Scholarship PhD for Studentship Skin Sciences-UK

PhD Studentship – How do androgens alter human hair growth?
University of Bradford

University of Bradford?Centre for Skin Sciences

The main aim of this research is to increase our understanding of how androgens are able to stimulate hair growth in many areas like the beard and axillary regions, while at the same time inhibiting growth on the scalp in the same people causing male pattern baldness (alopecia).

This is an unique endocrine paradox. Androgens also promote several distressing hair disorders including hirsutism (excessive hair growth in women) and alopecia, but these are currently poorly controlled.
Further understanding of the mechanism of androgen action in the hair follicle should allow the development of new treatment approaches.

Since the hair follicle is an exciting mini-organ involving epithelial and mesenchyme cell interactions, results may also be important for other tissues and diseases such as prostate and breast cancer.
The project will involve a range of advanced techniques including cell and organ culture, immunohistology and a number of molecular biology methods.

This studentship offers the applicant the chance to work in an active, internationally-renowned academic research department; they will become part of the newly-established Centre for Skin Sciences. The project will be supervised by Professor Val Randall (former President of the European Hair Research Society) and will build on other research from her group.

This Studentship is available from October 2010 for a period of three years.
It will cover all the successful applicants University registration fees and a stipend (student living costs) at BBSRC standard rates; this is currently 13,590 per year. Applications are invited from UK or EU nationals with an honours degree in a Biological Sciences subject, or a related discipline, graded at 2(i) or above.

Further details and application forms can be obtained from Anne Chanet?(telephone 01274 235949), email a.chanet@bradford.ac.uk or applications can be made via the University on-line application form available at www.bradford.ac.uk.

Informal inquiries may be sent to Professor Randall on v.a.randall@bradford.ac.uk

Closing date is 31.8.10

Related Posts by Categories

Widget by Scrapur