Projects: Summer 2023

Projects offered for SIPBS Internships, starting Summer 2023.

1 Offered Project Summaries

The table below lists PIs who indicated they would welcome SIPBS internship applicants for project work in Summer 2022.

PI Topics Project Title
Dr T Bushell astrocytes, protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2), inflammation Cytokine release from cultured human astrocytes
Dr K Duncan Taxonomic identification of marine Actinomycetes
Dr A Kurdi Impact of covid on the prescribing trend of antidepressants in the U.K.
Prof M Maclean Estrogen, Human adipose cells, QRTPCR, Aromatise, CYP1B1, Serotonin, Endothelin, Cell culture The effect of serotonin and endothelin on estrogen synthesis
Prof G McConnell Characterising magnetic nanoparticles for biofilm remediation
Dr F Murphy hazard assessment of nanomaterials, in vitro alternatives, 3D multicell models of lung
Dr F Murphy hazard assessment of nanomaterials, in vitro alternatives, 3D multicell models of lung
Dr K Neves anti-cancer drugs, hypertension, vascular biology Assessing the vascular effects of combinational anti-cancer therapy
Dr Z Rattray Nanotechnology; Analysis; Bioanalysis Nanotechnology-based formulations
Dr Z Rattray Clinical datasets; data analysis; breast cancer Understudied mutations in breast cancer

2 Project Descriptions