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MRes - Gene transcription that induce Sertoli cell proliferation in FSTL3 deleted mice
Supervisors: Dr Abir Mukherjee and Dr Ali Fouladi Nashta Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details The testicular function of spermatogenesis requires circulating hormone action as well as local regulators and a permissive … -
MRes - Psychotropic medication treatment of abnormal behaviours in zoo carnivores
Supervisors: Dr. María Díez León and Dr Amanda Guthrie DVM (Zoological Society of London, ZSL) Department: Pathobiology and Population Sciences Project Details Many zoo animals perform abnormal behaviours (AB) such as repetitive route-tracing … -
MRes - Ageing ovaries; investigating the impact of reduced hyaluronan on oocytes and embryo development
Supervisors: Dr Ali Fouladi-Nashta and Dr Antonio Galvao Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Hyaluronan (HA) a non-sulphated glycosaminoglycan produced by HA synthases (HAS), is an important component of ovarian … -
MRes - Mapping the human GTPome
Supervisors: Dr Patrick Lewis and Ms Susanne Herbst Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details GTPases are the intracellular light switches of the enzyme world, acting as key regulators of signal transduction and the flow of … -
MRes - Regulation of neural Mitochondrial Dynamics by the energy sensor, AMPK
Supervisors: Dr Claire Thornton and Dr Helen Stolp Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Babies experiencing asphyxia during birth are at risk of significant long-term disabilities such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy. … -
MRes - Mapping the transcriptomic landscape of cerebrovascular repair following inflammation
Supervisors: Dr Helen Stolp, Dr Dong Xia and Prof Caroline Wheeler-Jones Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Vascular dysfunction is recognized as contributing to the etiology of neurological, and particularly … -
MRes - Do cln3 mutant zebrafish recapitulate Batten disease, a childhood neurodegenerative disease?
Supervisors: Dr Claire Russell and Dr Valentina Marchica Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details The zebrafish is a prominent model to study inherited diseases. Mutations in CLN3 cause approximately half the cases of a … -
MRes - Towards efficient selection of attenuated bacterial vaccine strains against enzootic pneumonia
Supervisors: Dr Rob Noad and Professor Dirk Werling Department: Pathobiology and Population Sciences Project Details Enzootic pneumonia is one of the most common respiratory diseases in pigs. Current vaccines are not able to stop the … -
MRes - How broiler chickens walk: an experimental and computational study of locomotor biomechanics across growth
Supervisors: Professor John R. Hutchinson and Dr. Chris Richards Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Broiler (meat) chickens are a major food source globally. They have intensely been artificially selected to grow very … -
MRes - Simulating the locomotion of an extinct archosaurian reptile
Supervisors: Professors John R. Hutchinson and Friedl De Groote Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College; and KU Leuven, Belgium Project Details How did extinct dinosaurs (and their close relatives) move? Archosaurs …