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 

j.mason@bath.ac.uk

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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

bssrnk@bath.ac.uk

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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

t.b.taylor@bath.ac.uk

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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 

e.feil@bath.ac.uk

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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

a.r.nogaret@bath.ac.uk

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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

s.m.husbands@bath.ac.uk

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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

j.t.gonzalez@bath.ac.uk

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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

jb335@bath.ac.uk

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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

sdl35@bath.ac.uk

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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

v.l.hunt@bath.ac.uk

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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)

Project Enquiries

 j.b.wolf@bath.ac.uk

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