Intercalated BSc in Health Sciences: example research projects 2014/15
| Title | Supervisors |
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What is the association between autoantibodies to epidermal transglutaminase and autoantibodies to tissue transglutaminase in patients with and individuals at increased risk of coeliac disease related autoimmunity? |
Dr Alistair Williams & Dr Karen Elvers |
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Identification of the metabolic pathways involved in hyperglycaemia-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). |
Dr Claire Perks & Prof Jeff Holly |
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The patterns of expression of novel osteoarthritis markers in human articular cartilage. |
Dr Mo Sharif & Dr Yunhe Xu |
| Does cAMP regulate VSMC proliferation by inhibiting the Hippo-signalling pathway? | Dr Mark Bond |
| The role of extracellular matrix rigidity in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. | Dr Mark Bond |
| Using genetically-modified human mesenchymal stem cells (HMSCs) to treat coronary artery vein graft disease. |
Prof Andrew Newby & Dr Steven White |
| Tissue engineering vascular grafts for congenital heart defects corrective surgery using perinatal stem cells. |
Dr Mohamed Ghorbel & Prof Massimo Caputo |
| Cyclic AMP and excitation-contraction coupling in isolated rat cardiomyocytes. | Prof Saadeh Suleiman & Dr Igor Khaliulin |
| Extracellular microRNAs as predictive biomarkers of acute kidney injury after coronary artery-by-pass graft surgery (CABG). | Prof C Emanueli & Prof GD Angelini & Dr C Rogers |
| The effects of glomerular endothelial glycocalyx disruption on glomerular function in mice. | Dr Becky Foster |
| Shear-stress regulated cell-cell communication via microRNA in the renal glomerulus in diabetes. | Dr Simon Satchell & Dr Becky Foster & Dr Gavin Welsh |
| Role of Leptin in the pathogenesis of albuminuria in diabetes. | Dr Simon Satchell & Dr Gavin Welsh |
| Role of INF2 mutations in the pathogenesis of Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). | Dr Gavin Welsh |
| Exploring the molecular biology of Diabetic Kidney disease. | Prof Richard Coward & Dr Gavin Welsh |
| Regulatable gene therapy in spinal cord injury. | Mr Darren Carwardine & Dr Liang-Fong Wong |
| Understanding the role of stress-induced neurodegeneration at the synapse. | Prof Kei Cho & Dr Daniel Whitcomb |
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Investigation of the IL-33/ST2 signalling in a mouse in vivo model of myocardial infarction and peripheral limb ischemia. |
Prof C. Emanueli & Dr M. Besnier |
| Understanding osteoarthritis: how does weight-bearing influence the development of osteoarthritis in extreme high bone mass. | Dr Celia Gregson & Dr Sarah Hardcastle |
| The association between osteoporosis and back pain in a cohort of womenaged 65-80 from primary care. | Dr Emma Clark |
| Knowledge of osteoporosis in a population of women aged 65-80 from primary care. | Dr Emma Clark |
| Systematic review of the impact of uncorrected adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, plus critique of the literature. | Dr Emma Clark |
| Role of social isolation on pain and function outcomes after lower limb joint replacement. | Dr Erik Lenguerrand |
| Medical Innovations. | Prof Chris Melhuish & Prof Andy Levy & Prof Rob Tulloh |
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Hippocampal changes in Behavioural variant Frontotemporal Dementia: A multimodal Magnetic Resonance Study. |
Dr C.Pennington & Dr E.Coulthard |
| Neural Mechanisms underlying fatigue: a voxel-based morphometric MRI study of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME). | Dr Jade Thai |
| Neural correlates of fatigue in Multiple sclerosis: A MRI study. | Dr Jade Thai |
| Correlations between regional brain atrophy and cognition in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | Dr James Dodd & Dr Catherine Pennington |
| Surgical treatment of pituitary tumours – what is the best approach? | Dr Denize Atan |
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Developing a multi-component prehabilitation intervention to improve outcomes for people undergoing surgery for cancer. |
Dr Maria Pufulete & Dr Sanjoy Shah |
| Urinary and blood biomarkers for predicting acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: a systematic review. | Prof Gianni Angelini & Dr Chris Rogers & Prof Costanza Emanueli |