Research theme: Advancing the frontiers of bioscience discovery
Ordering the disordered in Parkinson's disease to derive peptide inhibitors of alpha-synuclein toxicity
Lead Supervisor
Prof Jody Mason, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences
Co-Supervisors
- Professor Matthew Crump (University of Bristol)
- Dr Robert Williams (University of Bath)
Project Enquiries
Exploring genotype-phenotype correlations in Sox10 mutations
Lead Supervisor
Professor Robert Kelsh, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences
Co-Supervisors
- Dr Beck Richardson (University of Bristol)
- Dr Keith Vance (University of Bath)
Project Enquiries
Determining the regulatory control of prokaryotic antiviral defence systems
Lead Supervisor
Dr Tiffany Taylor, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences, Milner Centre for Evolution
Co-Supervisors
- Professor Edze Westra (University of Exeter)
- Professor Andrew Preston (University of Bath)
Project Enquiries
Host adaptation and transmission of the important pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae
Lead Supervisor
Professor Edward Feil, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences, Milner Centre for Evolution
Co-Supervisors
- Prof Kristen Reyher (University of Bristol)
- Dr Lauren Cowley (University of Bath)
- Prof Andrew Dowsey (University of Bristol)
Project Enquiries
Inferring ion channel mutations from changes in electrical activity of neuronal cells: a top-down quantitative link relating cell function to the molecular properties within the cell membrane
Lead Supervisor
Professor Alain Nogaret, University of Bath, Department of Physics
Co-Supervisors
- Dr James Hodge (University of Bristol)
- Dr Kyle Wedgwood (University of Exeter)
- Prof John Brown (University of Exeter)
- Dr Adelina Ilie (University of Bath)
Project Enquiries
Investigating the roles of mu and kappa opioid receptors in euphoria and dysphoria
CASE Partner
DevelRx (Nottingham), subject to contract
Lead Supervisor
Prof Stephen Husbands, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences
Co-Supervisors
- Prof Emma Robinson (University of Bristol)
- Dr Chris Bailey (University of Bath)
- Prof David Heal (DevelRx, subject to contract)
Project Enquiries
Research theme: Bioscience for an integrated understanding of health
Understanding the role of ketone bodies in the regulation of erythropoietin production
Lead Supervisor
Dr Javier Gonzalez, University of Bath, Department for Health
Co-Supervisors
- Prof Gavin Welsh (University of Bristol)
- Dr Francoise Koumanov (University of Bath)
- Dr Emma Vincent (University of Bristol)
Project Enquiries
The impact of meal-feeding on human mental and metabolic health
Lead Supervisor
Professor James Betts, University of Bath, Department for Health
Co-Supervisors
- Dr Timothy Wells (Cardiff University)
- Dr Amanda Hornsby (Cardiff University)
- Dr Javier Gonzalez (University of Bath)
Collaborators
- Dr Jamie Walker (University of Exeter)
- Dr Jeffrey Davies (Swansea University)
Project Enquiries
A Covalent Phage Display Approach for the Discovery of Lipoteichoic Acid Synthase Inhibitors
Lead Supervisor
Dr Scott Lovell, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences
Co-Supervisors
- Prof James Spencer (University of Bristol)
- Prof Jody Mason (University of Bath)
- Dr Maisem Laabei (University of Bath)
- Prof Jean van den Elsen (University of Bath)
Project Enquiries
Understanding the genetic basis of reproductive strategy in a parasitic nematode system
Lead Institution
University of Bath
Lead Supervisor
Dr Vicky Hunt, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences
Co-Supervisors
- Dr Cameron Weadick (University of Exeter)
- Prof Laurence Hurst (University of Bath)
Project Enquiries
Research theme: Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food
Evolutionary genetics of adaptation to pesticide mixtures
CASE Partner
Syngenta AG, subject to contract
Lead Supervisor
Prof Jason Wolf, University of Bath, Department of Life Sciences, Milner Centre for Evolution
Co-Supervisors
- Dr Nicholas Priest (University of Bath)
- Dr Philip Madgwick (Syngenta, subject to contract)