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PhD Projects: 2024

NameProject title
Aparna Sinha
University of York
Defining the chromatin interactomes of critical transcription factors in JAK2V617F myeloproliferative neoplasms
Aanandita Kothurkar
University of Sheffield
Compartmentalised synaptic plasticity underlying associative memory in Drosophila
Maria Prieto Rojo
University of Sheffield
Developing methods for quantification of dsRNA immunogenic impurities
Alex Pembery
University of York
Defining the molecular mechanisms of A/B toxin attack and defense using single-molecule bioimaging
Lauren Wright
University of Sheffield
New Technologies for the Characterisation of mRNA Therapeutics / Vaccines.
Misato Shimoyama
University of Sheffield
Investigating Negative Regulators of Actin Polymerization in Macropinocytosis of Dictyostelium discoideum
Hailey Ashton
University of Leeds
Unravelling the mechanisms involved in the biodegradation of regenerated cellulose films
Charlotte Williams
University of Leeds
Investigating the Molecular Zoonosis of Hepatitis E; how the Hypervariable Region impacts host range and replication.

Latest News

  • PIPS Opportunities: Learn to Discover (L2D)
  • BBSRC ICURe Explore Programme – Deadline 27th March 2023
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  • SysMIC – Course starting 24th April 2023

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PIPS Case Studies

  • Isabelle Boon – Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Leeds
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