PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Functional genomics of health and unhealthy fat distribution

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

Where fat is stored in our bodies is a major determinant of health. Storing fat safely under the skin (subcutaneous fat) protects against metabolic disease like heart failure and type 2 diabetes, while storing fat centrally around the organs (visceral fat or "lipodystrophy") drastically increases disease risk. Although human genetics has identified some protein-coding genes that substantially affect fat distribution, the vast majority of disease-associated variation is hidden in non-coding regulatory regions that have been difficult to access and interpret at scale. Now, with increasing availa

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