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Physiology – (M.Phil.)
University of Birmingham
School of Medicine
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | Anytime |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
Physiology offers research topics supervised by internationally recognised experts in the cardiovascular, neurological, neuromuscular, endocrine and renal areas using whole animal, organ, cell and molecular techniques.
Key facts
Type of Course: Doctoral research
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MPhil – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Start date: Research degrees may start at any time of the year, though for most this will be September 2012
Contents
Research interests of staff
* Molecular mechanisms underlying platelet activation in health and disease. Contact: Professor Steve Watson
Email: s.p.watson@bham.ac.uk
* Peripheral, arterial and venous diseases; evaluating standard/endoscopic surgical techniques in treatment of chronic venous insufficiency; role of arterial wall motion abnormalities in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis/aneurismal disease; development of complications in patients undergoing major vascular surgery. Contact: Professor Andrew Bradbury
Email: andrew.bradbury@heartofengland.nhs.uk
* Mechanisms of angiogenesis in ischaemia; cardiovascular adaptations to low temparature. Contact: Dr Stuart Egginton
Email: s.egginton@bham.ac.uk
* Substrate utilisation of the working heart. Contact: Dr David Hauton
Email: d.hauton@bham.ac.uk
* Monitoring microcirculatory disturbances associated with inflammatory conditions (ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury). Contact: Dr Neena Kalia
Email: n.kalia@bham.ac.uk
* Mechanisms underlying oxygen sensitivity in carotid body and pulmonary artery. Contact: Dr Prem Kumar
Email: p.kumar@bham.ac.uk
* Regulation of the circulation in normal human subjects and in patient groups. Contact: Professor Janice Marshall
Email: j.m.marshall@bham.ac.uk
* Adhesive and mechanical properties of circulating blood cells. Contact: Professor Gerard Nash
Email: g.nash@bham.ac.uk
* In vitro modelling of the cellular pathology of atherosclerosis Contact: Dr Edward Rainger
Email: g.e.rainger@bham.ac.uk
* Atrial fribrillation (epidemiology, pathophyiology, thromboprophylaxis, psychological morbility, etc), hypertension, heart failure and clinical/experimental thromboembolism. Contact: Professor GYH Lip
Email: g.y.h.lip@bham.ac.uk
IELTS
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English language requirements
* IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any band
* TOEFL 600 Paper-based test /250 Computer-based test
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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