PhD in Medical Genetics

The University of Glasgow
Department of Medical Genetics

A small number of PhD places may be available in each of the laboratory sections of the Institute of Genetics. Much of the work of these laboratories is directly related to patient care and thus students have access to clinical material and the projects are often highly relevant to and may be immediately applicable to the practice of medical genetics. Students who graduate from the department's MSc in medical genetics, at a satisfactory level, have priority access to PhD places. Students wishing direct entry to PhD study should contact one of the supervisors below, before submitting an application form.

Biochemical and screening genetics: Dr David Aitken, D.Aitken@clinmed.gla.ac.uk

Cytogenetics: Mr Gordon Lowther, Gordon.Lowther@yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk

Developmental genetics of maternal and fetal medicine: Dr. Fiona Lyall, gqta01@udcf.gla.ac.uk

Molecular genetics: Dr Maureen Boxer, M.Boxer@yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk

Current and recent postgraduate student projects in the Department of Medical Genetics
 

2001    Andrew Barber, UK

• Novel regulatorsof feto-placental blood flow in normal pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and intra uterine growth retardation.

• BRCA1 mutation detection in ovarian cancer patients.

• Meiosis in chromosomally abnormal oocytes.

• Whole genome amplification and CGH analysis of single cells.

• Studies in purine and pteridine metabolism.

• Expression of porphobilinogen deaminase cDNA with a view to identifying pathological mutations.

• Applications of CGH in clinical cytogenetics.

• Genetic mapping of modifiers in prenatal lethal Tgfb1  knockout mice.

• Molecular Pathology of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in breast cancer patients in the West of Scotland.

• Biochemical markers and the pathophysiology of chromosomally abnormal pregnancies.

• Molecular pathology of the hMSH2 mutator gene and its transcripts.

• Chromosome painting using microdisection techniques.

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