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MBPhD Thesis Prize

The Cordwainers supports medical related causes linked to its original benefactors. Until 2020, it funded an annual award for the best MBPhD thesis.

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Cordwainers Prize: MBPhD Thesis of the Year

2020

Ryan W.S. Wee
Hippocampal circuits for the state-dependent control of feeding behaviour
Supervisor: Dr Andrew F. MacAskill

2019

Richard D. Bartlett
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to repair the spinal cord
Supervisor: Dr James B. Phillips

Sam Ereira
A neurocomputational account of self-other distinction: from cell to society
Supervisor: Prof. Ray Dolan

2018

Vishal Rawji
Impulsivity in Parkinson's disease and Tourette syndrome, and human motor decision making
Supervisor: Prof John C Rothwell

2017

Sophie Adler
Cortical morphology and MRI signal intensity analysis in paediatric epilepsy
Supervisor: Prof. Torsten Baldeweg

2016

Rafael Di Marco Barros     
Tissue-Specific Butyrophilin-like Molecules are Master Regulators of Intraepithelial γδ T cell Composition
Supervisor: Prof. Adrian Hayday

2015

Fergus O'Farrell
Pericyte-mediated Regulation of Cerebral and Coronary Blood Flow in Health and Disease
Supervisor: Prof. David Attwell

2014

Adam P. Levine
The genetics of inflammatory bowel disease in extended multiplex Ashkenazi Jewish kindreds
Supervisor: Prof. Tony Segal

2013

Christopher A McKinnon
The role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in prion disease pathogenesis
Supervisor: Prof. Sarah Tabrizi

2012

Anna M. Rose 
Transcriptional regulation of PRPF31: the role of variable gene expression in determining phenotype in retinitis pigmentosa
Supervisor: Prof. Shomi Bhattacharya

2011

Sean B. Knight  
Lentiviral Vectors for Gene Therapy 
Supervisor: Prof. Mary Collins

Alvin J X Lee
An Investigation of Chromosomal Instability Survival Mechanisms in Cancer
Supervisor: Prof. Charles Swanton

2010

Alex Rossdeutsch
The Role of Thymosin B4 in Vascular Development
Supervisor: Prof. Paul Riley

2009

Catherine Hyams
The role of the Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule in interactions with Coaplement and Phagocytes
Supervisor: Prof. Jeremy Brown

Panagiotis Kyrtatos
Cell Targeting and Imaging using Magnetic Nanoparticles
Supervisor: Prof. Mark Lythgoe

2008

Abhishek Das
Constraints on T Cell responsiveness in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus infection
Supervisor: Prof. Mala Maini

About the MBPhD

The MBPhD enables students taking a 5-year Primary Medical Qualification (MBBS, MBChB, etc.) to conduct a major research project and gain a PhD. This three-year research degree is ideal for budding clinician-scientists with commitment, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. It sits between MBBS Year 4 and Year 5.

About the MBPhD