UK : Four year PhD programme - 2010 MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology

Outstanding research training will be provided at the internationally recognised MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, utilising state-of-the-art techniques in various model systems. Applications are welcomed from a wide range of academic backgrounds; from molecular and cellular biology, embryology to developmental biology, electrophysiology and computational neuroscience.

Year 1: three lab rotations, a taught developmental neurobiology course, seminars and workshops run by leading experts in the field
Year 2-4: research project, transferable skills, seminars and conferences

Projects are available with the following group leaders:

Esther Bell Eric Blanc Juan Burrone QueeLim Ch'ng David Chambers Jon Clarke Uwe Drescher Britta Eickholt Manolis Fanto Phillip Gordon-Weeks Anthony Graham Matthew Grubb Sarah Guthrie Robert Hindges Corinne Houart Tara Keck Robert Knight Camilla Larsen Ivo Lieberam Andrew Lumsden Ivor Mason Martin Meyer Guy Tear Ian Thompson Darren Williams Richard Wingate

Molecular mechanism of neural induction Co-expression in Drosophila melanogaster Synaptic physiology and plasticity Neuroendocrine regulation of C. elegans physiology Patterning and specification of cranial motor neurons Morphogenesis and neurogenesis in the zebrafish CNS Axon guidance in the vertebrate visual system Signalling mechanisms controlling circuit formation Neuronal and glial degeneration in Drosophila Cytoskeletal dynamics and growth cone pathfinding The neural crest and neurogenic placodes Activity-dependent maturation in the olfactory bulb Axon guidance of cranial motor neurons Axon pathfinding and synaptogenesis during development Mechanisms of forebrain fate specification Mechanisms of structural plasticity Cranial neuromuscular development Patterning of sub-regions in the drosophila brain Generation and regeneration of respiratory motor circuitry Molecular control of neural patterning Signalling mechanisms in brain development Visual system development in the zebrafish Molecular mechanisms of axon guidance in Drosophila Development of the mammalian visual system Dendrite development in Drosophila Neuron migration and evolution of the cerebellum

For more details go to www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/biomedical/mrc/phd.php
How to apply: Send a full CV, the names and contact details of two academic referees and personal statement of your interest in this programme to:
Mrs Stefania Boscolo, Postgraduate Administrator, MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, New Hunt's House, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London SE1 1UL.
Candidates should have or expect at least an upper second class degree. Closing date for applications is 8 January 2010. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview in early February 2010.
Queries should be emailed to stefania.boscolo@kcl.ac.uk. Please note that the eligibility criteria for MRC Studentships can be found at:www.mrc.ac.uk