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MRes In vitro investigation of anti-inflammatory properties of Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice Extract derived extracellular vesicles
Supervisors: Dr Charlotte Lawson, Dr Matthew Gage and Dr Lindsay Bottoms Department: Comparative Biomedical Science Project Details Extracellular vesicles (EV) are plasma membrane-enclosed cargo-laden vesicles released from the surface of … -
MRes - Investigating endothelial function: How does β-catenin regulate nitric oxide signalling
Supervisors: Dr Christina Warboys and Prof Caroline Wheeler-Jones Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Endothelial cells line the walls of blood vessels and play a critical role in the regulation of vessel function. As … -
MRes - Investigating the sex-dependent effects of macrophage insulin resistance on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Details of a partially funded MRes project supervised by Dr Matthew Gage, Dr Caroline Pellet-Many - currently open for applications! -
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 Simulating the locomotion of an extinct archosaurian reptile
Supervisors: Professors John R. Hutchinson and Friedl De Groote Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences and and KU Leuven, Belgium Project Details How did extinct dinosaurs (and their close relatives) move? Archosaurs (crocodiles, birds … -
MRes - Testing the ‘legs as linkages’ paradigm
Supervisors: Prof Jim Usherwood and Prof Alan Wilson Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Animal legs are not wheels. However, during fast running, they appear to act like wheels or skates, supporting body weight ( … -
MRes - Using veterinary practice data to improve understanding of equine Strangles
Supervisors: Professor Nicola Menzies-Gow and Professor Dave Brodbelt Department: Clinical Science and Services Project Details The Veterinary Companion Animal Surveillance System (VetCompass) programme analyses veterinary clinical … -
MRes - The role of dectin-1 in recognizing M.bovis
Supervisors: Prof Dirk Werling and Prof Gordon Brown (University of Exeter) Department: Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Centre for Vaccinology and Regenerative Medicine Project Details Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) possesses a cell … -
MRes - Biomechanical computer simulation of locomotion in reptiles
Lead RVC Supervisor: Prof John Hutchinson, Chris Richards and Friedl De Groote (KU-Leuven, Belgium) Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences (Hawkshead campus-based) Background, aims and objectives: The remarkable bipedal mode of early … -
MRes - How broiler chickens walk - an experimental and computational study of locomotor biomechanics across growth
Lead RVC Supervisor: Prof John Hutchinson, Chris Richards Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences (Hawkshead campus-based) Background, aims and objectives: Broiler (meat) chickens are a major food source globally. They have intensely been …