The below list of projects is being offered as part of the standard MRC studentship the MRC iCase studentships for 2026/27 entry. Applications for all projects must be submitted via the University of Edinburgh's Degree Finder. Please include a CV with your application and ensure you submit the recruitment form. WITHOUT THE RECRUITMENT FORM YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED Document Precision Medicine Recruitment Form (878.56 KB / DOCX) University of Glasgow projects can be found here UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH PROJECTSPROJECT TITLESUPERVISORA cellular understanding of shift workDr Priya CrosbyAnalysis of biomarkers correlating with umbilical cord blood transplantation outcomeProf Alexander MedvinskyCausal inference to discover mechanisms and surrogate markers of retinal and brain disease from observational datasetsDr Ian MacCormickClinically actionable insights into endometriosis symptom trajectories using longitudinal self-reports, biological samples, and data from digital technologiesProf Thanasis TsanasiCase: Developing computational analysis of ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography of the retina to gain personalised insights into cerebrovascular diseaseDr Fergus DoubalDeveloping ex vivo mri models to characterise the individual tissue characteristics driving normal propagation and arrhythmias in the equine heartProf John KeenDevelopment and application of new technologies for non-invasive imaging of cerebral blood flowProf Matthew NolanDevelopment of pH-Sensitive Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) for Targeted Drug Delivery in Pancreatic Cancer TreatmentDr Peisan Sharel EDissecting Immune-Stromal Crosstalk to Define Prognostic Endotypes in NSCLCProf Ahsan AkramDoes vaccine efficacy depend on the time of day of delivery?Prof Sarah ReeceEpidemiological and molecular prediction of severe infection responseDr Rob YoungiCase: Examining causes and consequences of postpartum depression through large scale biobank dataDr Alex KwongForecast: Predicting Antibiotic Resistance from Susceptibility DataDr Thamarai SchneidersGlucose-lowering medication prescribing patterns among people with mental illness and diabetesDr Caroline JacksonIdentifying biomarkers of lithium responsiveness from a large structural and functional retinal dataset Prof Jasna MartinovicIdentifying endotypes in monogenic osteoporosis using a multifaceted approachDr Erika KagueInvestigating proteolysis-controlled metabolism in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Dr Arno Alpi iCase: Minimally invasive fiber imaging for deep brain activity mapping in miceProf Nathalie RochefortModelling cellular plasticity in colorectal cancer metastasis and therapy relapseDr Kevin MyantMulti-omic analysis of human kidney tissue to identify biomarkers and therapies targeting pathogenic cell phenotypesDr Bryan ConwayNaturalising wound repair: how microbial diversity shapes immune resolution of skin injuryDr Iris MairPain, prescribing, and cognitive declineDr Chloe Fawns-RitchiePrecision medicine for depression: identifying multi-Omic, immunological markers for treatment-resistant depressionProf Andrew M McIntoshiCase: Precision Medicine for early detection and intraoperative surgery of brain cancerProf Mark VendrellReprogramming lipid signalling in neutrophils for precision treatment of sepsisDr Clare MuirShedding light on Multiple Sclerosis: Neutrophils, Sunlight and Vitamin DDr Sonja Vermeren Translational pathway to implementation of polygenic risk scores for prostate cancer in ScotlandProf Jim WilsonUnderstanding multi-organ consequences of dysregulated macrophage TGF-β activity to guide targeted interventionsDr Barry McCollUnderstanding the relationship between autism and hypermobilityDr Catherine Crompton Unveiling how circular RNAs shape virus-host interactions during β-herpesvirus infectionDr Takanobu TagawaUsing genetic evidence and Bayesian shrinkage methods to discover proteomics biomarkers for the early diagnosis of autoimmune rheumatic diseasesDr Athina SpiliopoulouVibrational Stratification of Remyelination: A Rapid Selection Process for New MS TherapiesProf Alison Hulme This article was published on 2024-11-11
