Aston based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Dr Zita Balklava	Stress granule dynamics in C. elegans neurodegeneration modelsLink opens in a new window
Dr Stephane Gross	Role of extracellular vesicles in trophoblast invasive migrationLink opens in a new window
Dr Cathy Slack	Sexual dimorphism in nucleolar function: consequences for metabolism and ageingLink opens in a new window

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Birmingham based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Dr Maria Chiara Arno	Cell-surface engineering with polymers: a new strategy for tissue regenerationLink opens in a new window
Professor Andrew Bagshaw	Connections between insomnia and chronic pain: neural mechanisms of accelerated cognitive decline and brain ageingLink opens in a new window
Dr Leigh Breen	The influence of obesity, exercise and diet on age-related skeletal muscle deterioration: New mechanistic insightsLink opens in a new window
Dr Saverio Brogna	Understanding the role that the RNA helicase UPF1 plays in sorting ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes and the mechanism by which this role of UPF1 might reduce cellular stress and cell degenerationLink opens in a new window
Dr Magdalena Chechlacz	Cognitive deficits and accelerated brain ageing in older adults at risk for undiagnosed sleep apneaLink opens in a new window
Dr Shinyi Chloe Chiou	Research into cognitive-motor double-task training with a smartphone app to improve balance and mobility in older people at risk of fallingLink opens in a new window
Professor Helen J. Cooper	New tools for structural biology: Native ambient mass spectrometryLink opens in a new window
Dr Niharika A Duggal	Skeletal muscle as a potential central link between sarcopenia and immune ageingLink opens in a new window
Dr Melissa Grant	Protein complexes in saliva and how they change over the life course: implications of ageing on saliva functionLink opens in a new window
Professor Alicia Hidalgo	How experience and behaviour change the brain in DrosophilaLink opens in a new window
Professor Alicia Hidalgo	Regenerative and adult neurogenesis in DrosophilaLink opens in a new window
Dr Nikolas J Hodges	Using novel ferronucleosides to study and regulate DNA replication in cellsLink opens in a new window
Dr Sarah L. Horswell	Understanding the interactions between glycosylceramides, saposins and the cell membraneLink opens in a new window
Dr Ned Jenkinson	Understanding and improving non-invasive brain stimulation to improve motor function throughout the lifespanLink opens in a new window
Dr Yu-Chiang Lai	Identification of ubiquitin modifying enzymes as new exercise signalling mediatorsLink opens in a new window
Dr Sam Lucas	In vitro and in vivo vascular response to exercise-induced changes in blood flowLink opens in a new window
Dr Helen McGettrick	Nanoencapsulated immunopeptides as regulators of inflammatory responsesLink opens in a new window
Dr Amy Naylor	Modelling cell connectivity in bone and its consequences for healthy ageing and regenerationLink opens in a new window
Dr Sarah Pike	Hybrid Foldamer-Polymer Scaffolds as Novel Biomaterials for Wound Healing ApplicationsLink opens in a new window
Professor Ed Rainger	Developing an in silico model of healthy ageingLink opens in a new window
Dr Renate Reniers	Investigating the biopsychosocial mechanisms of resilienceLink opens in a new window
Pia Rotshtein	Neurocognitive profile of healthy ageingLink opens in a new window
Dr Vicki Smith	Investigation of PBF as a novel regulator of endothelial cell motility and angiogenesisLink opens in a new window
Dr Matthias Soller	mRNA epigenetics: Characterization of novel layer of gene regulation for essential brain functionsLink opens in a new window
Dr Matthias Soller	Epitranscriptomic regulation of embryo development: function of RNA modifications during the maternal to zygotic transition of vertebrate embryosLink opens in a new window
Dr Martin Whitham	Exploring the biological relevance of extracellular vesicle trafficking in health and diseaseLink opens in a new window

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Leicester based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Dr Doug Barrett	Evaluating the contributions of age-related changes in sensory acuity and cognitive control on the speed and accuracy of visual searchLink opens in a new window
Dr Carlo De Lillo	Assessing and reducing age-related cognitive decline using evolutionarily relevant foraging tasks and brain stimulationLink opens in a new window
Dr Cyril Dominguez	Molecular characterization of Sam68-driven cytoskeletal reorganisationLink opens in a new window
Professor Flavio Giorgini	Exploiting single-cell RNA sequencing to clarify the interplay of neurons and glia in neurodegenerationLink opens in a new window
Dr James T. Hodgkinson	Small molecule chemical probes for the targeted degradation of dual epigenetic proteins towards novel anti-cancer therapeuticsLink opens in a new window
Professor Andrew Hudson	Understanding the role of haem in the mediation of circadian rhythmicityLink opens in a new window
Dr Claire Hutchinson	Improving visual perceptual decision-making in an ageing populationLink opens in a new window
Dr Salvador Macip	Ameliorating ageing and age-related diseases by targeting senescence and the p53 pathwayLink opens in a new window
Dr David Souto	Developing biologically plausible models of eye movement control and visual processing in readingLink opens in a new window

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Warwick based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Professor Bruno Frenguelli	Advanced mass spectrometry analysis of metabolite flux through the purine salvage pathway in brainLink opens in a new window
Professor Matt Gibson	Covalent Recruitment of Polymer TherapeuticsLink opens in a new window
Professor Matt Gibson	Next generation glycan arraysLink opens in a new window
Dr Dimitris Grammatopoulos	Dissecting the role of endogenous anti-inflammatory agents on COVID-driven immunothrombosisLink opens in a new window
Professor Jose Gutierrez Marcos	The molecular basis of glial cell heterogeneity in human brainLink opens in a new window
Dr Séamus Holden	Developing an open source, low cost, high performance super-resolution microscope for bacteriology and antimicrobial drug discoveryLink opens in a new window
Professor Andrew McAinsh	Deciphering the origins of chromosome mis-segregation and aneuploidy in humansLink opens in a new window
Professor Andrew McAinsh	Elucidating mechanisms of chromosome mis-segregation and aneuploidy in mammalian eggs and embryosLink opens in a new window
Professor Ioannis Nezis	Isolation and characterization of novel microbial natural products that activate autophagyLink opens in a new window
Dr Kristen Panfilio	The role of polyploidy across the lifespan of epithelial tissuesLink opens in a new window
Dr Yuriy Panktatov	Astrocytes as regulators of neuronal autophagy in ageing brainLink opens in a new window
Professor Karuna Sampath	Probing the assembly and segregation of phase-separating RNA granules in live zebrafish embryos using optogenetic toolsLink opens in a new window
Dr Andre Pires da Silva	Epigenetics of the germline: how maternal cues get passed to the next generationLink opens in a new window
Dr Matthias Soller	Identification of pathways deregulating neuronal ELAV/Hu RNA binding proteins in neurodegenerationLink opens in a new window
Professor Stephen Royle	Life in the fast lane: trafficking via intracellular nanovesiclesLink opens in a new window
Dr Mark Wall	Generating a computational model of dopaminergic networks and exploring the selective vulnerability of different neurons within this circuit to protein aggregatesLink opens in a new window

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Harper Adams based projects

There are no projects of this type at Harper Adams University

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