Genomic Surveillance Meets Machine Learning: Predicting the Origins of Salmonella Outbreaks with Machine Learning

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Reyher Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Gastrointestinal disease caused by the consumption of contaminated food is…

Harnessing the genetics of DNA methylation to understand context-specific gene regulation in disease

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Min Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Many disease risk factors have genetic and environmental influences. DNA…

Exploring the value of using large third-party artificial intelligence models in epidemiology, with examples using Twitter data

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Millard Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Large language models (LLMs) are an artificial intelligence approach that…

Automating knowledge synthesis in biomedical literature using AI and language models

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Liu Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Knowledge synthesis approaches can be used to extract and summarise…

Estimating the global cancer burden due to low levels of physical activity

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Lewis Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary The student will estimate the overall global burden of cancer…

Evaluating the impact of the novel Welsh Government ‘Active Travel Town’ on inequalities in travel modes and physical activity and to inform policy development

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Kipping Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary You will work with government agencies and a Welsh Local…

Higher education and employment journeys for young adults and the impact on their mental health

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Herbert Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary There links between experiences of higher education/employment and mental health…

Risks and Health Outcomes of Heart Procedures in Children and Young People with Congenital Heart Disease

Project Code MRCPHS24Br Caputo Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Offering a unique resource, the Outcome Monitoring after Cardiac Surgery…