-10 production in macrophages and dendritic cells Anne O’Garra Immunoregulation Project closed
Betacellulin and neurogenesis in the adult central nervous system Robin Lovell-Badge Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics Project closed
Signalling and transcriptional control of quiescence and activity of neural stem cells François Guillemot Molecular Neurobiology Project closed
Determining the role of regulatory mutations in developmental disorders and anomalies Greg Elgar Systems Biology Project closed
Characterisation and manipulation of feedback inhibition of histidine biosynthesis in M. tuberculosis Luiz Pedro de Carvalho Mycobacterial Research Project closed
Molecular regulation of Weibel Palade body fusion and fusion pore dynamics Tom Carter Physical Biochemistry Project closed
Neural circuits controlling brain states and metabolic fluxes Denis Burdakov Neurophysiology Project closed
Development of the vertebrate nervous system James Briscoe Developmental Biology Project closed
Functional analysis of SERA6, a cysteine protease of the malarial parasitophorous vacuole Mike Blackman Parasitology Project closed
Understanding early events in retroviral replication Kate Bishop Virology Project closed
Hypoxia, redox signalling & cancer metabolism Dimitrios Anastasiou Physiology and Metabolism Project closed

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