UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP
Human Feto-Placental Development Research Group
Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD Scholarship to begin 1st October
1996 in the above research group which is based in the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology in St Michael’s Hospital. The group is
interested in the role of a variety of immune-related proteins in human
reproduction and pregnancy and has strong collaborative links with other
groups both in the University of Bristol and elsewhere. The project will
employ a range of cellular, biochemical, and molecular techniques to
examine signal transduction through GPI-anchored complement regulatory
proteins in human amnion and trophoblast cells and cell lines. The aim is
to understand more about the role of these protein in normal and pre-term
labour.
References: Holmes et al Eur J Immunol 1992 22: 1579-1585; Simpson &
Holmes, Immunol 1994 81:452-461; Houlihan et al J Immunol 1995 154:
5665-5674.
Applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a good degree in any of the
biological sciences with an interest in immunology. Informal enquiries
and applications by 20th June 1996 to Dr Chris Holmes, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Michael’s Hospital, Southwell Street,
Bristol BS2 8EG. Tel: +44 (0)117 9285230 fax: +44 (0)117 9272792
