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PhD Projects: 2017

NameProject title
Rachael Cooper
University of York
How do repetitive bacterial surface proteins avoid inter-domain aggregation?
Rhianna Rowland
University of York
Imaging agents for genetic disease: structural, chemical and cellular dissection
Sarah Tindall
University of York
Structural analysis of acyltransferase proteins involved in O-antigen modification
Sarah Thorne
University of York
Improved wheat yield with silicon
Kirstin Spence
University of York
Investigating the molecular machinery that controls autophagy during Leishmania spp. Differentiation
Edward Nay
University of York
Regulation of gene expression in Leishmania parasites: structure, function and post-transcriptional modification of RNA binding proteins
Jessica Dobson
University of York
Mechanisms of palladium uptake and nanoparticle formation by plants
Grace Dobbs
University of York
Role of CIZ1 in X chromosome inactivation
Grace Cowen
University of York
Role of DNA methylation in brain function
Ana Almeida Jones
University of Sheffield
Ahead of the curve: imaging and computational analysis of shape and form in the developing zebrafish ear
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