The University of Central Lancashire calls for International PhD Scholarship in an exploration of lower limb problems in young adults( Medicine & Dentistry)

Study Subject: An exploration of lower limb problems in young adults
Employer: The University of Central Lancashire
Level: PhD

Applications are invited for a full-time scholarship available in the School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. The scholarship is tenable for up to 3 years for a PhD (via MPhil route) [subject to satisfactory progress] and is open to international applicants only. UK/EU applicants are not eligible to apply. The scholarship will provide £15000 towards the cost of the International tuition fee over 3 years.
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To celebrate the University’s research successes, the University is offering 30 full-time PhD scholarships to UK and EU students, and 30 international fee bursaries to overseas students.

Applications are sought from suitably-qualified people wishing to pursue research leading to PhD status under the supervision of leading researchers.

Applicants will be expected to hold a minimum of a UK upper second class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline.

PhD students at the University of Hull follow modules for research and transferable skills development and gain a Masters level Certificate, or Diploma, in Research Training, in addition to their research degree.

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The Roslin Institute: Research Fellow
A postdoctoral research fellow is required to join the Faulkner group at The Roslin Institute. The project will involve characterisation of retrotransposition in the somatic cells of the human body, including assays of retrotransposition rate in embryonic stem cells, neural precursor cells and hepatocarcinomas. You will possess a PhD in Molecular Biology or closely related discipline and be prepared to pursue a research project with a large degree of autonomy and responsibility. You will also have advanced laboratory skills gained through extensive laboratory experience.

Vacancy details

• Vacancy Reference: 3014252
• Department: The Roslin Institute
• Job Title: Research Fellow
• Job Function: Academic
• Job Type: Full Time
• Live Date: 06-Apr-2011
• Expiry Date: 06-May-2011
• Salary Scale: £29,972 – £35,788

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As a PhD student in the Department of Parasitology, you will join a research group investigating cellular immunology of parasitic infections. It has been found that parasitic helminth infections have a profound immune modulatory effect on the host immune system leading to altered immune responses to parasite-derived and bystander antigens. The research interest of the group lies in detailed molecular mechanisms by which helminth-derived molecules interact with specific cells of the immune system and alter signalling and function of these target cells. Dendritic cells are central to the control of immune responses and form one of the major cells that are being studied as targets of modulation by helminth-derived molecules. The specific PhD project “Parasitic helminthes: the characterization of immune modulatory molecules and mechanisms” is part of an international collaborative network that investigates how helminth-derived excretory-secretory molecules modulate the immune system in vitro and in vivo.

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