EPSRC MRes/PhD Studentships 2010/11-Newcastle University-UK

The University of Newcastle offers The EPSRC MRes/PhD Studentships in Microcantilever Mass Sensors for Detection of Infectious Organisms for the year 2010/11 in UK

The studentship will involve collaboration between Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies in the Institute of Cellular Medicine, the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology and the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering. The highly interdisciplinary MRes project will be important in allowing the student to experience the laboratory environment in each of the individual disciplines and will provide training in techniques and transferable skills. Initially the MRes project will allow the student to gain experience of bioinformatics approaches to the identification of target proteins on the surface of bacteria with Professor Wipat. The second part of the MRes project will be conducted in the Gallacher laboratory learning microfabrication and photolithographic technologies associated with the manufacture of the microcantilevers which will then be tested towards biomedical diagnostic measurements with Professor McNeil and Dr Manning. The student will therefore gain extremely valuable experience of application driven, cutting-edge multi-disciplinary translational research.

Who may apply:

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Amount of the Studentship:

You may be entitled to a full or a partial award. A full award covers tuition fees and an annual stipend (indicative stipend £13,489 for 2010/11). A partial award covers fees only.

Application Process:

You must complete the University’s postgraduate application form. Select “Master of Research/Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Sciences) – Cellular Medicine” as the programme of study. Only mandatory fields need to be completed (no personal statement required) but you must attach a copy of your CV and a covering letter, quoting the title of the studentship and reference number CL027.
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Further Information:

For more details, please contact Professor C McNeil, calum.mcneil@ncl.ac.uk


Studensthip Deadline:

This post is only available until a suitable candidate is appointed so early application is advised.

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