Overview
Context of Evaluating the therapeutic potential of leptin-based hexamers in neurodegenerative disease project at University of Dundee
Translation of basic research into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) therapies is hindered by our inability to turn promising lab results into drugs that can be taken by patients. One way of addressing this, is to use compounds that we know are safe for human use, in pre-clinical studies examining the network properties that degrade in AD. Our previous work has identified that fragments of the metabolic hormone, leptin, prevent AD-related neurodegeneration and improve the type of memory that is first impaired in AD.
Programme Structure
- Tau modification and its accumulation in neurons strongly correlate with cognitive deficits and synaptic deficits in early AD.
- In healthy neurons, tau is concentrated in axons, but phosphorylation of tau in AD, targets it to synapses where it causes synaptic dysfunction.
- Consequently, limiting tau effects on synaptic function may prevent the synaptic abnormalities underlying AD-related cognitive deficits. However, our understanding of how tau impairs synaptic function, and how tau-related synaptic dysfunction can be targeted therapeutically is limited.
- Here, we propose to assess the neuroprotective actions of leptin-based fragments in tau models of dementia. This will include using a combination of electrophysiology, and confocal imaging techniques to assess beneficial effects in tau models of synaptic pathology.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
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General requirements
- You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
- IELTS 7.0
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21940 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21940 GBP per year during 36 months. -
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4786 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.
Band 2
- National: £9,120
- International: £26,570
Band 3
- National: £13,148
- International: £30,965 or £39,800
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