PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Rare variant functional genomics for better understanding, prevention…

Deadline: 5 Jan 2027 · 54 days left

Institution: University of Exeter
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Life sciences and medicine
Type: PhD position
Pay: The studentship funding is for Home tuition fees, as well as a Doctoral Stipend for up to 4 years
Deadline: 5 Jan 2027 · 54 days left

About this position

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis and Dupuytren’s contracture are severely disabling disorders that affect millions of people in the UK. Genome-wide association studies have identified hundreds of common genetic variants that increase risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Translating these associations into biological insight has, however, been limited because identifying the causal variants is very challenging. Rare variant associations are much simpler to interpret because they have large effect sizes and limited correlation with other genetic variants. In this studen

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Official call: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTL158/phd-studentship-rare-variant-functional-genomics-for-better-understanding-prevention-and-treatment-of-musculoskeletal-disorders

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