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Synthetic phage therapy

Posted on Jan 1 2019 by admin

Honours project: Investigate the structural biology of bacteriophage proteins.

Identifying new drugs that kill parasites

Posted on Jan 1 2019 by admin

Honours project: Work with a team of researchers who are identifying and characterising novel drugs that kill apicomplexan parasites.

Behavioural analysis of zebrafish models of Alzheimer's Disease

We’re undertaking behavioural analysis of zebrafish models in order to help find treatments for Alzheimer's Disease.

Posted on Jan 1 2019 by admin

Honours project: Undertake behavioural analysis of zebrafish models in order to help find treatments for Alzheimer's Disease.

Synthesis using Nature’s catalysts; enzymes

Posted on Jan 1 2019 by admin

Honours project: Projects in this area involve the isolation and study new enzymes from bacteria of interest or taking existing enzymes and adapting them for chemical synthesis.

Understanding the mechanism of enzyme catalysed reactions of importance in drug metabolism

Stephen Bell - Mechanism of enzyme catalysed reactions of importance in drug metabolism

Posted on Jan 1 2019 by admin

Honours project: Learn about the mechanism by which the major family of enzymes involved in drug metabolism catalyse oxidative transformations.

Improving food safety using plasma sterilisation

Posted on Jan 1 2019 by admin

Honours project: Investigate the use of a high energy form of matter (plasma) to improve food safety.

Role of eEF2K & cancer cell migration & invasion

Cancer cells survive and gain the ability to spread under microenvironmental stress conditions through the inhibition of mTORC1 and subsequent activation of eEF2K

Posted on Jan 1 2019 by admin

Honours project: Study cell signalling and gene regulation through the exploration of the role of eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase (eEF2K) and cancer cell migration and invasion.