Medicine MRes Research Projects
What’s available at Leeds?
Medical research plays an enormous role in improving patient care and outcomes. Through our course, you’ll develop your specialist skills and knowledge while also gaining the experience to feel equipped for a career in the field.
At Leeds, our MRes Medicine is an exciting and challenging course designed for those who want to advance their research skills and be immersed in a research project.
Your nine-month project will help you to develop specialised knowledge, as well as design and undertake a substantial piece of publishable research. While studying with us, you’ll be based in one of our internationally-renowned institutes and be supervised by leading experts in their field. To help you specialise based on your interests, you can choose from a range of research opportunities from applied health, cancer and pathology, cardiovascular, genes and development, medical education and musculoskeletal topics. What’s more, it can be possible for our students to self-design a project if there is a University of Leeds researcher that they are particularly keen to collaborate with while at Leeds.
Here’s a view of the projects currently available at Leeds. Please note that this page will continue to be updated while more projects become available. We also accept self-designed projects. You will need the approval of a University of Leeds academic to be your supervisor. Contact us at MResMed@leeds.ac.uk for more information.
Here’s a view of the projects currently available at Leeds. Please note that this page will continue to be updated while more projects become available. We also accept self-designed projects. You will need the approval of a University of Leeds academic to be your supervisor. Contact us at MResMed@leeds.ac.uk for more information.
Here’s a view of the projects currently available at Leeds. Please note that this page will continue to be updated while more projects become available. We also accept self-designed projects. You will need the approval of a University of Leeds academic to be your supervisor. Contact us at MResMed@leeds.ac.uk for more information.
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Supervisor |
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Title |
Institute |
| Dr Julia Gala de Pablo | j.galadepablo@leeds.ac.uk |
Predicition of Radiotherapy Response in Patients Using Coherent Raman Imaging |
Physics and Astronomy |
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g.mavria@leeds.ac.uk |
Understanding the role of the Tutor Microenvironment in the Therapeutic Resistance and Recurrence of Glioblastoma |
LIMR |
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s.r.kingsbury@leeds.ac.uk; m.j.stevens@leeds.ac.uk |
The frequency of and barriers to workplace modifications for people with chronic pain |
LIRMM |
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d.hind@leeds.ac.uk; r.j.o'connor@leeds.ac.uk |
Methods employed in UK evaluations of health technology |
LIRMM |
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s.chapman@leeds.ac.uk |
Evaluating a novel, technology-enhanced solution to monitor hydration after surgery |
NIHR |
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s.chapman@leeds.ac.uk |
Improving outcomes after surgery using vagus nerve stimulation |
LIMR |
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Dr. Julia Sandrin Gauer |
J.SandrinGauer@leeds.ac.uk |
Does platelet receptor GPVI play a role in platelet-neutrophil interaction in hyperglycaemia? |
LICAMM |
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F.Ponchel@leeds.ac.uk |
Lymphocyte subset analysis in Rheumatoid arthritis patients: biomarker discovery project |
LIRMM |
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s.mitra@leeds.ac.uk |
Metagenomic evaluation of the genes contributing to antibiotic resistance in human colonizing bacteria in healthy human |
LIMR |
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R.El-Gendy@leeds.ac.uk |
Modelling the effect of hyperglycaemia and intermittent fasting on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal stem cells |
School of Dentistry |
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Nicholas West, Alice Westwood |
n.p.west@leeds.ac.uk |
Predicting the response to chemotherapy in advanced colon cancer: the role of lymph nodes and the tumour invasive front |
LIMR |
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a.m.j.altaie@leeds.ac.uk |
The effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines on immunophenotype and differentiation capacity on Normal Human Spinal Entheseal Bone and Soft Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
LIRMM |
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s.papa@leeds.ac.uk |
The regulation of metabolism on drug response in cancer |
LIMR |
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r.j.birch@leeds.ac.uk |
The relationship between frailty and/or comorbidity and the treatment and outcomes from colorectal cancer. |
LIMR |
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s.mitra@leeds.ac.uk |
Using shotgun metagenomic profiling to gain functional insights about the prebiotic effects of omega-3 fatty acids |
LIMR |
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r.g.wade@leeds.ac.uk |
Fatiguability of Dynamometric Grip and Pinch Strength in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome |
LIMR |
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r.g.wade@leeds.ac.uk |
Change in Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults Undergoing Cubital Tunnel Decompression |
LIMR |
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r.g.wade@leeds.ac.uk |
