Project Code MRCPHS26Br Rayfield Project Type Wet lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary This project explores how joints respond to mechanical forces throughout life, using zebrafish as a model to understand joint ageing and degeneration. By…
Disrupted Mechanical Signalling at the Golgi apparatus as a Driver of Osteoarthritis Progression
Project Code MRCPHS26Br Stevenson Project Type Wet lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary Nearly 8% of the global population is living with osteoarthritis. The mechanisms of disease are poorly understood, however a major risk factor is…
Modelling and Communicating Avian Influenza Spillover at the Human–Wild Bird Interface: A One Health Approach
Project Code MRCPHS26Br Thomas Project Type Dry and wet lab, including field work. This is an interdisciplinary project.Predominantly the student will be dry lab to conduct modelling and co-production aspects. The student can participate in data collection in the field,…
Phenotypic and epigenetic analyses of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the zebrafish model and human patients
Project Code MRCPHS26Ex Kudoh Project Type Wet lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) occurs via alcohol consumption in pregnancy with 1-5% frequency in humans, causing distinctive facial features alongside brain development…
Regenerating insulin cells by using new designer biologics to fine-tune neural signals
Project Code MRCPHS26Ex Yang Project Type Wet lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary A hallmark of type 1 diabetes is elevated blood glucose levels caused by autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta-cells. The existence of remnant…