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PhD Projects: 2018

NameProject title
Lianne Gahan
University of Sheffield
A new mathematical framework for Aβ peptide assembly in Alzheimer’s disease
Thomas Emrich-Mills
University of Sheffield
Developing de novo architectures of photosynthetic complexes for the control of photocurrent output from reaction centres.
Molly Patterson
University of Leeds
Re-wiring epithelial homeostasis: Papillomavirus targeting of the Hippo signalling
Jacob Leese
University of Leeds
Investigating the molecular mechanisms underpinning the arthropod segmentation clock
Katherine Harper
University of Leeds
The role of circRNA dysregulation during KSHV infection
Lewis Hancock
University of Sheffield
Modelling complexity and redundancy in actin polymerization
Romany Mclure
University of Leeds
Identifying and modulating aggregation propensity in bio-pharmaceuticals (i-CASE)
Samuel Haysom
University of Leeds
The structure and function of the ß-barrel assembly machinery
Luke Fountain
University of Sheffield
Investigating links between plant nitrogen preference, root exudation and microbial nitrogen cycling
Catherine Russell
University of York
Investigating Bromodomain Proteins as Targets for anti-Leishmanial Drug Discovery
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