University of Dundee courses

...someone from a computer science background... Learn about: Medical training, Data Management, Research data...

...has found gene-specific DNA methylation to be associated with melanoma metastasis1. Development of a robust assay for NHS delivery is achievable... Learn about: NHS health, NHS Training...

...or new first in class therapies. Capitalising on technological advances in next generation sequencing, genomic landscaping projects have provided a comprehensive... Learn about: Clinical decision, Clinical phenotype, Genetic abnormalities...

...the feasibility of developing novel interventions. Methodology: We have cryopreserved CLL cells, plus isolated DNA, RNA and protein. We also have access... Learn about: Chronic lymphocytic, Human CLL...

...of the ECM in cardiac insulin resistance and CHF and ECM may well become a target for therapy in diabetic cardiovascular disease. This research project...

...The principal outcome of the series of studies proposed in this PhD will be to establish that IAH develops through the process of habituation... Learn about: Diabetes Nutrition, Severe hypoglycaemia, Diabetes Clinical Care...

...using the industry-standard robotic systems available at the National Phenotypic Screening Centre (http://npsc.ac.uk/). This is a unique cutting-edge platform... Learn about: Drug Discovery, Phenotypic Screening...

...cancer chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), in particular those patients who develop sensory dysfunction (Han and Smith, 2013). Aims & Objectives High accuracy... Learn about: Chemotherapy CIPN...

...effects.For the database element, the student will receive training from members of Prof Pearson’s team to extract the data and for the experimental studies...

...If inflammation is to be targeted successfully in CVD, new paradigms of drug action and new approaches to patient selection need to be generated... Learn about: IT risk, Human Disease...

...extract system and mass spectrometry to quantify these dynamics on a global scale... Learn about: Human cells, Cell Biology...

...may be beneficial in AD. Indeed, our recent studies support this as we have identified not only a cognitive enhancing role for leptin (1), but treatment...

...which the participants found useful and engaging [3]. The increasing availability of sensors in the form of smartwatches and smartphones may assist... Learn about: Physical computing, Physical Chemistry, Physical Intervention...

...seen in the genetic ATM models. To establish the molecular basis for the modulation of nutrient sensing, endocrine balance and metformin efficacy by the DNA repair... Learn about: Nature Genetics...

...its molecular pathogenesis and provide new precision medicine strategies for diagnosis, prevention and treatment including novel NRF2 inhibitors as... Learn about: Human solid...

...that early use of such agents will be essential necessitating robust identification of ‘high-risk’ SCC at diagnosis for stratification to receive adjuvant strategies... Learn about: IT risk...

...wherever possible. Additional Project Info This PhD project is part of a Dundee-Edinburgh Parkinson’s Research Initiative that brings together clinicians...

...to a less dangerous metabolic steady state which should be easier to maintain, with conventional exercise and diet. In this study we will investigate...

...Importantly, vemurafenib-resistant patient derived melanoma cells retained sensitivity to TGFBR1 inhibition, suggesting that TGFBR1 could be targeted therapeutically...

...cancer, and neurodegeneration. Transcription factor Nrf2 allows adaptation and survival under conditions of stress, and is activated by a wide array of small molecules...