PhD Studentships
Writing about stressful experiences to reduce symptoms in patients with respiratory problems
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
The newly opened Brighton and Sussex Medical School is committed to providing undergraduate and postgraduate training which links clinical medicine to basic science and research. The school is developing a research focus in the fields of Infectious diseases, Immunity, International Health, Neuromuscular Biology and Primary care, and has established internationally recognised research groups in each of these areas. Four prestigious three year fully funded PhD studentships are available. The projects offered will involve collaboration with
non-clinical and clinical colleagues and will enable the chosen students to gain competence in a wide range of conventional and contemporary research skills, whilst working in an exciting and
challenging field.
Project 1: Writing about stressful experiences to reduce symptoms in patients with respiratory problems
Writing about emotional experiences appears to have surprisingly beneficial effects on health and well-being. This PhD studentship is based around a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of expressive writing for patients with asthma and will provide training in epidemiological, psychological and health services research methods.
Supervisors: Prof Helen Smith Chair of Primary Care, BSMS
h.e.smith@bsms.ac.uk
Prof Rob Horne, Centre for Health Care Research, University of Brighton
Project 2: A novel approach to detection of superantigenicity using HLA class II.
Project 3: Designing a cartilage repair model: the potential role for neural crest cells
Project 4: Bioinformatics: An integrated system for evaluating candidate gene regions identified by genome scanning
Students will be expected to take a lead in the conceptual development of these projects, present the work at scientific meetings and prepare the work for publication in peer review journals.
Suitably qualified, enthusiastic and motivated individuals with a minimum of an upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject are invited to apply for these studentships. A stipend of up to £12,000 (increasing up to £14,000) per annum will be paid to the students. The relevant UK/EU tuition fees and research expenses are also covered by the studentship award. Start date: January 2006
Informal enquiries may be made to the lead supervisor of each project by email. For an application form please contact the BSMS Graduate School Coordinator: Dr G C Baker, BSMS Medical Research Building, University of Sussex, BN1 9PS, UK. Telephone: 01273 876541; Fax: 01273 877884; email: G.C.Baker@bsms.ac.uk or download a form directly. The application reference number is bsms0106.
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/research/researchstudy/apply.php?PageId=15.
For further information about BSMS see http://www.bsms.ac.uk
Closing date: 6th January 2006
Writing about stressful experiences to reduce symptoms in patients with respiratory problems
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
The newly opened Brighton and Sussex Medical School is committed to providing undergraduate and postgraduate training which links clinical medicine to basic science and research. The school is developing a research focus in the fields of Infectious diseases, Immunity, International Health, Neuromuscular Biology and Primary care, and has established internationally recognised research groups in each of these areas. Four prestigious three year fully funded PhD studentships are available. The projects offered will involve collaboration with
non-clinical and clinical colleagues and will enable the chosen students to gain competence in a wide range of conventional and contemporary research skills, whilst working in an exciting and
challenging field.
Project 1: Writing about stressful experiences to reduce symptoms in patients with respiratory problems
Writing about emotional experiences appears to have surprisingly beneficial effects on health and well-being. This PhD studentship is based around a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of expressive writing for patients with asthma and will provide training in epidemiological, psychological and health services research methods.
Supervisors: Prof Helen Smith Chair of Primary Care, BSMS
h.e.smith@bsms.ac.uk
Prof Rob Horne, Centre for Health Care Research, University of Brighton
Project 2: A novel approach to detection of superantigenicity using HLA class II.
Project 3: Designing a cartilage repair model: the potential role for neural crest cells
Project 4: Bioinformatics: An integrated system for evaluating candidate gene regions identified by genome scanning
Students will be expected to take a lead in the conceptual development of these projects, present the work at scientific meetings and prepare the work for publication in peer review journals.
Suitably qualified, enthusiastic and motivated individuals with a minimum of an upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject are invited to apply for these studentships. A stipend of up to £12,000 (increasing up to £14,000) per annum will be paid to the students. The relevant UK/EU tuition fees and research expenses are also covered by the studentship award. Start date: January 2006
Informal enquiries may be made to the lead supervisor of each project by email. For an application form please contact the BSMS Graduate School Coordinator: Dr G C Baker, BSMS Medical Research Building, University of Sussex, BN1 9PS, UK. Telephone: 01273 876541; Fax: 01273 877884; email: G.C.Baker@bsms.ac.uk or download a form directly. The application reference number is bsms0106.
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/research/researchstudy/apply.php?PageId=15.
For further information about BSMS see http://www.bsms.ac.uk
Closing date: 6th January 2006