Published Purpose
To provide foundation training in research to enable outstanding graduates from Mahidol University, Thailand to proceed to a Ph.D. degree at the University of Liverpool in the UK. The Ph.D. degree will be in any Science and Health & Life Sciences subjects covered by the University of Liverpool.
Eligibility
- Thai citizenship
- Awarded/expected 1st class degree with a GPA of 3.5 and above, from Mahidol University in related disciplines or currently a staff or faculty member at Mahidol University.
- English proficiency test with a minimum score that fulfills the requirements of the University of Liverpool. (IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or TOEFL Internet Based Test 88/89 with minimum scores in components as follows: Listening and Writing –21, Reading –22, Speaking -23)
Available Prominent Research Groups at the University of Liverpool
- Investigating the role of calmodulin ln immunodeficiency and muscular hypotonia.
- Developing cross-linked glycan for potential colonic drug delivery.
- A comparative functional genomics approach towards unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying floral organ photosynthesis.
- Dissecting human INPP5K: cell biology, structural determination by X-ray crystallography and enzymology of a key protein implicated in muscular dystrophy, insulin signaling, spastic paraplegias, and Parkinsonism.
- The role of a novel point mutation in the small calcium-binding protein, CaBP4, in a rare form of inherited human epilepsy.
- Mechanisms of interspecies signaling in nematodes.
- Characterization and engineering of bacterial metabolic organelles for enhanced photosynthetic performance.
Application download: https://op.mahidol.ac.th/ir/muuol2020/
Please submit the completed application form with Transcript and one page CV to the International Relations Division, Office of the President through your host faculty. (Deadline September 30th, 2020).
Program Contact: International Relations Division, Mahidol University opinter@mahidol.ac.th
