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PhD Projects: 2018

NameProject title
Amy Brown
University of York
The role of the stress kinase MLTK7 in muscle disease
Liam Maddison headshotLiam Maddison
University of Leeds
Probing the function of RNA methylation through chemical biology (iCASE)
Rachel Greenhill
University of Sheffield
Identification and functional validation of effector genes in the parasitic weed Striga asiatica
Maria Nikolova
University of Leeds
Mechanism and structure of the PACE family of transport proteins
Josh Lee
University of York
Probing the epitranscriptome with nanopore sequencing (iCASE)
Alice Seleiro
University of Sheffield
Uncovering underlying cellular mechanisms at work under high cell density E. coli protein production conditions in biotechnology (iCASE)
Evie Farnham
University of York
Evolution, virulence and dispersal of bacterial plant pathogen, Ralstonia solanacearum (iCASE)
Amber Emmett
University of Leeds
Machine Learning to Predict Genetic Regulation in Blood Cells
Adam Casey
University of Leeds
Improving pest management in coffee plantations (iCASE)
Katie West
University of York
Understanding long non-­coding RNA function
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