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MRes - How broiler chickens walk: an experimental and computational study of locomotor biomechanics across growth
Supervisors: John Hutchinson, Richard Bomphrey Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences (Hawkshead campus-based) Project Details:Broiler (meat) chickens are a major food source globally. They have intensely been artificially selected to grow … -
MRes - Investigating the cellular mechanisms that cause cardiovascular complications in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Supervisors: Dr Christina Warboys & Professor Richard Piercy Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences & Clinical Science and Services Project Detail: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a universally-fatal, X-linked muscle wasting disease is … -
MRes - Brain Fog: How does Urban particulate Matter Pollution Impact on Brain Development?
Supervisors: Imelda McGonnell and Dr Claire Thornton Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details: Air pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death worldwide. Urban particulate matter (UPM) is of … -
MRes - Does iron accumulation contribute to the childhood neurodegeneration called CLN2 disease?
Supervisors: Dr Claire Russell and Imelda McGonnell Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details: The zebrafish is a prominent model to study inherited diseases. Mutations in the Tri-Peptidyl Peptidase 1 gene cause approximately … -
MRes - Decoding Heart Repair: The Role of Neuropilin 2 in Epicardial Activation
Supervisors: Dr Caroline Pellet-Many Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details: What happens when the heart tries to repair itself after a heart attack? Following myocardial infarction (MI), all three layers of the heart become … -
MRes - Systematic Evaluation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Progression using Longitudinal Multimodal Canine Data
Supervisors: Dr Ruby Chang, Richard Piercy Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences / Clinical Science and Services Project Details: The development of therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) has been hampered by the inadequacy of … -
MRes - The role of altered leptin signalling on compromised placental development in obese mice
Supervisors: Dr António Galvão Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Detail This exciting research program investigates how maternal obesity disrupts critical processes in placental development, with particular focus on … -
MRes - Hardening of the arteries: exploring the heterogeneity of cardiovascular calcification
Supervisors: Dr Isabel Orriss and Professor Caroline Wheeler-Jones Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details: Arterial medial calcification (AMC) is the buildup of calcium phosphate in the arterial wall and is commonly … -
MRes - Mapping the 14-3-3 proteins in Neurodegeneration
Supervisors: Dr Patrick Lewis, Claudia Manzoni (UCL) Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details: The 14-3-3 family of proteins bind to other proteins within the cell, regulating activity and cellular localization. Research … -
One Health: ecosystems, humans and animals
A one-year MSc or postgraduate diploma, formerly called One Health (Infectious Diseases), delivered by the RVC and LSHTM, University of London.