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Our DTP issues a new call for projects prior to interviews taking place. All Core MRC DTP projects are available as 1+3 (MRes + PhD) or as a 4-year PhD. The final decision on which pathway is taken will be made in consultation with candidates who are offered a studentship.
You may contact project supervisors for further information on possible project opportunities. This does not commit a candidate to these laboratories.
2025 Entry – Core Project Catalogue
All Core MRC DTP projects are available as 1+3 (MRes + PhD) or as a 4-year PhD. You may contact project supervisors for further information about project opportunities. This does not commit a candidate to these laboratories.
Imaging microbial infections with novel gallium-68 labelled aptamers
BE-MI2025_01
Novel theranostics for the imaging and treatment of therapy-resistant breast cancer
BE-MI2025_02
Development of cost-effective, reusable intraventricular brain tumour models (CRIB): Enhancing neurosurgical training through advanced simulation.
BE-MI2025_03
Targeting Mitochondria Metabolism for Effective Radiation/ Ultrasound -based Therapy
BE-MI2025_04
Fair and Generalisable AI for Skin Lesion Diagnosis
BE-MI2025_05
Computational stereovision synthesis from monocular neuroendoscopy
BE-MI2025_06
Generative AI Design of Cell-Specific Regulatory DNA for Gene and Cell Therapies Applications
BE-MI2025_07
Developing Advanced Ultra High Field MRI for Personalised Neurosurgical Targeting in Movement Disorders in Children and Adults.
BE-MI2025_08
The Brain is More Than Water – Pushing the Limits of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
BE-MI2025_10
Utilising and exploring biosynthetic pathways in cancer cells to biosynthesise near infrared quantum dots for tools in image guided surgery
BE-MI2025_11
SonoVue microbubbles to sense pressure in the heart (SonoHeart) – Combining harmonic signals and Navier Stokes in the laboratory and clinic
BE-MI2025_12
Copper depletion as a therapeutic strategy in triple negative breast cancer – an imaging metallomics approach
BE-MI2025_13
AI tools for linking imaging, epilepsy and neurodevelopment in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
BE-MI2025_14
Imaging sleep and its role in memory consolidation in the human brain at new scales using EEG and 7T MRI.
BE-MI2025_15
Big Data in Dentistry: Can Morphometrics Facilitate Accurate Automated Registration?
BE-MI2025_16
Predicting clinical trajectories of valvular heart disease
BE-MI2025_18
Modelling placental flow and perfusion using advanced magnetic resonance imaging
BE-MI2025_19
Metal Phenolic Network (MPN) particles to deliver medicinal payloads.
BE-MI2025_20
Causal modelling and explainable deep learning to disentangle the roles of the toxic duet of iron imbalance and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease through quantitative MRI
BE-MI2025_21
Predictive Modelling of Thrombus Formation Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks
BE-MI2025_22
Nanocarriers for effective anticancer alpha-therapy
BE-MI2025_23
Advancing Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis and Medical Report Generation Through Deep Generative Models
BE-MI2025_24
Machine learning based reconstruction to enable ultrafast 3D cardiac MRI exams
BE-MI2025_25
A galectin-targeted multivalent platform for radiotheranostics in breast cancer
BE-MI2025_26
2025 Entry – iCASE Project Catalogue
All iCASE projects are available as a straight 4 year PhD. You may contact project supervisors for further information about project opportunities. This does not commit a candidate to these laboratories.
Do retinoid receptor modulators hold the key to protect and regenerate neurons damaged in Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injury?
iCASE2025_01_NS-MH
Discovering Epigenetic Signatures of Early Cognitive Decline and Dementia
iCASE2025_02_NS-MH
Elucidating the DNA damage response to radioactive Auger electron emitters for successful anti-cancer combination therapies
iCASE2025_03_BE-MI
Studying lymph node stroma-immune interactions in lung cancer to improve immunotherapy
iCASE2025_04_CM-HD
Developing an in vitro therapeutic discovery platform for mTORopathies
iCASE2025_05_NS-MH
Investigating the impact of psychedelic drug exposure on the human choroid plexus and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics using organoid models
iCASE2025_06_NS-MH
Unveiling Disease-Causing DNA Repeats with Long-Read Sequencing
iCASE2025_07_NS-MH
Calibration free, high throughput UHF MRI using parallel transmission
iCASE2025_08_BE-MI
Previous Project Catalogues
The projects listed below are for reference only for the 2024 Cohort of MRC DTP MRes 1+3 Students. These projects are NOT availiable for 2025 entry.
