Postgraduate OpportunitiesUniversity of Glasgow: Masters Programmes in Integrative Mammalian BiologyFor entry in 2010 the new Master of Research (MRes) in Medical Science (Integrative Mammalian Biology) has positions within the Medical Faculty following the highly successful M.Res. model of two taught modules (taking up about a third of the course) and two projects in the Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences. Studentships include a scholarship of £15,290 with tuition fees and must have, or obtain this summer, at least an upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject (for instance physiology, pharmacology, neuroscience or veterinary medicine), and be eligible by residence for an UK research council studentship. Eligibility Requirements: the residence requirement is a minimum of three years’ ordinary residence in the UK immediately prior to the start of the studentship. For EU nationals, full time work or education now count toward ordinary residence. Overseas candidates are normally not eligible for a research council studentship unless they have worked in the UK for a minimum of three years prior to taking the course). All candidates intending to specialise in Integrative Mammalian Biology must already have, or be in a position to obtain before the start of the course, a Home Office licence. Preliminary enquiries can be emailed to imb-glasgow@bio.gla.ac.uk. A full cv and covering letter expressing career aims should be included with preliminary enquries for entry in 2010.
University of Glasgow: BBSRC funded MRes opportunities in in vivo mammalian biology and Systems BiologyFrom October 2010 until October 2013 the University of Glasgow has 15 very unique MRes opportunities.The integration of integrative mammalian biology (IMB) in vivo skills with systems biology is a novel approach to research and as such, very few students are trained in both disciplines and so are ll-equipped to embark on a PhD programme or research career that involves both systems biology and in vivo techniques. This Masters training will provide a new generation of young scientists that have these skills and will therefore be uniquely placed to either carry out a c related PhD or obtain industrial research placements that will increasingly reqire researchers with these diverse skills. Students will enrol in the well-establised Master of REearch in Biomedical Sciences-Integrative Mammalian Biology (pleas apply via this route, marking clearly that entry is for BBSRC MRes in in vivo/systems biology). They will carry out two projects that will integrate in vivo mammalian biology with systems biology and these will be supervised by established staff selected for excellence in research and training. Individual projects will be available on application. In addition, the successful candidates will also attend a half-day seminar or workshop which will be provided by scientists from Pfizer to provide them with knowledge of the application of sysgtems biology to drug development research. They will be offered the opportunity to attend one of the two unique annual summer schools designed to educate students throughout the UK in basis in vivo skills. We wish to encourage applicants with a background in either in vivo mammalian biology or systems biology. Preliminary enquiries can be emailed to imb-glasgow@bio.gla.ac.uk. A full cv and covering letter expressing career aims should be included with preliminary enquries for entry in 2010. PhD studentship in ImmunologyUniversity of Strathclyde, stipend £15,243To start: From July 2010 (flexible) Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK A 3-year PhD studentship, funded by the Capacity Building Award in Integrative Mammalian Biology (IMB) shared with the University of Glasgow and supported by BBSRC, BPS, KTN, MRC and SFC, is available to conduct research in the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) at the University of Strathclyde in a field associated with immunology. The student will work on an in vivo laboratory based project. The project will focus on understanding the functions of molecules such as IL-33 cytokine in the development of neurological autoimmune diseases using in vivo disease models (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis) and techniques such as cell culture, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry etc. This is a unique and excellent opportunity for the student wishing to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry or academic research where experience in in vivo skills is extremely advantageous. The stipend is £15243 for the academic year 2009-10 with all fees paid. Informal enquiries should be directed to Ms Allison Reid at allison.reid@strath.ac.uk or to Dr Hui-Rong Jiang (huirong.Jiang@strath.ac.uk). If you would like to apply for this PhD studentship, please send your CV by email to Dr. Jiang together with the contact details of two academic referees. Due to funding body restrictions, the studentship is open to UK students only.
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