Details
- Close date
- Wednesday, 8 November 2023
- Academic background
- Health Sciences, Sciences
- Host campus
- Christchurch
- Qualification
- PhD
- Department
- Medicine (Christchurch)
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Chris Pemberton, Associate Professor Tim Yandle, Professor Mark Richards
Overview
Potential topics
- Identification of new circulating peptides: their biological activity and diagnostic applications
- Effect of hormones on, and their responses to, bone growth
- Biochemical and metabolic studies of BNP related peptides and their measurement in cardiovascular disorders
- Studies of vasoactive hormones in isolated perfused hearts
- Cytokine signalling, neurohormones and intracellular signalling pathways in experimental myocardial infarction
- The role of hormones regulating metabolism in cardiovascular disease
- Neurohormonal aspects of cardiovascular disease - clinical studies
- Neurohormonal aspects of cardiovascular disease - laboratory studies
More Information
- Visit the Department of Medicine website
- Visit the Christchurch Heart Institute website
- Read Associate Professor Chris Pemberton's staff profile
- Read Professor Mark Richards' staff profile