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 2018
| INSTITUTION | Supervisor(s) | Research Student | Year | Project Title | Research Studentship Award date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Cambridge | Dr Clare Baker | Mr Alexander Campbell | 1st | 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 | 1st | 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 | 1st | Awarded November 2017 To start October 2018 To end 30.09.21 | |
University College London | Professor Claudio Stern | Mr Adam Morley | 1st | 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 | 1st | 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 |
| Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh | Professor Tom Gillingwater | Ms Ines Boehm | 2nd | Anatomy of a human synapse | Awarded November 2016 To start October 2017 to end 30.09.2020 |
| Centre For integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh | Dr Lyndsay Murray
Co-supervisor Dr Kosala Dissanayake | Miss Alannah Mole | 2nd | Investigating the role of mitochondria in the protection of neonatal axons from injury | Awarded November 2016 To start October 2017 to end 30.09.2020 |
Lancaster Medical School Lancaster University | Dr Adam Taylor
| Ms Rebecca Shepherd | 2nd | An anatomical role for adipocyctes in normal and pathological bone formation | Awarded November 2015 To start October 2017 to end 30.09.2020 |
| Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, King’s College, London | Dr Albert Basson Co-Supervisor-Dr Cynthia Andonaidou | Mr Alex Donovan | 3rd | 'Dissecting the causes of frontal cortex abnormalities in a mouse model for CHARGE syndrome' | Awarded November 2015 To start October 2016 To end 30.09.19 |
Anatomy, School of Biosciences, University of Edinburgh
University of Brighton and Sussex | Dr Gabrielle Finn Joint Co-Supervisor- Dr Michael Ross from 1.10.16 to 30.09.17. 1.10.17 succeeded by Professor Tom Gillingwater
Joint Co-Supervisor-Dr Claire Smith | Ms Siobhan Connolly | 3rd | ‘A mixed Methods Study of Designing and Developing a Standardised Anatomy Curriculum in Nursing Education’ | Awarded November 2015 To start October 2016 To end 30.09.19 |
| School of Biological and Biomedical Science, Durham University | Professor Stefan Przyborski Co-Supervisor - Dr Paul Hunt | Miss Lucy Anne Smith | 4th | ‘Modeling the Development of Human Tissues’ | Awarded November 2014 To start October 2015 To end 31.03.19 |
