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Opportunities exist in the Unit for research studies leading to a higher degree (eg MPhil, PhD and MD). These are advertised in the scientific press and within UCL.

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The Unit also develops training programmes for paediatricians interested in pursuing a career in Academic Infectious Diseases and Microbiology.

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ICH UCL and Bupa Cromwell Hospital

Clinical Fellow PhD programme

Application deadline: 5pm, Wednesday 15th May 2013

Interviewing: afternoon of Wednesday 22nd May 2013, with notification of shortlisting by Friday 17th May

The UCL Institute of Child Health in partnership with the Cromwell Hospital has launched an exciting new Clinical PhD Programme to recruit six high calibre Academic Paediatricians who wish to study for a PhD whilst maintaining their clinical skills. All posts will start on 1st September 2013. Each will receive a salary at UCL Grade StR, 3 / CL7, 3 (this is roughly equivalent to a 2nd year SpR), some research consumables and PhD tuition fees for a period of 3 years. Fees are paid at the UK/EU rate. The paediatricians should be at SpR level and will work clinically as Clinical Fellow at the Cromwell Hospital on average 1.5 days per week.

Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of both their clinical skills and academic potential. Following interview, successful candidates will be given further details of each project and will have the opportunity to discuss with the Principal Investigators before selecting their PhD project.

Available research areas/projects:

Project	PIs
Investigating whether Infection cause cot-death	Prof Neil Sebire Prof Nigel Klein
Neopterin, inflammation and T cells	Prof Simon Heales Dr Kimberly Gilmour Dr Garth Dixon
Primary ciliary dyskinesia: a multidiscipline approach to improved diagnosis and therapy	Dr Hannah Mitchison Prof Phil Beales
Do prescribed catecholamines increase the risk of hospital acquired infections	Prof Chris O’Callaghan Prof Nigel Klein
The evolution and pathophysiology of hypothalamic obesity in children with suprasellar midline brain tumours and complex midline developmental abnormalities	Prof Mehul Dattani Dr Helen Alexandra Spoudeas Dr Juan-Pedro Martinez-Barbera
Biomarkers of blood vessel injury and hypercoagulability in childhood moyamoya disease	Dr Despina Eleftheriou Dr Vijeya Ganesan Dr Paul Brogan Prof Nigel Klein
Role of chickenpox virus in childhood stroke	Dr Despina Eleftheriou Dr Vijeya Ganesan Prof Nigel Klein Prof Judith Breuer
Gene based strategies in HIV	Dr Waseem Qasim Prof Nigel Klein
Exploring gene therapy approaches for neuroblastoma using a patient’s own gamma delta T cells	Dr Kenth Gustafsson Dr John Anderson
Understanding the mechanisms of low blood glucose levels (hypoglycaemia) in children	Dr Khalid Hussain Dr Simon Eaton
Define the effect of medication on the profile of blood and gut IL-10 producing cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease	Dr Mona Bajaj-Elliott Dr Neil Shah Prof Nigel Klein
Somatic mosaicism and new gene discovery in mutation negative CAPS patients	Dr Paul Brogan Prof Nigel Klein
Understanding susceptibility to severe infections	Dr Siobhan Burns Prof Adrian Thrasher
Development of Laboratory Tests to Quantify Danger-Signals from Tissue Damage Following Major Surgery, Accident or Cardiac Bypass	Dr Mark Peters Dr Simon Eaton
Is there a link between the increased rate of recurrent infections and exaggerated inflammation seen in Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome patients?	Prof Adrian Thrasher Dr Mona Bajaj-Elliott
The Role of Microbial Translocation in Childhood HIV Infection	Prof Nigel Klein Dr Kathryn Harris

Please see Job Description and Terms and Conditions for further details.

Applications should be submitted preferably by email to Vania de Toledo.

Email applications should have “Clinical Fellow PhD Application” in the subject field, and should comprise:

· a covering letter
· CV
· the names and addresses of two referees.

Applications should be saved as a single Word document attachment. Name your Word document using your surname first and then your first name, eg Smith John.doc