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PhD Projects: 2020

NameProject title
Katy Boswell 2020 starter headshotKaty Boswell
University of Sheffield
Characterizing the key enhancers during the initiation of Neuroblastoma using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Julian Adams 2020 starter headshotJulian Adams
University of Sheffield
How increases in night-time temperature reduce seed yields
Jack Riley 2020 starter headshotJack Riley
University of Sheffield
Regulatory potential of 3’UTR introns in stem cell differentiation
Adam Hannah-Parker 2020 starter headshotAdam Hannan-Parker
University of Sheffield
The role of DNA methylation in regulating the plant immune system over varying time scales
Aiden Johnson 2020 starter head shotAidan Johnson
University of Leeds
Structure-guided design of functional probes for TRPC1/4/5 channels
Bethan Soanes 2020 starter headshotBethan Soanes
University of Leeds
Epigenetic temperature sensing in plants
Katie Hardman 2020 starter headshotKatie Hardman
University of Leeds
Elucidating the Structure and Function of Mechanosensitive G-protein Coupled Receptors
Michael Brigham 2020 starter headshotMichael Brigham
University of Leeds
Exploring the role of standalone tailoring enzymes within natural product pathways
Jake Wheeler 2020 starter headshotJake Wheeler
University of Leeds
Developing chemical probes of histidine phosphorylation in eukaryotes
Joseph McGrory 2020 starter headshotJoseph McGrory
University of York
Investigating the dynamics of the TP228 plasmid segregation system
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