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MRes Project Title: Which genes are crucial inducers of Sertoli cell proliferation?
Supervisors: Abir Mukherjee & Ali Fouladi Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details: The testicular function of spermatogenesis requires circulating hormone action as well as local regulators and a permissive niche provided by … -
MRes - Temperature sensitivity of flight muscle mechanics in zebra finch
Supervisors: Dr Andrea Gaede & Dr Timothy West Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details: How are small, agile birds able to perform complex manoeuvres? We will investigate this question by analysing how flight muscles respond … -
MRes - Genomic mechanisms that predict severity in a canine Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy model
Supervisors: Professor Richard Piercy and Dr Androniki Psifidi Department: Clinical Science and Services Project Details: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an invariably fatal, X-linked muscle wasting disease affecting 1 in 5000 boys. Lack … -
MRes - How broiler chickens walk: an experimental and computational study of locomotor biomechanics across growth
Supervisors: John Hutchinson, Chris Richards 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 … -
Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
The RVC's postgraduate course in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health can be taken distance learning. The programme leads to a postgraduate certificate, diploma and MSc. -
BSc Biological Sciences (Wildlife Health Sciences) – available with placement year
An undergraduate degree, the aim of which is to give you a thorough foundation in biosciences, with further specialisation into aspects of biology required by wild animal professionals -
MRes - Derivation of corneal keratocytes from canine induced pluripotent stem cells
Supervisors: Dr Christiane Kafarnik, Dr Clara de Pascale and Dr Debbie Guest Department: Clinical Science and Services Project Details The cornea is an optically clear tissue permitting light transmission into the eye. Transparency of the … -
MRes - Identifying regional alterations in brain microstructure that correlated with disrupted social behaviour
Supervisors: Dr Helen Stolp and Dr Ruby Chang Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Altered social behavior is one of several behavioral differences in patients with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum … -
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 - Temperature sensitivity of flight muscle mechanics in zebra finch
Lead RVC Supervisor: Dr Andrea Gaede and Dr Timothy West Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Background, aims and objectives: How are small, agile birds able to perform complex manoeuvres? We will investigate this question by analysing …