PhD Studentships 2010 In UK
PhD Studentship For First Class Or High 2:1 Honors Degree In A Biological Science And Masters Biological Sciences At UK In 2010
Description:
TWO Studentships available
1) 3 yer project: The role of inflammation in the course of depression in type 2 diabetes
2) 3 year project: Epidemiology of depression in diabetes: identifying risk factors, mechanisms, course and consequences.
1) The role of inflam in the course of depression in type 2 diabetes
Applications are invited to join the South London Diabetes Cohort study (SOUL-D) which is a prospective study examining the effects of depression in people with nearly 2000 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. There is emerging evidence that depression is associated with an innate immune response and this may play a role in its adverse effects on type 2 diabetes which itself has an inflammatory pathogenesis. You will join an established and friendly team in the Diabetes Research Group. You will be develop additional hypotheses and appropriate methodologies to test them and contribute substantively towards data collection. The project will be of interest to students who want to combine basic sciences and epidemiology methodologies.Department Of Psychological Medicine:
The department focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military, and psychiatry in various settings. The Head of Department is Professor Simon Wessely, who is also Vice Dean for Academic Psychiatry.
Entry Requirements:
Students must have a first class or high 2:1 honors degree in a biological science and Masters biological sciences or epidemiology or related subjects.
Award Type:
The funding is from the European Federation for the Study of Diabetes. The stipend is £16,500 (2010/11). Home/EU tuition fees will be met. There will be some funding for attendance to courses and conferences. The studentship will only fully fund applications who are eligible for home/EU fees. Overseas students would have to pay the difference (approximately £10,000).
Further Information:
For further information or enquiries please contact Dr Khalida Ismail khalida.2.ismail@kcl.ac.uk
To Apply:
Apply online at https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/
On the online application form, please select “Psychological Medicine Division MPhil/PhD (Full-time)” from the programme list, and select January 2011 as the programme start date. Quote “K1211” in the Research Proposal box. Please note, you do not have to submit a Research Proposal. You should use that space on the online form to describe your research interests and ideas while also using the Personal Statement and Supporting Information section to give the short-listing panel a clear idea of why you are the best person for this post. Please include details of 2 referees, including their email addresses. Your referees will be contacted prior to your interview. 2) Epidemiology of depression in diabetes: identifying risk factors, mechanisms, course and consequences.
Address:
King’s College London
De Crespigny Park, London
United Kingdom, SE5 8AF
Last Date To Apply:15th October 2010
Source:http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=8&context=1457
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