PhD studentship, University of Bristol

Via www.jobs.ac.uk. A PhD studentship entitled 'The regulation of ultradian rhythmicity of adrenal glucocorticoid secretion' is available within the Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol. The project will involve the mechanisms underlying the response of the adrenal cortex to ACTH, most specifically looking at the molecular mechanisms involved in the very rapid synthesis and secretion of glucocorticoid hormones. The work will involve in vivo studies, cell culture, molecular studies including chromatin immunoprecipitation and qPCR, and studies to investigate post-transcriptional responses related to the very rapid secretory activation.

The student will be working jointly between Professor Stafford Lightman's department at the Henry Wellcome Laboratories of Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology at the University of Bristol and with the research group of Dr Greti Aguilera, who is Chief of the Section on Endocrine Physiology at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Applicants should have or expect to obtain a 2:1 or higher degree in a relevant subject. This project is funded for three years and will start in October 2011; due to funding regulations it is only available to EU students.

Further details may be obtained from Professor Stafford Lightman (E-mail: [email protected]) and Dr Greti Aguilera (E-mail: [email protected]). To apply for this studentship please send your CV and a covering letter by email to: [email protected]. The closing date for applications is Friday 13 May 2011.

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