Fully Funded PhD: Ageing Biology & ECM Dynamics

University of East Anglia; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition fees paid

Stipend £21,805 per year

Research training grant £5,000 per yr

Job summary

The University of East Anglia in Norwich offers a 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship. The project explores how activation of stress responses influences ECM ageing and aims to promote healthy ageing, using transcriptomics, proteomics and advanced imaging.

You will gain expertise in ageing biology, cell biology and genetic techniques, participate in external training courses and conferences, and present findings in seminars and research groups.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with a strong interest in ageing biology and genetics.

Responsibilities

• Use transcriptomics and proteomics to determine ECM composition.
• Examine ECM structure with confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.
• Apply genetic approaches with physiological and survival assays to understand ECM function during ageing.

Job description

The University of East Anglia in Norwich offers a 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship. The project explores how activation of stress responses influences ECM ageing and aims to promote healthy ageing, using transcriptomics, proteomics and advanced imaging.

You will gain expertise in ageing biology, cell biology and genetic techniques, participate in external training courses and conferences, and present findings in seminars and research groups.