A postgraduate research opportunity at the University of Otago.
Details
- Close date
- Friday, 17 January 2020
- Academic background
- Sciences, Health Sciences
- Host campus
- Christchurch
- Qualification
- PhD
- Department
- Medicine (Christchurch)
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Chris Pemberton, Associate Professor Tim Yandle, Professor Mark Richards
Overview
These research projects are offered by the Christchurch Heart Institute.
https://www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart
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
