Regulation of the Drosophila Cellular Immune Response by the Nucleokinesis Complex

Evidence is mounting that during attachment or encapsulation events leukocytes, platelets, and insect haemocytes use the same adhesion complexes as epithelial and neuronal cells. In mammalian neuronal cells a nucleokinesis complex regulates nuclear migration. There is mounting evidence that this same apparatus is important in regulating Drosophila circulating immunosurveillance cell (haemocyte) activity.

The key question of this study is to ask how the nucleokinesis complex regulates embryonic haemocyte migration.

Eligibility:
Fees will be paid at UK/EU rates only. Candidates must be UK citizens or EU citizens who have resided in the UK for three years, and should hold, or expect to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree or a Masters degree or an equivalent qualification

Commences October 2009

Application: For more information email Dr. Michael Williams at m.j.williams[ at ]abdn.ac.uk or visit http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ibes/staff/m.j.williams

FELLOWSHIPS & STUDENTSHIPS FOR MPHIL AND PHD STUDIES
Application Address: Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, RR. China

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG GRADUATE SCHOOL

Fellowships & Studentships for MPhil and PhD Studies at The University of Hong Kong 2009-2010

Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the longest established English speaking university in Hong Kong. It has gained the reputation as a world-class comprehensive research university with excellent research record and facilities. To further promote an international and multicultural campus, we encourage students from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds to join our MPhil and PhD programmes.

Highlights

• A uniquely positioned study centre of East and West
• A cultural mix of MPhil and PhD students from all over the world
• High quality teachers and students
• Leading-edge research in over 120 academic departments and research centres
• High-quality research outputs
• Top-class libraries, computer facilities, and state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment
• University Postgraduate Fellowships

MPhil / PhD Studentships at University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong … read more »

Doctorate opportunity Vacancy Code: 017_PDP_ECME
Title Studentship for ecological modelling, leading to a PhD in European universities

Description
Researches on cataloguing and development of ecological models for the main pathogen and parasites and quality of crops in the project ENVIROCHANGE (Global change and sustainable management of agriculture in highly developed mountain environment). In particular collecting existing models and historical data and integration in the system called ENVIRO.

Duties / Tasks: To develop, manage and represent models

Fellowship details
The Edmund Mach Foundation is funding one research fellowships leading to a PhD degree in collaboration with European Universities. The research projects will be carried out in San Michele all’Adige (TN). The grant is maximum for four years and in any case it will expire after the PhD thesis dissertation. The first year will serve to get the PhD course, if the tutor and the candidate are not able to find it, s/he will not get the fellowship after the first year. Registration costs for the PhD course will be covered by FEM

Keywords: Pathology, entomology, ecology, ecological models, forecasting models
Languages knowledge: Excellent English written and spoken, Good Italian
IT knowledge: Programming and computation, statistic software, DB and GIS
Required title to join the selection: Five-year university degree (bachelor + master)
Type of title: Agronomy, environmental sciences, biology
Required experience: Experience in managing, developing and application of ecological models, forecasting models and GIS
Psychosocial skills: Team work, short scientific missions abroad.
Starting month: December 2008, January 2009
Supervisor: Dr. Ilaria Pertot

PhD Studentships for Ecological Modelling, the Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy … read more »

Doctorate opportunity Vacancy Code: 016_PDP_ECPA
Title Studentship for plant pathologist, leading to a PhD in European universities

Description
Researches on plant/pathogen/parasite/antagonists interactions in agriculture, both at physiological and molecular level and on the effect of climate change on them in the project ENVIROCHANGE (Global change and sustainable management of agriculture in highly developed mountain environment).

Duties / Tasks: Experiments in lab (microbiology, molecular biology) and greenhouse

Fellowships details
The Edmund Mach Foundation is funding one research fellowships leading to a PhD degree in collaboration with European Universities. The research projects will be carried out in San Michele all’Adige (TN). The grant is maximum for four years and in any case it will expire after the PhD thesis dissertation. The first year will serve to get the PhD course, if the tutor and the candidate are not able to find it, s/he will not get the fellowship after the first year. Registration costs for the PhD course will be covered by FEM

Keywords: Pathology, entomology, molecular biology, biotechnology, gene expression, side effect
Languages knowledge: Excellent English written and spoken, Good Italian
IT knowledge: Basic statistic and searching molecular DB
Required title to join the selection: Five-year university degree (bachelor + master)
Type of title: Agricultural science, environmental sciences, biology, biotechnology.
Preferred: biotechnology or molecular biology
Required experience: Experience in molecular biology, in particular Real time PCR, DGGE
Psychosocial skills: Team work, short scientific missions abroad
Starting month: December 2008, January 2009
Supervisor: Dr. Ilaria Pertot

PhD Studentships for Plant Pathologist, Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy … read more »

Supervisor Name: Dr Annette Taylor, School of Chemistry in collaboration with Dr Mark Wilson in Mechanical Engineering

Value: The stipend will be at the standard EPSRC rate (currently 12,940 pa), and the studentship is open to any UK or EU nationals possessing/expecting a good degree in a physical science, engineering, computing or mathematics.

Project Description:
An exciting PhD opportunity is available in an emerging research field at the interface of physical sciences, engineering and biology. The project seeks to use detailed computational modelling to understand the influences of different fluid flows on the dynamics of chemical reactions. This is key to developing our understanding of biological pattern formation, the propagation of chemical signals, the dynamics of blood flow, the control of hazardous chemical reactions, and other important applications in chemistry, biology, medicine and industry.

PhD Studentship in Computational Modelling in Chemistry, Biology and Industry, University of Leeds, UK … read more »