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We have three statistical genetics / bioinformatics PhD projects available, which will be awarded provisionally depending on the quality of applicants. 1. Genetic risk estimation for rheumatoid arthritis (Professor Cathryn Lewis) 2. Development of systems-biology approaches for next-generation-sequence analysis (Dr Thomas Schlitt) 3. Using Third Generation DNA sequencing to infer ancestry for forensic applications (Dr Michael Weale) All three are available as 3-year PhD awards via KCL Heath Schools studentships (closing date 10 Jan 2011): http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/health/study/studentships/genetics/s16.html The third is also available as a 4-year PhD award (with initial training year) via a KCL BBSRC Doctoral Training Grant studentship (closing date 6 Jan 2011): http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/health/study/studentships/bbsrc/projects.html In addition, the PhD programme in Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=10&context=1227) has a research strand in statistical genetics, with students supervised by Cathryn Lewis, Fruhling Rijsdijk and Thomas Price at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Students develop statistical methods and apply them to studies of psychiatric disorders. The Statistical Genetics Unit at KCL provides a strong environment for post-graduate training in statistical genetics: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/mmg/sgu#Training For further details and informal enquiries on all these opportunities, please contact the relevant supervisor. Cathryn Lewis ([log in to unmask]) Thomas Schlitt ([log in to unmask]) Mike Weale ([log in to unmask]) Fruhling Rijsdijk ([log in to unmask]) Thomas Price ([log in to unmask]) You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.