Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre
There are eight million sufferers of osteoarthritis in the UK alone and one percent of adults are affected by rheumatoid arthritis. The major burden to these patients is the pain, swelling and stiffness that occurs in their joints.
Cardiff University has been awarded £2.5M by the Arthritis Research UK to establish a Centre of Excellence in Biomechanics and Bioengineering. This is part of a £10M investment over the next decade to drive forward interdisciplinary research at Cardiff University to improve the treatment of patients with arthritis. Research labs are equipped with the most up-to-date facilities to address key questions of basic and clinical aspects of arthritis.
The President’s Research Scholars within the Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre will use cutting edge experience in biomechanics, engineering, bioscience, genetics and MRI to investigate how interactions between load, pain and inflammation contribute to arthritis. The Scholarships programme will involve close collaboration between academics in different Schools including biologists, physicists, engineers and healthcare specialists who are international leaders in their respective fields with substantial financial support won in peer-reviewed competitions.
The over-arching purpose of the President’s Scholarship programme is to produce the next generation non-clinical scientists armed with the necessary interdisciplinary skills to become world leaders in arthritis research. The PhD students will contribute to the aim of the Centre to make a step change in the treatment of arthritis patients over the next 5 years.
Update
The following projects are open to applications - to be considered on a rolling basis.
Mechanotransduction Mechanisms In The Meniscus And Their Role In Osteoarthritis
Start Date: October 2012
Full Project details: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R672.html
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Developing prosthesis coatings to enhance osseointegration and reduce infection
Start Date: October 2012
Full Project details: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R539.html
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Novel MRI and radiographic techniques to quantitative inflammation, pain and pathology in arthritis
Start Date: October 2012
Full Project details: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R668.html
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The Effect of Mechanical Load on Chronic Inflammation Mediated by Pre-B Cell Colony Enhancing Factor (PBEF)
Start Date: October 2012
Full Project details: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R674.html
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Mechanoregulation of MicroRNAs in Articular Cartilage
Start Date: October 2012
Full Project details: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R669.html
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The effect of loading and alignment on joint structures during functional activities and exercises in knee patients and healthy subjects
Start Date: October 2012
Full Project details: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R698.html
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What to do next
- Find out more about the research projects and the scholarships available and also receive guidance in relation to any project-specific application processes by getting in touch with the Project Contact.
- Submit an online postgraduate application, within the timescales specified by the Project Contact, in order to be considered for one of the President’s Research Scholarships. (Applicants should indicate in Section 5 (Funding) at the item: ‘ I will be applying for a scholarship/grant ‘ - the name ‘President’s Research Scholarships’.)