PhD Undergraduate College Scholarships Studentship in Viruses

The Undergraduate College Scholarships studentship will cover UK/EU tuition fees for three years, plus an annual stipend of £13,590pa for three years. Viruses are the most abundant replicating entities on the planet, with an estimated 1031 viruses in the oceans alone. Marine viruses have a number of interesting roles in marine ecosystems, including as a significant agent of plankton mortality, as carriers of genes between microbial hosts, and as drivers of evolutionary change. However, viruses are not currently well represented (or often not represented at all) in marine ecosystem models, so it is hard to quantify the impacts of viruses on ecosystem function. This has significant implications for predictions of the marine carbon cycle and its response to global change.
This Undergraduate College Scholarships fully funded project will develop theoretical models of viruses in the marine ecosystem, in order to better understand their role in ecology, evolution and ecosystem function. The student will join a research team that is seeking to understand marine microbial ecology and evolution through the use of sophisticated computer simulations. A key goal of this work is to understand the response of marine ecosystems to global change. This project offers the opportunity to work in the important and fast-developing area of marine ecosystem research. The Undergraduate College Scholarships student will develop generic skills in computational modelling of complex systems, as well as domain-specific knowledge of the marine microbial ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mathematics, physics, computer science or another quantitative discipline, as well as a keen interest in biology and environmental science. Undergraduate College Scholarships Within the broad remit described above there is some flexibility for the student to direct their own research and we welcome relevant project proposals.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 May 2011

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Kenya TBA Postgraduate, Undergraduate College Scholarships

Undergraduate College Scholarships They should help African alumni undertake postgraduate studies after completing the course of TBA, as part of the former route TBA promotion program to promote the development of human resources and strengthening professional skills at target African biologists in biodiversity conservation and research.

Information on eligibility:

Undergraduate College Scholarships Applicants must be African nationals who have completed a course of TBA.
Emphasis is placed on those who have attended courses given since 2001.
Applicants must have a graduate program that strengthen their research skills and conservation are important in their own country.

How to apply:
Undergraduate College Scholarships Applications must be submitted in English include:

TBA Postgraduate Scholarship filled with application forms.
Letter (no more than two pages) indicating how the applicant will benefit from this course are education for the conservation of biological diversity in the country, region, district and community to improve.
A copy of the letter included the adoption of a university, or to produce documents showing they have applied for Master's degree or an equivalent degree.
Leave employer (if applicable) confirms the current status of the applicant and that you are allowed free time during the study.
Two letters of reference from someone who has looked after you wrote during your studies or professional employment. Note that this is your responsibility to ensure that referees send the reference letter in due course.

Deadline:
Undergraduate College Scholarships Registration deadline is 30 April 2011

Other details:
For more information visit this scholarship link below.

http://www.tropical-biology.org/information/MSc_scholarships.htm

PhD Undergraduate College Scholarships Programme in Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms

Prof Steffen Backert and Dr Marguerite Clyne, "Flagellin-independent sensing of bacterial pathogens by TLR5: identification of novel bacterial factors and signal transduction mechanisms" Prof Stephen Gordon and Dr Ed Lavelle (TCD), "The identification of immune modulators in the causative agent of TB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis" Dr Jana Haase, Dr Evelyn Murphy, and Prof. David Brayden, "Understanding molecular mechanisms underlying depression in chronic inflammatory diseases" Prof Therese Kinsella and Prof Johan Ericsson, "Understanding the role of prostacyclin and cholesterol in heart disease; Influence of gender-specific hormones in the inflammatory process" Prof Ulla Knaus and Prof Jez Simpson, "Dynamics of Targeting Oxidases to Epithelial Barriers in Mucosal Immunity" Prof Paul McLoughlin and Prof Padraic Fallon (TCD), "Mechanisms of hypoxia induced inflammation in the lung: the role of gremlin" Dr Keith Murphy and Dr David O'Connell, "Exploring the role of cytokines in memory-associated synaptic plasticity in health and disease" Prof Stephen Pennington and Prof Oliver Fitzgerald, "Psoriatic Arthritis: effect of Act-1 gene mutations on protein interaction networks in disease" Prof Ciaran Regan and Prof Marina Lynch (TCD), "Role of microglia in memory formation and in Alzheimer's disease"

Background
Seven PhD Undergraduate College Scholarships studentships are available at University College Dublin under the "Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms underlying Inflammatory Processes" (MolCellBiol) PhD programme, funded under the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI).

