Understanding motor neuron disease using a powerful combination of model systems

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Housden Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary The aim of this project is to understand the…

Can online games be indicators of mental health issues?

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Higginson Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Diagnosing mental health issues is challenging as it relies…

The synapse in schizophrenia: molecular impacts of genetic variation

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Clifton Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary To improve treatments for schizophrenia there is a need…

Using molecular and clinical data to predict outcomes to treatments for depression

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Caramaschi Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Up to 50% of people with depression do not…

Using multidisciplinary approaches to understand and develop treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Basson Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary We recently identified a new neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by…

Deciphering how NLRP3 inflammasome- and STING-driven inflammatory pathways are linked to mental health disorders

Project Code MRCNMH24Ca Triantafilou Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary There is an interaction between activation of the innate…

Stem cells and hungry neurons: neuropeptides in energy homeostasis

Project Code MRCNMH24Ca Petrik Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary You will investigate the role of neural stem cells…

Developing a new therapeutic strategy for brain cancers: getting therapeutics directly to the tumour

Project Code MRCNMH24Ca Newland Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Some brain cancers cannot be surgically removed, and many…

A multimodal investigation of brain structure and function in schizophrenia

Project Code MRCNMH24Ca McNabb Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Aberrant brain structure and function are implicated in the…