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  <id type="integer">120232</id>
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  <requisition-number>DTA2010</requisition-number>
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  <company-url>http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biomedsci/research/pgrd_home_eu_vacancies.php</company-url>
  <employer-url>http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biomedsci/research/pgrd_home_eu_vacancies.php</employer-url>
  <application-email>fran.ebling@nottingham.ac.uk</application-email>
  <application-url>http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biomedsci/research/pgrd_home_eu_vacancies.php</application-url>
  <employer-name>School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham</employer-name>
  <company-name>School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham</company-name>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Applications are invited from suitably qualified students, who have, or who expect to attain at least a 2i degree classification in biochemistry, pharmacology, neuroscience or physiology (or a related discipline), for a fully funded studentship entitled “The role of FGF21 in the control of energy expenditure and metabolism, food intake and body weight”. The project will investigate the central and peripheral mechanisms by which Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) regulates energy balance in a natural animal model of obesity, the Siberian hamster.  We hypothesise that increased production of FGF21 contributes to the catabolic phenotype (weight loss) observed in hamsters exposed to short day photoperiod.  The project will combine measures of FGF21 gene expression and protein abundance in plasma and tissues from obese and lean states with tests of the actions of FGF21 on energy metabolism in hamsters followed by assessments of the mechanism of action of this growth factor by analysis of candidate gene expression. This project will be jointly supervised by Prof Fran Ebling and Dr Kostas Tsintzas.
	
This studentship is available for a period of at least three years with the possibility of funding for a 4th year, and provides a stipend at the Research Council rate.  Please note that certain eligibility conditions apply, therefore, this studentship is only available to UK/EU citizens ordinarily resident in the UK. 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to fran.ebling@nottingham.ac.uk. Applications, with a detailed CV and the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent to Prof Fran Ebling, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, or by email. *Please quote ref. DTA2010.  Closing date: 27th November 2009. *Successful applicants will be invited to interview in December 2009. 
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  </description>
  <location>Nottingham, UK</location>
  <title>PhD Research Studentship</title>
  <created-on type="datetime">Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:56:38 -0500</created-on>
  <expires-on type="datetime">Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500</expires-on>
  <url>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/120232-PhD-Research-Studentship</url>
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