“You must be on your period”: using smartphones and wearables to study changes in mental wellbeing throughout the menstrual cycle

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Sharp 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 menstrual cycle can influence mental wellbeing for a…

Exploiting lipid binding proteins to tackle neurological disorders

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Schrader 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 This multi-disciplinary project combines cutting-edge molecular cell biology, neurobiological,…

Assuming associations from old data- the case of ADHD and drug use

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Russell 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 Many research papers about ADHD include the sentence “ADHD…

Effect of Alzheimer’s disease risk variants on microglial cell state transitions in response to pathology

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Piers 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 Microglia are strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), supported…

Epigenetic profiling in Parkinson’s disease: novel mechanisms and drug targets

Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Migdalska-Richards 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 During this PhD, you will be one of the…

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…