UK-India Scholarship for Masters by Research at University of Nottingham UK

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July 10, 2008

UK-IEREI Scholarship for Masters by Research (MRes)

University of Nottingham

A unique opportunity to participate in a fully-funded (tuition fees and stipend of £12,600) project. This project will investigate nematode (C. elegans) responses to chemical stress using a range of stress-promoter::GFP reporter strains representing multiple output genes involved in defensive pathways. Quantification of GFP fluorescence can provide a rapid-throughput measure of reporter expression. This work is linked to an overarching UK-IERI-funded project that aims to build a predictive mathematical model describing the overall behaviour of the interlinked stress-response network (SRN). There will be two opportunities to visit the partner research institutions in India that are also involved in this project – both visits fully funded from the UK-IERI grant. One of these will involve collaborative gene-array studies to be conducted with Professor Pradip Sinha at IIT Kanpur; the other will involve toxicant-residue analysis with Dr D. Kar Chowdhuri at IITR Lucknow. This project will offer a unique opportunity to experience the vibrant research scene at top Indian institutes.

This MRes programme will consist of the research project lasting around ten and a half months under the direct supervision of Dr David de Pomerai. The latter is worth 160 teaching credits. In addition, 20 credits should be accumulated through non-assessed generic training to improve general and transferable skills for the workplace. The research project will be assessed by a dissertation of a maximum of 35,000 words. Submission of the final dissertation for examination should be within one year of start date.

This Scholarship award is open only to a UK/EU citizen who is available to start the project in September 2008.

Candidates must have at least a 2.1 (Honours) degree in Biology or Genetics and must be willing to make two brief (~ 2 week) visits to our partner insititutions in India, namely IIT Kanpur and IITR Lucknow during the course. The School will pay the travel expenses for the trips to India.

Further details and any enquiries to biology-pg@nottingham.ac.uk
Applicants should send a full cv and the names and addresses of two academic referees, along with copy of academic transcript if available, to Postgraduate Office, School of Biology, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD or e-mail documents to biology-pg@nottingham.ac.uk to arrive before closing date of 25th July. Interviews will be held 31st July and/or 1st August

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