Posted by sakshi on December 27, 2009
The Wellcome Trust offers The Biomedical Vacation Scholarships for the year 2010/11 to Undergraduate Medical Students wishing to undertake research in laboratories outside the UK or Republic of Ireland
These awards provide promising undergraduates with hands-on experience of research during the summer vacation, with the aim of encouraging them to consider a career in research.
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Posted by sakshi on September 24, 2009
2010 Postdoctoral Mobility Grants by the Royal Irish Academy of Dublin, Ireland
Grants are available for postdoctoral researchers to support short visits to any country to support primary research in any area in 2010.
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Royal Irish Academy invites nominations for The Millennium Technology Prize from the citizens throughout the world for the year 2009-2010 to be held in Helsinki, Finland
The Millennium Technology Prize is a biannual award of one million euros given to a groundbreaking innovation that promotes people’s quality of life, contributes towards the realisation of humane values and encourages sustainable development.
The Millennium Technology Prize is awarded by the Technology Academy Foundation, an independent fund established together by the Finnish industry and the state of Finland.
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2010 The Holberg International Memorial Prize for the Senior Scholars by the Royal Irish Academy of Dublin, Ireland
The prize, which was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2003, is awarded annually by the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund. The prize for 2010 is NOK 4.5 million (approximately EUR 500,000/USD 700,500*). The award ceremony takes place in Bergen in June 2010.
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Posted by kanishk on August 27, 2009
PhD Studentships For Degree Holders In Biology Related Field At National University Ireland Galway
Title: molecular recognition of glycans in human disease
Studentships Background:
Variations in the carbohydrate sequence of glycans on cell surfaces are markers for several cancers and congenital and acquired diseases, including, pancreatic, breast, and liver cancer, diabetes, IgA nephropathy, Alzheimer’s. The discovery and detection of these glycans is currently hindered by the lack of appropriate reagents. In this project, we are using computational methods to guide re-engineering of carbohydrate-degrading enzymes to convert them into high-affinity receptor proteins suitable for use as glycan biosensors.
The project provides training in protein expression, engineering and biophysical characterization, using such techniques as site-directed and random mutagenesis, surface plasmon resonance and flow cytometry. The PhD student will have the opportunity to participate in the computational design of protein mutants, according to their interests and abilities, and will work closely with a team of computational chemists. No previous experience with protein expression and characterization is required. This project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland under the Principle Investigator Programme with partners at the University of Georgia, USA.
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PhD Position Available For MSc Or BSc Students In Biology Related Field At NUI Galway – Ireland 2009
Position Description:
A PhD position is available in the group of Dr. Eva Szegezdi in the Department of Biochemistry in NUI, Galway to develop a novel ratiometric approach to identify decisive molecular interactions and thus predict tumour behaviour.
Position Background:
Despite the availability of genomics and proteomics and intensive investigation, the ability to predict tumour response to treatments remains limited. Our proteomic analysis of the apoptotic pathway induced by the cytokine and novel anticancer agent, TRAIL, revealed that the expression level of individual proteins only loosely correlates with TRAIL-sensitivity of tumours. On the other hand, expression ratio of various proteins showed strong correlation with TRAIL-sensitivity. The aim of this project is to assess the predictive power of a ratiometric analysis of proteomes and genomes of tumour cell behaviour. With this ratiometric analysis, ratio-fingerprints can be generated to reveal hidden gene/protein interactions and enable us to explain so far unexplainable phenotypes and cellular responses and remove barriers in our understanding of tumour behaviour. The project provides training in protein and gene expression profiling, quantitative mass spectrometry, mathematical analytical methods of proteomes as well as transcriptomes. The PhD student will have the opportunity to learn cell biology techniques, such as flow cytometry, gene overexpression and silencing and will work closely with a team of cancer biologists. This project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland under the Starting Investigator Research Grant Programme with partners at the Centre of Genetic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain.
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PhD Studentships For Computer, Maths, Science Or Engineering Students At NUI Galway – Ireland 2009
Title: Dynamic Graph and Network Analysis
Studentships Description:
The Unit for Information Mining and Retrieval ( http://uimr.deri.ie) at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute, NUI Galway ( http://www.deri.ie) invites applications for a funded PhD Studentship as part of the SFI-funded Clique Strategic Research Cluster. At the Clique Research Cluster ( http://www.cliquecluster.org), we are investigating and analysing how very large real-life social networks, biological networks and other networks of interest evolve. Some areas we are interested in include:
- Analysing how communities in these networks form and change with time;
- Analysing how information and innovation diffuses and formulating models to describe the observed diffusion behaviour;
- Analysing churn in online communities and mobile call networks.
We are seeking applications for a PhD candidature in dynamic graph analysis. The successful candidate will analyse how particular properties of the networks change, and use network changes to detect abnormal events or to predict how information diffusion is enhanced or hampered.
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Assistant Position For Science Graduates At National University Ireland – Ireland 2009
Position Description:
Research assistant in Cancer Biology
National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Ref. No. NUIG-063-09
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified candidates with experience in the area of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology at the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), an interdisciplinary Research Institute at NUI Galway.
The successful candidate will work closely with postdoctoral and undergraduate researchers, focusing on molecular mechanisms of DNA replication and their relevance for human cancers and will provide laboratory assistance to the Principal Investigator.
National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunity employer.
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Postdoctoral Researcher Positions For PhD Students At National University Ireland Galway 2009
Position Description:
OH Radicals and Sulfur Gases in the Coastal Atmosphere
Ref. no. NUIG-061-09
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a 19 month fixed term contract position as postdoctoral researcher with the Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Available For PhD Students At National University Ireland Galway 2009
Postdoctoral Description:
Centre for Innovation & Structural Change
Ref. No. NUIG-059-09
Applications are invited for a funded postdoctoral fellowship in the area of group decision support systems (GDSS) for team-based decision making in agile systems development projects. The position is available for an initial period of 24 months with possibility of extension.
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