Fully Funded PhD: Unraveling mtDNA Disease Mechanisms

Nuclearinst; Birmingham; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 21.000; Vollzeit

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Zusammenfassung

University of Birmingham invites applications for a fully funded PhD studentship in Professor Hansong Ma's laboratory within the School of Biosciences. The project is part of the MRC CoRE-MitoGT initiative, an international consortium focused on mtDNA mutations and therapies.

The student will work on factors regulating pathogenic mtDNA mutations and identify nuclear regulators to mitigate effects, in Drosophila and human cell models.

Aufgaben

• Investigate factors regulating abundance of pathogenic mtDNA mutations.
• Use genetic, cell biological and molecular approaches in Drosophila and human cell models.
• Identify nuclear-encoded regulators to mitigate mitochondrial mutation effects.

Jobbeschreibung

University of Birmingham invites applications for a fully funded PhD studentship in Professor Hansong Ma's laboratory within the School of Biosciences. The project is part of the MRC CoRE-MitoGT initiative, an international consortium focused on mtDNA mutations and therapies.

The student will work on factors regulating pathogenic mtDNA mutations and identify nuclear regulators to mitigate effects, in Drosophila and human cell models.