Details
- Close date
- Monday, 17 February 2020
- Academic background
- Health Sciences
- Host campus
- Dunedin
- Qualification
- Master's
- Department
- Pathology (Dunedin)
- Supervisors
- Dr Kunyu Li, Dr Tania Slatter, Professor Antony Braithwaite, Professor Michael Schultz
Overview
The p53 and its isoforms have been recently found to have an immune regulatory function. One of these isoforms, Δ133p53, has been found to associate with inflammation and tumorigenesis in both our animal and human studies. The project is to determine the contribution of Δ133p53 isoform in bowel inflammation and IBD. This is a 12-month project involving both animal and human studies.
The student is required to have a strong background in immunology/autoimmunity or IBD. Some knowledge in genetic, pathology and gut biology is desired.
The experimental techniques that required to perform this project are animal handling, animal models of human diseases, histological analysis, flow cytometry analysis, and PCR analysis. Student that is experienced with these laboratory skills is desired, however, training will be provided.
If you have a passion in medical research, and would like to find a better solution for the life-long illness of IBD, please contact us to find out more.