UCL Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

CASE award PhD studentship funded jointly by GSK and BBSRC

Mitochondria as therapeutic targets in human disease

To work in the laboratories of Michael Duchen and Gyorgy Szabadkai in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and the Consortium for Mitochondrial Research at UCL. The student will join a vibrant group focused on mitochondrial research to explore novel therapeutic strategies to target mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease.

Please see:

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cdb/research/duchen

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mitochondria/

You will require a UK first degree in an appropriate subject awarded with first or upper second-class Honours (or an overseas qualification of equivalent standard) or a recognised Master’s degree. Overseas applicants will also require evidence of proficiency in English.

The studentship includes a stipend of £18,090pa plus tuition fees at the home/EU rate.

Please note eligibility restrictions according to BBSRC guidelines:

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/FILES/Guidelines/studentship_eligibility.pdf

Start date: 23 September 2013

For further information please contact Michael Duchen (m.duchen@ucl.ac.uk) and send a CV, personal statement and names and contact details of two referees before Friday 29 March.