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PhD Scholarship

School of Pharmacy


PhD scholarship for a student with an honours degree in Science, Engineering, Social Science or Mathematics.


Did you know that you don't need to be a Pharmacist to have a career in the Pharmaceutical Industry or in Quality Use of Medicines or other health related areas? The UQ School of Pharmacy hosts and supports research higher degree students from diverse backgrounds including: Science (eg. biotechnology, pharmacology, biochemistry, chemistry...), Engineering, Social Science and Mathematics.

Scholarships are available for a wide variety of projects, examples of the PhD projects available include those related to the quality use of non-prescription medicines, understanding the mechanisms underlying retinal waves and their influences on the development of the inner retina, novel methods for delivering inhibitory RNA, the design and synthesis of drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease, and the bioanalysis, bioavailability and disposition of phytochemicals from tropical fruits.

A complete list of available PhD projects can be found at http://www.uq.edu.au/pharmacy/index.html?page=18385&pid=30571 .

The scholarship is open to students who hold an Honours 1 or Honours IIA degree in a discipline appropriate to the PhD project selected. The scholarship is valued at $19,616 per annum and additional income can be earned through demonstrating for the School of Pharmacy in laboratory classes.

Applicants may list up to 3 potential available PhD projects and should send their CV with their academic record to research@pharmacy.uq.edu.au as soon as possible. All applications must be received before January 27th 2007.

Latest News

10 April 2008 , New PhD student: Mr Manoj Kumar Palanivelu started his PhD today, funded by a prestigious Australian Government Endeavour Postgraduate Award. Manoj will focus on the design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of inhibitors of amyloid aggregation.

25 January 2008, New PhD student: Welcome Mr Venkatesan Moorthy Rao who commenced his PhD today. Venky will develop prodrug strategies for the CNS delivery of inhibitors of beta-amyloid aggregation. Previously Venky was a Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy, International Medical University in KL, Malaysia.

18 October 2007, New Funding: A grant from the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations will support our research into Novel

Anti-Amyloidogenic Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease.

3 October 2007, Honours and PhD applicants: Students who are considering Honours or PhD projects for 2008 should meet with Dr Ross to discuss their options.

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Contact

Dr Ben Ross

School of Pharmacy

The University of Queensland

Brisbane, Queensland, 4072

AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 7 336 58808

Fax: +61 7 336 51688

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