About the project
Healthcare professionals need improved methods to diagnose dementia and predict its rate of progression. This may lead to identification of improved treatment techniques.
This interdisciplinary PhD studentship is a collaborative project between the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton combining:
- immunology
- neuroscience
- physics
- bioinformatics
- computational modelling
You will use targeted immune markers in blood samples to evaluate the impact of inflammation on brain function. The results may lead to improved diagnosis and prognosis of dementia in primary and secondary health settings enabling timely provision of the right care. Identification of immune signatures would also pave the way to new preventative treatment techniques, aiming to treat inflammation to prevent or delay the onset of dementia.
You will benefit from training in a range of techniques, including:
- wet-lab immune assays
- data science
External supervisors
Alongside Professor Jessica Teeling, your supervisors will include: