Two MRC-funded PhD studentships are available in the laboratory of Richard Bayliss at the University of Leicester starting in October 2013. The Department of Biochemistry provides an outstanding environment in research training in structural biology and structure-based drug design and state-of-the-art facilities for X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy and biophysics.
1) MRC Cancer Theme Award
Title: Targetting centrosome declustering in haematological cancers
Co-supervisors: Prof. Andrew Fry (Biochemistry) and Prof. Martin Dyer (Cancer Studies)
Further details: http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/funding/mrc-cancer-research
2) MRC Industrial CASE Award
Title: Fragment-based approaches to allosteric kinase inhibitors and protein-protein interaction inhibitors
Co-supervisor: Dr Andy Merritt at MRC-Technology Centre for Therapeutics Discovery
Further details: http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/funding/mrc-casestudentship
Note that these studentships are available only to British students or those with strong UK links and residency, as per MRC guidelines. Applications must be made online, preferably by February 22nd.
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Dr Richard Bayliss, Reader in Structural Biology
Department of Biochemistry
Henry Wellcome Building
University of Leicester
Lancaster Road, Leicester
LE1 9HN
Tel: 0116 2297100
Web: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/biochemistry/staff/richard-bayliss/research
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