Inflammation is a key process Undergraduate College Scholarships in the development of a wide range of human diseases. To address the need for innovative research into the study of inflammation, this programme contains the research strands of Infection Biology, Vascular Biology and Diabetes, Neuroscience, and Protein Science. UCD has a critical mass of outstanding researchers in these areas, providing students with a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment to train in.

Website
http://tinyurl.com/molcellbiol

Terms and conditions
EU fees are funded for four years. Postgraduate Studentships are for a 4-year structured PhD - annual stipend of €16,000 and funding to support research, skills training, and travel. All students enrolling in this programme will also undertake a Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship through the UCD-TCD Innovation Academy, providing a unique transferable skill set. Applicants whose primary language is not English should have attained a reasonable command of English, the equivalent of either TOFEL score of 550 or an IELTS score of 600. For further details please see www.toefl.org or www.ieltsonline.com

Further info/apply
To apply for these positions send a single PDF file to molcellbiol@ucd.ie with:
A completed application form (download at http://tinyurl.com/molcellbiol) A 1-page personal statement indicating why you are interested in the programme A Curriculum Vitae TOEFL or IELTS report (if applicable)

General enquiries to Professor Stephen Gordon at molcellbiol@ucd.ie

Undergraduate College Scholarships Deadline for applications is 18:00 (local time) Friday 29th April 2011

These positions are due to commence in the session 2011/12. Specific start dates are negotiable.

Margdarshi Undergraduate college Scholarships Fellowships for Researchers

This scheme is for scientific leaders who already head a research laboratory, and wish to relocate from their current institution (in India or overseas) to a non-profit research Institute in India.
The Fellowship is for five years, and provides:

* Generous personal support for the Fellow
* Salary support for research personnel, which may include Assistant Professors
* Equipment and consumables
* Funds for travel to attend scientific meetings, collaborative travel and to organize meetings.
* Overheads for the host Institution

Detailed budgets are not required at the time of application. However, if short-listed for interview, the India Alliance will seek a detailed justified budget both from the applicant and the sponsor.

Eligibility

The underlying philosophy in launching this fellowship is to facilitate global standards of scientific excellence in non-profit research institutes across India. Therefore, it is mandatory for interested applicants to relocate with a vision to lead a vibrant group of young scientists and collaborators.

Applicants should have demonstrated strong scientific leadership as independent investigators. In addition to significant contributions in research, applicants should have mentored young scientists and students, attracted extra mural funds from peer-reviewed competitive sources, established collaborations, successfully initiated programmes of advanced scientific research and importantly, maintained high ethical standards. Applicants would have to detail the reasons for leaving their current institution and how the proposed relocation will augment their scientific activities.

There is no age-limit to apply for this Fellowship. Applicants would normally be expected to be running an independent laboratory for 10 years or more. As an exception, for the first round of this competition, applicants who have already relocated, but after May 2010 will be eligible to apply.

Sponsorship

It is mandatory to have an eligible sponsoring host institution in India and an eligible Sponsor from this institution, at the time of applying.

The Sponsor is expected to hold a senior administrative position (for e.g., Directors/ HoD) at the host Institution and would have to fill a separate form. The form aims to understand how the applicant’s research interests and scientific leadership will enhance the research programme at the host institute as well as the type of support and commitment the host Institution is willing to make if the Fellowship were to be awarded.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 May 2011

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