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Building a toxicological screen to predict drug-induced pulmonary hypertension (RANAA_U23MRC)
Supervisory team:
Dr Amer Rana
Dr Caroline Archer
Prof Grant Wheeler
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a debilitating,...
Interactions between dietary isothiocyanates and anti-cancer drug sorafenib in breast cancer (BAOY_U23MED204350)
High consumption of cruciferous vegetables can reduce the risk of cancer. The protection has been attributed to high level of glucosinolates and their...
Regulation of gene expression by the maternal contribution of modified RNAs during embryonic development (AKAY_U23DTPR)
Germline stem cells are essential for the survival of organisms by giving rise to offspring. Gene expression changes within the germ cells can affect...
Identifying host genetic factors shaping rhizosphere microbiome during root disease (ARORA_J23CASE)
Primary Supervisor - Dr Sanu Arora
Legumes play an important role in the...
How does dietary phytase improve animal nutrition? (BREARLEY_U23CASE)
Fungi are highly adaptable to their environment and produce a vast number of bioactive molecules when under stress.
These molecules not only provide...
Algorithms to help make Darwin's dream a reality (HUBERK_U23CMP)
The emergence of antibiotics resistance in bacteria and new organisms such as the zika virus [i] has major ramifications for public health. An important...
Developing machine learning methods to improve seabed mapping (MILNERB_U23CMP)
This PhD project is concerned with developing machine learning methods to improve the performance of seabed mapping within sonar-based systems. When surveying...
Assessing the extinction risk and recovery potential of species with Deep Learning (WUT_U23CMP)
Deep learning, a powerful class of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, is emerging as a promising computational framework for inferring evolutionary...
GPS/RTK Localization-based Agri-Robot for Precision Agri-tasks in Crop Fields (RENE_U23CMP)
Agricultural robots are widely used to tackle labour-intensive, repetitive, and physically demanding tasks. Precise localization and mapping are important to...
Network meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies via factor copula mixed models (NIKOLOULOPOULA_U23CMP)
The identification of the most accurate diagnostic test for a particular disease contributes to the prevention of unnecessary risks to patients and healthcare...
Computational identification of genomic threats pathogenetic bacteria using machine learning (MOULTONV_U23CMP)
Infectious diseases present a significant threat to the health of the UK population and economy, accounting for 1 in every 14 deaths and with overall annual...
Improving diagnosis in dementia through analysing of longitudinal brain scans (MACKIEWICZM_U23CMP)
Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK. The health and social care costs associated with severe cognitive decline surpass those of both cancer and...
Subject-specific dynamic simulation of childbirth on the GPU (LAPEERR_U23CMP)
BirthView is a computer graphics-based simulator that is capable of visualising the complex process of childbirth in real-time. Besides computer graphics and...
Interactive docking of flexible molecules in VR (HAYWARDS_U23CMP)
Interactive Molecular Docking tools put the user in charge of the process of bringing two molecules (e.g., a drug molecule and a protein) to their binding...
Reading Between the Lines: Using NLP to understand online ideologies (BUCKLEYO_U23CMP)
As a society we have become increasingly reliant on the internet, driven in part by an increasing appetite for information whether that is news, access to...
Automation of Home Spirometry Systems (AUNGH_U23CMP)
Spirometry is a breathing test used to investigate respiratory function and disease. However, it is not always possible to attend supervised clinics to where...