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PhD Projects: 2017

NameProject title
Gregory Billenness
University of Leeds
Understanding Signalling Cascades using Affimer reagents (NPIF)
James Webster
University of Sheffield
Biological systems approach to de novo design (NPIF)
Hannah Spencer
University of York
Characterization of cell lines with engineered Golgi organization (NPIF)
Sarah Lock
University of York
Hydrolase discovery in the extremophile Galdieria (NPIF)
Danielle Lambert
University of Sheffield
Investigating the mechanisms of non-classical gastrin signalling in tumour development (NPIF)
Ryan Hubball
University of Leeds
Designing a chemical 'toolbox' for the efficient inhibition of metalloenzymes (NPIF)
Dorothy HawkinsDorothy Hawkins
University of York
Structural characterisation of a bacteriophage DNA packaging motor using Cryo-Electron Microscopy (NPIF)
Claire Brown
University of York
Influence of microbial community on nitrogen use efficiency in agriculture (NPIF)
Anzar Asad
University of Sheffield
GPCR drug discovery using the zebrafish model (NPIF)
John Armstrong
University of York
Borrowing building blocks from bacteria and eukaryotes: a three-component DNA segregation machinery in archaea
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