Do you have a Master’s degree and are looking for fully funded PhD opportunities? University of Leicester, England is now accepting applications for several funded PhD programs across a range of research areas.
1. Fully Funded PhD in Selection of bacteriophages for therapeutic use in cystic fibrosis-associated Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
Summary of Funded PhD Program
Cystic fibrosis is one of the UK’s most common life-limiting inherited diseases, affecting >10,000 people. The condition causes mucus to build up in the internal organs, especially the lungs and can lead to chronic chest infections and lung inflammation. One of the most common bacteria associated with chronic infection in people with cystic fibrosis is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Chronic infections lead to multiple treatments with antibiotics, which can lead to antimicrobial resistance infections. An alternative to antibiotics is the use of bacteriophages (phages), viruses that specifically infect bacteria, to treat bacterial infections.
Application Deadline: 27 November 2024
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2. Fully Funded PhD in Leveraging single-nucleus RNA sequencing data to dissect mechanisms of polyglutamine toxicity in Huntington’s disease
Summary of Funded PhD Program
The project will focus on the characteristics shared by triplet repeat disease transcriptional dysregulation in the MSNs and attempt to deeply understand the apparent loss of cell identity genes. For example, is the loss of cell identity unique to polyQ toxicity or a transcriptional program commonly seen in neurons facing cell demise? The fraction of transcriptional responses in MSNs not shared between SCA1 and HD brains would also give insights into understanding what separates the two diseases that gives rise to distinct clinical features. In parallel, additional datasets of vulnerable cell types from other CAG repeat disorders will be cross-compared to the MSN data in order to further test the specificity of these transcriptional signatures.
Application Deadline: 17 January 2025
3. Fully Funded PhD in Dalian University of Technology/ Science and Engineering Partnership
Summary of Funded PhD Program
These scholarships are open to high-achieving international students currently studying their undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees at the Dalian University of Technology. The subject areas that these include are within:
- School of Chemistry (PhD Chemistry)
- School of Engineering (PhD Engineering)
- School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (PhD Mathematics)
Application Deadline: 5 January 2025
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4. Fully Funded PhD
Summary of Funded PhD Program
The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers. M4C is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, Coventry University, University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.
Application Deadline: 3rd January 2025
