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Funding your degree
It is important to plan how you will finance your studies, both in terms of tuition fees and living costs. Start Early It is worthwhile considering how you will fund your degree as early as possible. If you require a student loan for tuition … -
MRes - Temperature sensitivity of flight muscle mechanics in zebra finch
Lead RVC Supervisor: Dr Andrea Gaede and Dr Timothy West Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Background, aims and objectives: How are small, agile birds able to perform complex manoeuvres? We will investigate this question by analysing … -
MRes - Investigating the G2385R Parkinson’s risk variant in Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2
Lead RVC Supervisor: Dr. Patrick A. Lewis and Dr. Helen Stolp Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Background, aims and objectives: Mutations in Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the most common genetic cause of Parkinson’s … -
MRes - Genomic mechanisms that predict severity in a canine Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy model
Lead RVC Supervisor: Prof Richard Piercy and Dr Androniki Psifidi Department: Clinical Science and Services Background, aims and objectives: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an invariably fatal, X-linked muscle wasting disease affecting … -
MRes - Does the NRAP H100Q variant affect heart development and activity?
Supervisors: Dr Claire Russell, Dr Caroline Pellet-Many and Dr Denis Larkin Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details This project aims to investigate the developmental changes of the heart in zebrafish when the Nebulin … -
MRes How does tuberculosis disseminate out of the lungs to cause extra-pulmonary disease?
Supervisors: Dr Sharon Kendall (RVC) and Professor Brendan Wren (LSHTM) Department: Pathobiology and Population Sciences Project Details Tuberculosis (TB) is a devastating bacterial disease that impacts both human and animal populations. … -
MRes In vitro investigation of anti-inflammatory properties of Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice Extract derived extracellular vesicles
Supervisors: Dr Charlotte Lawson, Dr Matthew Gage and Dr Lindsay Bottoms Department: Comparative Biomedical Science Project Details Extracellular vesicles (EV) are plasma membrane-enclosed cargo-laden vesicles released from the surface of … -
MRes - Mapping the transcriptomic landscape of cerebrovascular repair following inflammation
Supervisors: Dr Helen Stolp, Dr Dong Xia and Prof Caroline Wheeler-Jones Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Vascular dysfunction is recognized as contributing to the etiology of neurological, and particularly … -
MRes Simulating the locomotion of an extinct archosaurian reptile
Supervisors: Professors John R. Hutchinson and Friedl De Groote Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences and and KU Leuven, Belgium Project Details How did extinct dinosaurs (and their close relatives) move? Archosaurs (crocodiles, birds … -
MRes - Testing the ‘legs as linkages’ paradigm
Supervisors: Prof Jim Usherwood and Prof Alan Wilson Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Animal legs are not wheels. However, during fast running, they appear to act like wheels or skates, supporting body weight ( …