PhD in Epigenetics and Neuroimaging to Predict Mental Health Traits Across Child Development University of Bath in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at Cardiff University in the Cardiff School of Medicine on shared genetic architecture of neuropsychiatric disorders and novel brain biomarkers . The project sits in the area of imaging genetics and aims to improve the biological specificity of brain phenotypes by implementing novel methods for diffusion weighted imaging in a very large cohort, including UK Biobank data, using the unique Connectome scanner at CUBRIC . The research will generate novel MRI metrics closer to brain b...

PhD opportunity in Psychiatric Nutrigenomics focused on gene–diet interaction, FADS2, and psychiatric risk. This fully funded doctoral project is offered through the GW4 BioMed MRC Doctoral Training Partnership and is part of an interdisciplinary supervisory team across Cardiff University , University of Exeter , University of Bath , and collaborators at Maastricht University . The research asks how genetic variation and dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) interact at the molecular and c...

Funded PhD opportunity at Cardiff University in the Cardiff School of Medicine on finding the earliest signs of psychosis in young people at high genetic risk. This project focuses on the developmental origins of psychosis , using unique clinical and population-based datasets to identify early-life factors linked to psychotic symptoms. The research examines how genetic risk interacts with childhood experiences, behaviour, development, and environmental influences to shape mental health outcomes....

PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in Neuroscience & Mental Health , focused on decoding early brain and movement signals to predict outcomes after birth asphyxia . This funded project is part of the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership and is supervised by Dr Ela Chakkarapani . The research will investigate two early indicators of infant brain health: (1) early brain activity in moderate-to-late preterm babies, and (2) video-based assessment of spontaneous movements at 3 month...

PhD opportunity in pain neuroscience at Cardiff University This project, titled “Pain as neurobiological surprise: Using human brain imaging and animal studies to advance new concepts in persistent pain” , is hosted by Cardiff University (Cardiff School of Psychology) and supervised by Dr George Tackley and Dr Jennifer Davies. The research explores whether pain can be understood as a form of neurobiological surprise, signalling unexpected threat or damage. The project combines human neuroimaging...