• PhD Studentships Infection and Immunity
  Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond, Street Hospital for Children NHS
  Trust
  University College London

The Institute of Child Health (ICH) is a postgraduate research institution
which, together with its partner, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
NHS Trust, contains the largest concentration of research expertise in the
scientific basis of child health in Europe. Its standing is reflected in the
Grade 5*A awarded in the 2001 HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise.

The Institute is committed to high quality postgraduate education and has a
strong track record of training and support
for its postgraduates. R&D is organised into a number of themes operating
across the site which facilitate a high level of
interaction between basic scientists, clinicians and population health
scientists. The Institute is offering a number of research studentships for
the academic year 2007-08 supported by the Child Health Research Appeal
Trust and MRC.

Applicants selected for CHRAT or MRC funding will be able to choose from the
following PhD projects (*denotes Principal Supervisor):

*Infection and Immunity*

Development of an enhanced lentiviral vector for gene therapy of ADA-SCID
(Dr H Gaspar*/Dr M Antoniou/Professor A Thrasher)

Investigation of dendritic cell function in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Dr S Burns*/Professor A Thrasher)

Bacterial viability: a critical factor determining the Dendritic cell
responses to Neisseria meningitidis (Dr G Dixon*/Professor N Klein)

For further information about the ICH see our web site, www.ich.ucl.ac.uk.
Applications are invited from committed
individuals wishing to do research in a clinical context, and who expect to
graduate with a UK 1st class or upper 2nd
class honours degree or equivalent.

For information about the projects and how to apply, please refer to the ICH
vacancy website,
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/humanresources. Please note, applications that
are submitted without following the correct
procedure may not be considered.

If you wish to visit the ICH to discuss these opportunities, there is an
Open Day on 15th November 2006 from 2.00pm.
This will include a display of posters by PhD students which demonstrates
the range of ICH research.

4-year PhD studentships funded by the Medical Research Council are also
tenable at ICH, in the project areas listed
above. To apply for a UCL 4 year MRC DTA PhD studentship, please see:
www.ucl.ac.uk/mrc-dta.

Closing date for applications to ICH: *5th January 2007*

Interview dates: *29th and 31st January 2007*

• PhD Studentships Genetics and Development
  Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond, Street Hospital for Children NHS
  Trust
  University College London
  

The Institute of Child Health (ICH) is a postgraduate research institution
which, together with its partner, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
NHS Trust, contains the largest concentration of research expertise in the
scientific basis of child health in Europe. Its standing is reflected in the
Grade 5*A awarded in the 2001 HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise.

The Institute is committed to high quality postgraduate education and has a
strong track record of training and support
for its postgraduates. R&D is organised into a number of themes operating
across the site which facilitate a high level of
interaction between basic scientists, clinicians and population health
scientists. The Institute is offering a number of research studentships for
the academic year 2007-08 supported by the Child Health Research Appeal
Trust and MRC.

Applicants selected for CHRAT or MRC funding will be able to choose from the
following PhD projects (*denotes Principal Supervisor):

*Genetics and Development*

Coeliac disease, neurological dysfunction and vitamin B6 metabolism
(Professor P Clayton*/Dr P Mills)

Sex differences in the developing embryo: why are females susceptible to
neural tube defects? (Dr N Greene*/Professor A Copp)

Identification and characterisation of putative Hesx1 transcriptional
targets (Dr J P Martinez-Barbera*/Professor M Dattani)

Tbx1 : its role in stem cells/progenitor cells of the heart (Professor P
Scambler*)

Use of enteric nervous system stem cells as a potential treatment for severe
gut developmental disorders
(Dr N Thapar*/Dr A Burns)

The role of the T-box transcription factor TBX22 in craniofacial development
(Dr P Stanier*/Professor G Moore)

For further information about the ICH see our web site, www.ich.ucl.ac.uk.
Applications are invited from committed
individuals wishing to do research in a clinical context, and who expect to
graduate with a UK 1st class or upper 2nd
class honours degree or equivalent.

For information about the projects and how to apply, please refer to the ICH
vacancy website,
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/humanresources. Please note, applications that
are submitted without following the correct
procedure may not be considered.

If you wish to visit the ICH to discuss these opportunities, there is an
Open Day on 15th November 2006 from 2.00pm.
This will include a display of posters by PhD students which demonstrates
the range of ICH research.

4-year PhD studentships funded by the Medical Research Council are also
tenable at ICH, in the project areas listed
above. To apply for a UCL 4 year MRC DTA PhD studentship, please see:
www.ucl.ac.uk/mrc-dta.

Closing date for applications to ICH: *5th January 2007*

Interview dates: *29th and 31st January 2007*