Table of Currently Funded PhD Studentships
The Anatomical Society supports cutting edge modern research through a series of fully funded research studentships. Each studentship is focused on a specific project associated with anatomical science. Studentships are awarded on a competitive basis annually and only members of the Society can apply. Projects that are currently funded are shown in the table below. Click on any of the project titles below for more information.
Research Studentships effective at 1st October 2020
| INSTITUTION | Supervisor(s) | Research Student | Year | Project Title | Research Studentship Award date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Dr Cecilia Brassett | Dr Chloe Swords | 1st | Mapping the variability in the microanatomy of the cochlea and its impact on cochlear function and on cochlea implant electrical stimulation spread in the auditory nerve | Awarded November 2019 To start October 2020 To end 30.09.23 |
| Royal Veterinary College, London | Dr Imelda McGonnell Co-Supervisor – Dr Claire Russell | TBA | N/A | Getting wires crossed: The role of the the microbiome in lateral line development | Awarded November 2019 To start October 2020 (Deferred to 1.10.21) To end 30.09.23 |
| University of Oxford | Professor Zoltán Molnár Co-Supervisor – Dr Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen | Miss Florina Szabó | 1st | Role of Calcium Dependent neurotransmission in selected populations of cortical projection neurons in the distribution of Gabaergic interneurons | Awarded November 2019 To start October 2020 To end 30.09.23 |
| Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin | Professor Fergal O’Brien Co-Supervisor - Dr Adrian Dervan | Mr Cian O’Connor | 1st | Development of biomimetic 3-dimensional spinal cord model system to study inflammation-mediated astrogliosis | Awarded November 2019 To start October 2020 To end 30.09.23 |
| King’s College London |
Professor Anthony Graham Co-Supervisor – Dr Esther Bell | Ms Rachel Bedwin | 2nd | Signalling pathways controlling the generation of the pharyngeal arches | Awarded November 2018 To start October 2019 To end 30.09.22 |
| King’s College London |
Professor Jeremy Green Co-Supervisor – Professor Martyn Cobourne | Ms Claire Piper | 2nd | Morphogenesis of the Molar Tooth | Awarded November 2018 To start October 2019 To end 30.09.22 |
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Aberdeen University Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
Regius Professor Simon Parson Co-Supervisor – Dr Paul Brown | Ms Hazel Allardyce | 2nd | is the extensive non-neuronal pathology reported in mouse models of Spinal Muscular Atrophy seen in post-mortem tissue from patients? A detailed morphological assessment |
Awarded November 2018 To start October 2019 To end 30.09.22 |
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Birmingham University Manchester University |
Dr Susannah Thorpe Co-Supervisor – Professor William Sellers | Ms Charlotte King | 2nd | Human Origins and the Ecomorphology of Tree Climbing |
Awarded November 2018 To start October 2019 To end 30.09.22 |
| University College London | Professor Claudio Stern | Mr Adam Moverley | 1st | Dynamics of cell behaviour during somite formation | Awarded November 2017 To start October 2018 To end 30.09.21 (Revised end date 30.09.23) |
University of Cambridge | Dr Clare Baker | Mr Alexander Campbell | 3rd | Awarded November 2017 To start October 2018 To end 30.09.21 | |
Imperial College, London
University of Bristol | Dr Niamh Nowlan
Co-Supervisor – Dr Chrissy Hammond | Ms Josépha Godivier | 3rd | Awarded November 2017 To start October 2018 To end 30.09.21 | |
Royal Veterinary College, London
University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Pitsillides
Co-Supervisor – Professor Peter Lee | Ms Lucinda Evans | 3rd | Awarded November 2017 To start October 2018 To end 30.09.21 | |
| UCL Institute of Child Health | Professor Andrew Copp
Co-supervisor Prof Nick Greene | Mr Evangelos Papastergios | 3rd | Role of integrin cell-surface receptors in neurulation and neural tube defects | Awarded November 2016 To start October 2017 (suspended) to end 30.09.2021 |