Change in Diffusion MRI Parameters Following Surgery for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome |
LIMR |
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t.s.bowen@leeds.ac.uk |
Epigenetics as a novel mechanism underlying skeletal muscle pathology in heart failure |
FBS |
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a.j.unsworth@leeds.ac.uk |
Targeting megakaryocytes to prevent thromboinflammation |
LICAMM |
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David Beech, Anna McGrane |
d.j.beech@leeds.ac.uk |
Laboratory studies of diseased human heart - mechanical homeostasis genes and function |
LICAMM |
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Robert Ariens, Helen Philippou |
r.a.s.ariens@leeds.ac.uk |
Heart failure and diabetes – antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy (self-designed) |
LICAMM |
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a.garvin@leeds.ac.uk |
Investigating Novel Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. |
FBS |
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l.d.roberts@leeds.ac.uk |
Investigating the role of iron-induced cell death in skeletal muscle dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes |
LICAMM |
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C.Bassi@leeds.ac.uk |
Generation of Tagged RPE1 Cell Lines for Distinguishing SUMO2 and SUMO3 |
FBS |
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a.maccannell@leeds.ac.uk |
Unveiling the Metabolic Tango: Exploring the Intricate Interplay of Lipid Droplets and Mitochondria in Diabetes Mellitus |
LICAMM |
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h.campbell1@leeds.ac.uk |
The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training and Isometric Handgrip Training on Blood Pressure and Vascular Function in Peri/Menopausal Women |
FBS |
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h.campbell1@leeds.ac.uk |
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Disease: A Scoping Review |
FBS |
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Prof Sinisa Savic, Dr Leon Chang |
s.savic@leeds.ac.uk; l.chang@leeds.ac.uk |
Genetic investigations of immune-mediated inflammatory disease using long read sequencing |
LIRMM |
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Prof Sinisa Savic, Dr Samuel Lara Reyna |
s.savic@leeds.ac.uk; S.J.LaraReyna@Leeds.ac.uk |
CRISPR-Cas9 gene knockout models to study autoinflammatory conditions |
LIRMM |
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Prof Sinisa Savic, Dr Tom Young |
s.savic@leeds.ac.uk; t.young@leeds.ac.uk |
Characterisation of a dual IDH2 SRSF2 mutation |
LIRMM |
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l.d.roberts@leeds.ac.uk; H.R.Smith@leeds.ac.uk |
Is energy metabolism altered in skeletal muscle from patients with diabetic heart failure? |
LICAMM |
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m.yang3@leeds.ac.uk |
What’s the relationship between health behaviours and mental health among adolescents? Longitudinal analyses of 18,000 Millennium Cohort Study participants |
LIHS |
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r.nadarajah@leeds.ac.uk: c.p.gale@leeds.ac.uk; mohammad.haris@nhs.net; t.joseph@leeds.ac.uk |
Early diagnosis heart failure through machine-learning guided testing: the OPTIMISE-HF feasibility study |
LTHT |
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r.nadarajah@leeds.ac.uk: c.p.gale@leeds.ac.uk; mohammad.haris@nhs.net; t.joseph@leeds.ac.uk |
Machine learning-guided detection of atrial fibrillation after an acute stroke event: FIND-AFDAS feasibility study |
LTHT |
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c.duval@leeds.ac.uk; L.Stewart@leeds.ac.uk; P.J.Meakin@leeds.ac.uk |
Could Alzheimer’s disease drugs prevent excessive bleeding? |
LICAMM |
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c.duval@leeds.ac.uk; L.Stewart@leeds.ac.uk; |
Investigating the role of BACE1 in thrombosis |
LICAMM |
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a.martin1@leeds.ac.uk; |
Who provides informal care? Exploring the distribution of caring responsibilities by socioeconomic status and geography using UK Census microdata |
LIHS |
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n.forde@leeds.ac.uk ; D.Kpeglo@leeds.ac.uk |
Understanding how maternal heat stress impacts pregnancy loss via extracellular vesicle and organ-on-a-chip analysis |
LICAMM |
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n.forde@leeds.ac.uk; j.c.edge@leeds.ac.uk |
Comparing microRNA target expression in different species to understand placental development: implications for pregnancy success |
LICAMM |
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n.fordeleeds.ac.uk; medhti@leeds.ac.uk |
Investigating the functional effect of heat stress on the pre and peri-implantation period of pregnancy (focussing on the maternal side) using in vitro porcine/human models and/or porcine samples. |
LICAMM |
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n.fordeleeds.ac.uk; s.gardner@leeds.ac.uk |
Investigating the impact of environmental heat stress on Maternal and child health |
LICAMM |
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n.fordeleeds.ac.uk; medzbut@leeds.ac.uk |
The role of microRNA in human implantation |
LICAMM |
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c.a.scarff@leeds.ac.uk; j.r.t.pitts@leeds.ac.uk |
Unravelling the mechanisms of cardiac myosin function in health and disease |
LICAMM |
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l.d.roberts@leeds.ac.uk; r.s.lopesfenando@leeds.ac.uk |
Determining the anti-obesity effects of a brown adipose tissue-derived lipokine |
LICAMM |