News: Honours projects - Molecular and biomedical science
What causes PCDH19-epilepsy?
Honours project: Develop a stronger understanding of the pathological mechanism of PCDH19-girls clustering epilepsy.
Development of CRISPR gene drive technology in mice
Honours project: Explore CRISPR gene drives to modify native or invasive pest populations to benefit human health, ecosystems or agriculture.
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Blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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Honours project: Investigate resistance mechanisms to the bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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Neurogenetics
Honours project: Help understand the biology of human brain function by studying major neurological disorders which are genetically determined.
Resveratrol & fetal growth
Honours project: Explore the use of resveratrol for improving fetal growth in complicated pregnancies.
Treg cells & placental development
Honours project: Investigate regulatory T cells to drive vascular adaptations in early pregnancy to facilitate placental development.
Assessing cellular response to bioactive compounds as a prelude to testing in vivo
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Honours project: Establish tissue culture and tissue explant systems for the bovine mammary gland.
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Growth signalling pathways acting on the intestinal stem cell
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Honours project: This project aims to access activity of positive and negative signalling pathways that act on intestinal stem cells in pigs.
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WWOX Enzyme function is a target for treatment of metabolic diseases including cancer
Honours project: This genetics research project will explore the WWOX Enzyme function as a target for the treatment of metabolic diseases including cancer.
‘Non-self’ & organelle quality control mutations
Honours project: Explore a project in ‘Non-self’ and organelle quality control mutations: late-onset neurodegeneration is an auto-inflammatory disease.
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