PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Functional genomic characterisation of genetic risk for diabetic…

Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

Institution: University of Exeter
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Life sciences and medicine
Type: PhD position
Pay: £21,805 The studentship will provide funding of fees and a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.
Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

About this position

Around half of all people with diabetes develop peripheral neuropathy, its commonest complication worldwide. It begins with the loss of the smallest sensory nerve fibres, causing pain, numbness and, in severe cases, ulceration and amputation. No treatment halts or reverses it. Yet severity varies widely between people with similar glucose control, pointing to inherited differences in how nerves withstand metabolic stress. Genetic studies nominate risk genes but cannot say where they act. The pain sensory system is a two-cell partnership: the sensory neuron, and the Schwann cell that ensheathes

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