PhD Studentship in Biosciences Institute - Systems Modelling of Cellular Senescence

Value of award

100% of Home tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £15,609 (full award). Successful EU and International candidates will be required to make up the difference between the Home fees and the EU/International fees.

Number of awards

1

Start date and duration

20 September 2021 for 3 years.

Application closing date

22 July 2021.

Overview

Cellular senescence is a major driver of the ageing process and interventions to slow ageing by targeting senescent cells are in development. This project will build on our computational modelling of cellular senescence to develop a comprehensive model at the molecular, cellular and tissue level. The project will involve programming in Python and R; use of systems modelling software such as COPASI and Tellurium/CompuCell3D. There will also be the opportunity for laboratory work to generate data to inform and validate the computational model.

Sponsor

The project is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation  grant: Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Address the Societal Challenge of Ageing.

Name of supervisor(s)

Primary Supervisor is Dr Daryl Shanley  (Newcastle University) and co-supervisors James Wordsworth (Newcastle University) and Dr Mansour Akbari (Copenhagen University).

Eligibility Criteria

You must have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree in biomedicine or physiology or a related area with excellent quantitative skills. A further qualification such as an MSc or MRes is advantageous. This award is available to UK and international applicants. The English Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 overall, with 5.5 or more in each sub-skill.

How to apply

Please submit a full CV and covering letter directly to [email protected]

You must apply through the University’s online postgraduate application system. To do this please ‘Create a new account ’.

Only mandatory fields need to be completed, including:

• Programme code 8420F* in programme of study section
• select ‘PhD in the Faculty of Medical Sciences – Biosciences' as programme of study
• Studentship code BI039 in the studentship/partnership reference field
• A covering letter and CV. The covering letter must state the title of the studentship, the studentship reference code BI039 and state how your interests and experience relate to the project
• Degree transcripts and certificates and, if English is not your first language, a copy of your English language qualifications.

* The online application system only allows one application with programme code 8420F. If applying for TWO or more projects using that code then you must email [email protected] with the following information:

• Your application number (from first submitted application)
• Second studentship code and corresponding title
• A two-page covering letter for the second project.

Contact

For further details and assistance, please email  Dr Daryl Shanley.