Imaging microbial infections via novel gallium-68 labelled aptamers
BE-MI2024_03
Self and Others: Multimodal Characterisation and Modelling of the role of Endogenous Modulatory Control Mechanisms in Responses to Aversive Stimuli in Health and Disease.
BE-MI2024_05
Vision in soft tactile for contextual-aware activity recognition in clinical rehabilitation
BE-MI2024_06
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The role of setd1b in somatic hypermutation and germinal center physiology.
Pavri, R. & Vigilante, A.
BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
4/11/2024 → 3/11/2027
Project : Research
Experts by experience in social care organisations: how far do these roles involve a reciprocal exchange of learning and promote the social participation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
Chinn, D. & academic, A.
Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness
4/11/2024 → 3/11/2025
Can CBD be used to moderate tolerance to cannabis in very heavy users? A pilot study
Chesney, E.
Academy of Medical Sciences
1/11/2024 → 31/10/2026
Foreign-denominated Corporate Debt: Insights from Novel Data Collection and Analysis
Rabinovich, J.
British Academy
1/11/2024 → 1/01/2026
Reducing health inequalities through improved guidance on the early identification of skin changes associated with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in people with dark skin tones
Clemett, V. , Geraghty, J. & Woodward, S.
GNCT General Nursing Council Trust
1/11/2024 → 30/04/2026
Molecular MRI signatures of fibrosis to detect heart failure and response to treatment - RESUBMISSION
Phinikaridou, A. & Giacca, M.
BHF British Heart Foundation
1/11/2024 → 31/03/2027
EPSRC IAA - Novel biomarker development for the detection of drug induced cardiac toxicity – SPARICT study
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/11/2024 → 31/10/2025
Deception recognition and exposure to achieve strategic advantage
McBurney, P.
Royal Academy of Engineering
Experiences, motivations, and risks associated with substance use in autism spectrum disorder
Kerr Gaffney, J.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH TRUST
1/11/2024 → 31/03/2025
SurvivorFutures: Using research for policy and casework in the anti-trafficking sector
Parry-Davies, E.
AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/11/2024 → 30/04/2025
Elucidating the pathophysiological link between coronary microvascular dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Perera, D. , Chiribiri, A. & Rahman, H.
1/11/2024 → 31/10/2027
Social change or wellbeing: A balancing act at the margins
Drencheva, A.
Leverhulme Trust
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's share a common disease process: Increasing our understanding of mechanisms will move us closer effective treatments
Aarsland, D. , Hirth, F. & Killick, R.
Rosetrees Trust
1/11/2024 → 31/10/2029
AI-Nurse: Clinical Research Network on Artificial Intelligence in Nursing (AI-Nurse)
O'Connor, S. , Grosan, C. , Oakey, R. & Sturt, J.
Burdett Trust for Nursing
VisHandRob: Foundations of Vision for Robotic Hand Exoskeletons
Gionfrida, L.
31/10/2024 → 30/10/2029
Computational decision support system for management of atrial fibrillation informed by biophysical modelling and artificial intelligence predictions
Aslanidi, O.
15/10/2024 → 14/10/2027
Targeted induction of the cold-shock protein RBM3 to prevent synapse loss and neurodegeneration in ALS/FTD
Ruepp, M. & Serio, A.
MRC Medical Research Council
14/10/2024 → 13/05/2026
A digital twin for high-throughput skin formulation design
Chan, A. & Jones, S.
UCL University College London
14/10/2024 → 13/10/2025
AM-PT-06/202: Mixed-Heritage Young People's Educational Experiences in London: An Exploratory Study
Mansaray, A. & Nwosu, C.
Portal Trust
10/10/2024 → 15/05/2025
Guy's Cancer: Guy's Cancer Real World Evidence: An opportunity for Cardio-Oncology
Van Hemelrijck, M.
Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation
4/10/2024 → 1/11/2025
Exploring how T and B cell populations regulate the development of HLA Antibodies, comparing pregnancy and transplantation, to inform novel strategies to help sensitised renal patients awaiting (re)transplantation
Lombardi, G.
2/10/2024 → 30/04/2025
The origins of prismatic enamel in lizards and mammals
LeBlanc, A.
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2029
Understanding the detrimental effect of inflammation on neurogenesis in the context of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders
Borsini, A.
1/10/2024 → 31/05/2026
Studying sex differences in synapse function using brain organoids
Srivastava, D.
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2025
BHF Centre REA4 - Ajay and Mauro
Shah, A. & Giacca, M.
Manipulation of the endogenous monocyte/macrophage niche using mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles to revascularise the ischaemic leg
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Exploring the neural mechanisms of fatigue in migraine: Novel therapeutic avenues.
Holland, P.
Brain Research UK
Grid-Enigma: Smart-Grid Safe Data Transmission via Power-Converter Power&Signal Multiplex Modulation
TSB Technology Strategy Board
Translating science into the clinic - new approaches and tools for predicting risk of preterm birth
Tribe, R. , Martinez Nunez, R. & Vigilante, A.
Heilbronn Research Fellow - Aluna Rizzoli
Diamond, F.
Deciphering Mechanisms of CDK19-induced Transcriptional Reprogramming in PH (PG/23/11522: Re-submission)
Unravelling the therapeutic potential of phosphoglycerate mutase 2 (pgam2) in the stressed heart.
Zoccarato, A. & Shah, A.
Chanelle Myrie - Creating a culturally tailored internet-based public mental health intervention to improve wellbeing for Black communities
Lawrence, V.
Wellcome Trust
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2030
AM-LISSESRCP: Ambiguities in Black: a Black feminist analysis of the post-Dolezalian transracialism discourse
Phoenix, A.
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
Living with Heat: Medical, Social and Cultural Contexts of Excess Heat in India
Rp-retinauk: an optimised human retinal organoid model for the study of inherited retinal diseases: application of biomaterials to support improved inner retinal circuitry and optic nerve formation.
Pearson Cobbold, R.
Ribo-Musc: Investigating specialisation in ribosomal biology as a key modulator of stress response adaptation in skeletal muscle
Seaborne, R.
Royal Society
Regulatory Tcells: isolation and expansion in chronic antibody mediated rejection after kidney transplantation
academic, A.
iCASE: Personalising cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety: from discovery to impact
Eley, T. & Carr, E.
Ieso Digital Health Ltd.
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2028
Utilising clinical and electroanatomic mapping data to understand and treat persistent atrial fibrillation
academic, A. & Williams, S.
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2026
De-risking L: Efflux resistant antimicrobials to treat chronic respiratory infections - De-risking
Rahman, M. & Amison, R.
1/10/2024 → 30/04/2025
Targeting eNAMPT to treat hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes
Developing innovative arts-based approaches to prevent gender-based violence through feminist activism among youth in the favelas of brazil.
McIlwaine, C.
Bramham, K.
Women in Transplantation
Ida Doherty - Towards better help and support of racially minoritised children and families where parents access mental health services
Maynard, E.
The role of nuclear speckles in the mutual homeostasis of aggregation-prone proteins
Miller, A. & Ule, J.
UKDRI UK Dementia Research Institute
How long-COVID-19 affects the brain: gaining mechanistic insight “in vitro” on how brain cells are disrupted upon exposure to serum from long-COVID-19 patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms (neuro long-COVID-19)
Borsini, A. , Brant, C. , Nicholson, T. , Pariante, C. , Pollak, T. & Srivastava, D.
deltaT Y4Q1: Multimodal spatial data analysis for clinically actionable targets in TNBC
Parsons, M. , Grigoriadis, A. & Irshad, S.
Wellcome Leap Inc.
1/10/2024 → 31/12/2024
Oestrogen and the obstructed lung
Bafadhel, M.
Asthma and Lung UK
Targeting non-pain symptoms in migraine: Opening new avenues in treatment
Holland, P. & Goadsby, P.
Migraine Trust
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