PhD in Probing the Mechanism of Programmed Axon Death Using Protein Design University of Cambridge in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity: Transcellular Propagation of Tauopathies at the University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Neurosciences. This project investigates how fibrillar tau aggregates spread between brain cells in neurodegenerative disease, with a focus on disease-specific tau folds and their selective accumulation in different CNS cell types. The research is especially relevant to neuroscience , neurology , biological sciences , and medical science . Research themes and methods: tau cytosolic en...

PhD opportunity at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences on Targeting Immune Cell Trafficking to Treat Neurological Disorders . This project focuses on inflammatory peripheral neuropathies , where the immune system attacks peripheral nerves and causes weakness, numbness, pain, and impaired mobility. The research aims to identify whether a specific immune-cell trafficking pathway drives immune-cell accumulation in affected nerves and whether blocking this pathway...

PhD studentship opportunity at the University of Exeter through the SWBio DTP Hub Doctoral Training Partnership. The project is led by Wendy Noble, with co-supervision from Robert Williams (University of Bath), Rosie Bamford, and Clémence Bernard. It will investigate the expression and function of novel tau isoforms in the healthy and diseased brain, and their potential contribution to dementia. This is a strong opportunity for candidates interested in neuroscience, dementia research, neurodegen...

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience on descending and ascending control of locomotor and respiratory central pattern generators (CPGs) in health and disease . This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , neurology , cell biology , and molecular biology , with a strong focus on motor control, respiratory control, and disease-relevant circuit mechanisms. The research will investigate how supraspinal descending pathways and ascendi...

PhD opportunity in Inherited Eye Diseases and Mitochondrial Genetics at the University of Cambridge , Department of Clinical Neurosciences. This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , medical science , and biology , with a strong translational focus on mitochondrial genetics , inherited eye diseases , and inherited optic neuropathies . The supervisor, Professor Patrick Yu-Wai-Man , leads research on progressive retinal ganglion cell loss, deep phenotyping, biomarker profiling, and ge...