PhD Supervisors

	Supervisor	Projects
	Professor Dario Alessi FRS FRSE Understanding signalling pathways mutated in inherited disorders	Understanding how disruptions in signalling pathways cause human disease Understanding how disruptions in signalling pathways cause human disease
	Professor Paul Birch FRSE Plant pathogen interactions	Investigating the roles of Phytophthora infestans virulence factors in promoting late blight disease
	Professor Julian Blow FRSE FMedSci How DNA replication is organised and controlled to ensure precise chromosome duplication	Experimental and theoretical analysis of a novel genome stability pathway How cells prevent under- or over-replication of chromosome segments, and how this affects the pathogenesis of cancer.
	Dr Davide Bulgarelli Structure, function and host control of the plant microbiota	Defining the host genetic determinants of the plant microbiota
	Professor Alessio Ciulli FRSC Chemical and Structural Biology of Protein-Protein Interactions	Manipulating E3 Ubiquitin Ligases with small molecules
	Professor Victoria Cowling Investigating the regulation, function and therapeutic potential of the mRNA cap	Investigating the regulation and therapeutic potential of the mRNA methyl cap mRNA cap function in mammals
	Dr Kim Dale Establishing the vertebrate embryonic body plan	Mechanistic investigation into the interplay between Notch and Shh signalling in cell fate choice
	Professor Mike Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci Molecular parasitology, glycobiology and drug discovery	Applying quantitative proteomics to discover new components of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) biosynthesis. Applying quantitative proteomics to discover new components of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) biosynthesis.
	Professor Mark Field Molecular parasitology, intracellular transport, gene expression, eukaryotic evolution	Mechanisms of intracellular transport in trypanosomes
	Professor Geoff Gadd FSB FLS FLSW FRSE Geomicrobiology, Geomycology and Bioremediation	Geomicrobiology and Geomycology - Metal and Mineral Transformations by Fungi Biophysical and biochemical characterization of fungal biominerals
	Dr Ian Ganley Molecular analysis of autophagy	Finding the eat-me signals
	Professor Anton Gartner C. elegans genetics as a model to study basic biological problems	C. elegans a model organism to study human health and disease
	Professor Ian Gilbert FRSC Design and synthesis of potential therapeutic agents	*4 Year MRC PhD CASE Studentship: Mode of Action Studies in Kinetoplastids
	Professor Ron Hay Role of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins in transcriptional regulation	Structural basis for substrate recognition by the RNF4 ubiquitin E3 ligase Establishing the molecular basis for the therapeutic effect of arsenic trioxide in APL treatment Role of SUMO modification in the response to proteotoxic stress
	Professor Andrew Hopkins FRSC Chemoinformatics, chemogenomics and drug discovery	Global analysis of drug binding sites
	Professor David Horn Antigenic variation, drug resistance and RNAi screens in trypanosomes	*4 Year MRC PhD CASE Studentship: Mode of Action Studies in Kinetoplastids
	Professor Hari Hundal FHEA FSB Hormonal, nutrient and stress-mediated modulation of fuel and energy metabolism	Modulation of insulin sensitivity and energy balance in skeletal muscle by the endocannabinoid system
	Professor Bill Hunter FRSE, FMedSci, FRSC Protein structure and function; fundamental chemical biology and early stage antimicrobial drug discovery	Towards the discovery of new modulators of pentameric ligand gated ion channels.
	Dr. Yogesh Kulathu Ubiquitin signalling mechanisms	Regulation of protein degradation by the ubiquitin system
	Professor Karim Labib Roles and regulation of the eukaryotic replisome in preserving genome integrity and epigenetics	How to copy a chromosome
	Dr David Norman Magnetic Resonance, FRET, EPR, Spin-labeling and PELDOR	The use of fully deuterated systems for the investigation of membrane associated proteins by EPR
	Professor Tom Owen-Hughes FRSE Chromatin structure and gene regulation	The role of chromatin in gene regulation
	Professor Tracy Palmer FRSE FSB FAAM MEAM Protein Transport in Bacteria	Transport of proteins by the bacterial Tat pathway Regulation and roles in virulence of the type VII protein secretion system of Staphylococcus aureus.
	Professor Sonia Rocha Investigating the mechanisms controlling gene expression in hypoxia	Low oxygen sensing and disease
	Professor John Rouse Control of chromosome stability and DNA repair in health and disease	Recognizing and repairing chromosome damage * SPRINT-MND/MS PhD Programme* Regulation and function of NEK1 kinase in Motor Neurone Disease
	Dr Gopal Sapkota Untangling the TGFβ and Wnt signalling networks in cells, development and human diseases	Dissecting the roles of the FAM83 family of proteins in cells and disease through exploitation and development of cutting-edge technologies
	Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall Understanding the molecular mechanism of biofilm formation	Molecular analysis of Bacillus subtilis biofilms Molecular analysis of biofilm formation
	Professor Tomo Tanaka FRSE Mechanisms ensuring proper chromosome segregation in mitosis	Mechanisms of chromosome segregation in mitosis
	Professor Daan van Aalten FRSE The role of the O-GlcNAc posttranslational modification in neurodegeneration	Targeting the cell wall of human fungal pathogens The link between O-GlcNAc signalling and neurodevelopmental disease SPRINT-MND/MS PhD Programme Targeting O-GlcNAcylation of periaxin in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type neuropathies
	Dr Satpal Virdee Chemical Biology Approaches for Studying The Ubiquitin System	Activity-based Profiling of E3 Ligases
	Professor Helen Walden Specificity and disease in the ubiquitin system	Understanding ubiquitination in Parkinson’s Disease
	Dr Susan Wyllie Kinetoplastid Biology	*4 Year MRC PhD CASE Studentship: Mode of Action Studies in Kinetoplastids

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PhD Supervisors

Professor Dario Alessi FRS FRSE

Professor Paul Birch FRSE

Professor Julian Blow FRSE FMedSci

Dr Davide Bulgarelli

Professor Alessio Ciulli FRSC

Professor Victoria Cowling

Dr Kim Dale

Professor Mike Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci

Professor Mark Field

Professor Geoff Gadd FSB FLS FLSW FRSE

Dr Ian Ganley

Professor Anton Gartner

Professor Ian Gilbert FRSC

Professor Ron Hay

Professor Andrew Hopkins FRSC

Professor David Horn

Professor Hari Hundal FHEA FSB

Professor Bill Hunter FRSE, FMedSci, FRSC

Dr. Yogesh Kulathu

Professor Karim Labib

Dr David Norman

Professor Tom Owen-Hughes FRSE

Professor Tracy Palmer FRSE FSB FAAM MEAM

Professor Sonia Rocha

Professor John Rouse

Dr Gopal Sapkota

Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall

Professor Tomo Tanaka FRSE

Professor Daan van Aalten FRSE

Dr Satpal Virdee

Professor Helen Walden

Dr Susan Wyllie