Funded PhD in Colorectal Cancer Incidence Trends Among Young Adults University of Bristol in United Kingdom

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership. This project, supervised by Dr Lavinia Paternoster, focuses on the genetic causes of skin disease using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) , multi-ancestry fine-mapping , multi-omic integration , and large-scale data analysis. The work aims to identify causal variants, effector genes, biological pathways, and therapeutic targets linked to approximately 100 skin conditions. Research areas/...

Funded PhD project at the University of Bristol within the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership . This project, supervised by Prof Abigail Fraser , investigates the placenta and its role in the lifelong health of mothers and their offspring . Using newly generated, globally unique placental pathology data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, the project will examine the genetic and environmental determinants of placental impairment and the long-term health consequenc...

Funded PhD project at the University of Bristol within the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership . Project title: The early detection and management of liver disease: improving outcomes in an underserved patient group. This dry-lab PhD sits in Population Health Sciences and focuses on liver disease , genetics , medical science , public health , and quantitative analysis. The project will work with the Children of the 90s birth cohort to track risk-factor trajectories in young adults, esti...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in collaboration with the University of Exeter through the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership. This project, From Prediction to Practice: Improving Diabetes in Primary Care , focuses on how data-driven clinical prediction tools can be introduced into routine general practice to improve diabetes care and patient outcomes. The research sits at the intersection of medical science , computer science , mathematics , statistics , and public...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership. This project asks how childhood disadvantage contributes to inequalities in adult health, work, and financial outcomes. The research will examine relationships between different forms of childhood disadvantage and longitudinal trajectories of physical and mental health, employment, and benefit receipt using linked cohort data, health records, and administrative datasets. Research area keyword...