Doctoral research and travel scholarships

Research project scholarship opportunities

The overlooked X and Y factor in osteoarthritis development

DEADLINE FOR APPLY: by 1 June 2023.

The Department of Pharmacology is offering a scholarship funded by a Marsden Grant to undertake reserach as part of a project to determine how the activity and function of key pathways involved in osteoarthritis pathogenesis differ between males and females. This is a first-in-kind study using a unique combination of molecular pharmacology and biomedical techniques.

This project is at the intersect of biomedical science and pharmacology and will suit a student wanting to undertake a PhD in either discipline. The project will involve primary human cell culture from tissue obtained from patients with osteoarthritis as well as use of a range of molecular pharmacology and molecular biology techniques providing you with excellent training for your future research career.

Expressions of interest are sought from high-achieving, motivated students with excellent organisational and time management skills, who have excelled in their Honours or Masters studies and have experience in one or more of the following: cell culture, molecular pharmacology techniques (e.g alphaLISA), real time PCR, western blotting, reporter assays or transfection/viral vector-mediated transduction.

The Scholarship will provide a tax free stipend of up to $35,000pa plus all compulsory fees for three years of enrolment in the doctoral programme.

Candidates should submit an expression of interest, including CV, academic record and the contact details for two referees to Dr Raewyn Poulson (r.poulsen@auckland.ac.nz)