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Welsh government through the highly prestigious Sêr Cymru NRN in Health and Life Sciences is funding 3 year PhD studentship in Influenza vaccine design at Cardiff University in UK. EU (Non UK), UK students are eligible for this PhD Studentship. Applicants must have a First Class Honours degree or a 2.1, or a postgraduate Masters degree (or their equivalents) in a relevant subject. The studentships will cover the candidates’ full UK/EU tuition fees plus a doctoral stipend matching UK Research Council Minimum. Online application must be submitted by 1st December 2013.
Study Subject(s): The studentship is awarded in Therapeutic modification of CD4+ T-cells responses against influenza in UK.
Course Level: This studentship is for pursuing PhD research level at Cranfield University in UK.
Scholarship Provider: The position is funded by the Welsh government through the highly prestigious Sêr Cymru NRN in Health and Life Sciences 3 year PhD studentship scheme.
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:-Academic Criteria: Applicants must have a First Class Honors degree or a 2.1, or a postgraduate Masters degree (or their equivalents) in a relevant subject. Residency: Full awards (fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. -To be eligible for the full award, EU Nationals must have been in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the course for which they are seeking funding, including for the purposes of full-time education. EU Nationals who do not meet the above residency requirement are eligible for a fees only award, provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to the start of their proposed programme of study.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: EU (Non UK), UK applicants are eligible for this PhD studentship.
Scholarship Description: The Institute of Infection and Immunity conducts internationally recognized research in the areas of infection, immunity and inflammation. The long-term objective of this research is to develop or redefine treatment strategies for use in inflammatory disorders, infectious diseases and cancer. The aim of the PhD studentship is to offer a broad knowledge and expertise in T-cell immunology-based disease processes at the molecular and cellular level, with a particular focus on influenza vaccine design. Centrally supported state of-the-art technology platforms, genomics, Medicine courses continue over proteomics, lipidomics, imaging and flow cytometry with expertise in cell and molecular biology. The position is funded by the Welsh government through the highly prestigious Sêr Cymru NRN in Health and Life Sciences 3 year PhD studentship scheme. T-cells defend us against germs: The importance of CD4+ T-cells to human health is immense. CD4+ T-cells can mediate immunity to pathogens and cancer, and they hold the key to vaccination. CD4+ T-cells also cause a large number of autoimmune diseases, play an important role in organ transplant rejection and are responsible for some allergies.
The devastating effects of low numbers of CD4+ T-cells are all too evident in HIV/AIDS. Influenza vaccination: Most influenza vaccines use strain matched inactivated virus to induce protective antibody responses. However, they are not universally effective. More recent data indicate that influenza vaccines that can induce cross-reactive cellular immune responses (B and T-cell responses) and might hold the key for new vaccine strategies capable of providing longer lasting protection against both seasonal and pandemic strains. However, the mechanisms that mediate cross-reactive cellular immunity to influenza are not well understood. Here, we will engineer enhanced CD4+ T-cell influenza peptides that could be used to generate superior influenza cross protection during vaccination.
Number of awards offered: Not Known
Duration of award(s): 3 year PhD studentship is available for EU (Non UK), UK students.
What does it cover? The studentships will cover the candidates’ full UK/EU tuition fees plus a doctoral stipend matching UK Research Council Minimum (£13,726 for 2013/14).
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 1st December 2013.
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Scholarship Tags: 2014, Cardiff, Design, EU, Influenza, PhD, Studentship, UK, University, vaccine
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