Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

PhD Studentship in Neuroscience

Imperial College London

Hammersmith Campus, London, UK

Applications are invited for a 3.5-year PhD studentship supported by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation to join the group of Dr Carola Radulescu in the Department of Brain Sciences for a project to study: Age-dependent mechanisms of α-Synuclein dynamics in synaptic function 

The project is based at Imperial’s Hammersmith Campus and White City Campus. The candidate will be under the supervision of Dr Carola Radulescu, Edmond J Safra Research Fellow in the Department of Brain Sciences and will benefit an active and engaged postgraduate community at Imperial.

Age-related neurodegenerative conditions are the greatest health challenge of our century. Today, over 1 million people in the UK are living with age-related neurodegenerative conditions leading to debilitating dementia and movement disorders, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neuron disease. The impact of these incurable and progressive conditions on individuals and their families is devastating. The cost to the economy and public services is large and growing as the UK population ages. However, due to major advances in our understanding of the biology of these diseases, the scientific field is at a tipping point, with the next decade promising to deliver transformative breakthroughs in therapies and a new era of predictive, preventative, and precision medicine for neurodegenerative conditions.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis with a final closing date of 31 January 2025.

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