Universidade Nacional da Irlanda em Galway ­­ Ciência sem Fronteiras PhD Project Template •
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Use one form per project Please complete & submit to international@nuigalway.ie as soon as possible, and by 27/11/2012 In your email, begin the subject line with [SWB] (be sure to use square brackets) to ensure that your email is filed correctly. Emails will be automatically filed PI name & contact details: School: Has project been agreed with head (or nominee) of proposed registration school? Professor Antony M Wheatley Medicine Research Centre / group affiliation: Microcirculation Research Laboratory, Disciipline of Physiology Research group / centre website: PI website / link to CV: Brief summary of PI research / research group / centre activity (2 or 3 lines max): If you are already involved in relevant scholarly activities relating to Brazil, please mention them here. The Microcirculation Research Labatory led by Professor Wheatley performs research on the control of blood fow in the microcircualtion of organs and tissues in health and disease. Particular expertise includes intravital fluorescence microscopy and laser Doppler flowmetry. Title & brief description of PhD project (suitable for publication on web): Title: Role of the innate immune system gastrointestinal permeability: An intravital fluorescence microscopy (IVFM) study Description: The wall of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract forms a natural barrier which protect the body the external environment including bacteria that live in the gut. In certain diseases, this barrier is broken down, GI permeability is increased and bacteria or bacterial wall elements can enter the body and induce injury. In the current study, the involvement of changes in blood flow in the microcirculation of the GI wall in GI permeability will be studied in a mouse model. Unique selling points of PhD project in NUI Galway: NUI Galway has a particular strength in bioimaging and regenerative medicine and immunology . In this project, the student will have the opportunity of performing research with researchers from several disciplines all with an interest in live‐imaging and regeneration and the immune system. Name & contact details for project queries, if different from PI named above: Please indicate the graduates of which disciplines that should apply: Biology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Medicine, Bioengineering Universidade Nacional da Irlanda em Galway ­­ Ciência sem Fronteiras Ciência sem Fronteiras / Science Without Borders Priority Area: Please indicate the specific programme priority area under which the proposed PhD project fits‐ choose only one (tick box): Engineering and other technological areas Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry)
Health and Biomedical Sciences X
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Aerospace Pharmaceuticals Oil, Gas and Coal Renewable Energy Minerals Biotechnology Nanotechnology and New Materials Technology of prevention and remediation of natural disasters
Biodiversity and Bioprospection Marine Sciences Creative Industry New technologies in constructive engineering
Please indicate which of the following applies to this project (referring to Science Without Borders arrangements): Suitable only as a Full PhD (Y/N): Yes Available to candidates seeking a Sandwich PhD arrangement (Y/N): Yes Suitable for either/Don’t know: Yes