Funded PhD in Early Detection and Management of Liver Disease at University of Bristol University of Bristol in United Kingdom

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 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/...

PhD opportunity: What is behind the upsurge of colorectal cancer incidence among young adults? This funded PhD project is offered through the University of Bristol and the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership . The project sits within Population Health Sciences and is described as a dry lab project using epidemiological methods and longitudinal cohort data to investigate why colorectal (bowel) cancer incidence is rising among people under 50. Research keywords: colorectal cancer, cancer ...

PhD opportunity: Menstrual health and intersectional inequalities: a mixed methods study at the University of Bristol within the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership . This project explores how menstrual symptoms and wellbeing are shaped by overlapping social inequalities, including ethnicity, socioeconomic position, disability, and other intersecting characteristics. The research will combine longitudinal menstrual tracking data with qualitative research to investigate differences in me...

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...