2011 PhD Scholarships at the Medical School, University of Warwick, UK

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PhD programme started in October 2009.  Two types of entry are available: 4 year PhDs incorporating a 9-month training course and a number of 3-year PhDs for those already holding an MSc or other professional qualifications or experience.

The projects with the best applicants will be awarded the funding. The funding is only available to applicants that meet the Non-UK Students criteria.

In most cases if you have the correct qualifications and access to your own funding, either from your home country or your own finances, your application to work with the supervisors listed in the research projects will be considered.

The research projects below are in competition for funding. 

•   Novel molecular interactions involved in the regulation of insulin signalling (with Dr Jürgen Müller & Professor Victor Zammit)
•   Regulation of fuel selection by tissues through protein cellular compartmentalization (Professor Victor Zammit & Dr  Jürgen Müller)
•   Regulation of MAPK signalling by molecular scaffold proteins (with Dr Jürgen Müller)
•   Regulation of MAPK signalling in Neurons (with Dr Jürgen Müller and Dr Sonia Correa)
•   Developing pharmacological strategies for the treatment of dyslipidaemia and its consequences (Professor Victor Zammit & Dr Jürgen Müller)
•   Structure and assembly of the carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 enzyme: Toward therapies for heart disease (with Dr Ann Dixon, Chemistry and Professor Victor A Zammit
•   Self-organisation of the Human Mitotic Spindle (with Dr Andrew McAinsh)
•   Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Inflammation, Insulin Resistance and Diabetes in Cultured Primary Human Adipocytes (with Dr. Gyanendra Tripathi and Dr. Philip McTernan)
•   Control of cell polarity through coordination of actin and microtubule systems (with Dr Anne Straube)
•   Surfing on the microtubule plus end: structure and dynamics of tip tracking (with Dr Anne Straube and Dr Carolyn Moores)
•   Molecular Mechanism of Replication Termination (with Dr Jacob Dalgaard)
•   Stabilization of stalled replication forks – for the prevention of cancer and ageing (with Dr Jacob Dalgaard)
•   Mechanochemistry of single kinesin molecules by laser trapping (with Dr Nick Carter)

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Eligibility and Funding:
Funding: Your PhD can be funded through one of three ways:

1. The Life Sciences Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) can award BBSRC Studentships that cover
    * The payment of UK/EU academic fees
    * A maintenance grant

Applicants are in competition for funding.  Funding is only available to applicants that meet the eligibility criteria detailed below.
2. Applications from self-funded individuals are welcome; please contact pgbio@warwick.ac.uk for further information.
3. UK, EU and overseas individuals can apply for a Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarship which will cover
    * The payment of UK/EU academic fees
    * A maintenance grant

How to Apply:

# Check that you're eligible for the funding
# Applications (CV + personal statement) should go directly to the Director of Life Sciences DTG, Colin Robinson (colin.robinson@warwick.ac.uk).

When you apply, please choose Life Sciences PhD, C1PB and indicate the PhD project title(s), Department(s), Supervisors and Route you are particularly interested in under supporting information.  This will help us to direct your application details to the appropriate supervisor(s). Under the funding section, select Studentship and indicate you're applying for a BBSRC Life Sciences DTG studentship.

Send your CV and personal statement/letter of interest to the Director of the Life Sciences DTG, Professor Colin Robinson (pgbio@warwick.ac.uk) or upload it with your application.

Deadline: 4 March 2011

Short-listed applicants will be invited to attend interview on 17 March 2011 (also the day of the open day). Decisions will be made shortly afterwards.

Read more: PhD projects available