MSc/PhD projects

We have a few exciting research projects on bioimage informatics for biology. If you are interested in working with me, you should bring your own funding in the form of a scholarship with you (see the Fellowships section below).

PhD Projects

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Location:

• Department of Plant Sciences and Oxford e-Research Centre
  

Supervisors:

• Dr Mark Fricker, Dr Vicente Grau, Dr Boguslaw Obara

BioImage Informatics for Systems Biology

Project details: 

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Location:

• Oxford e-Research Centre and Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Supervisors:

• Dr Vicente Grau, Dr Boguslaw Obara, Prof. Keith Gull, Dr Steve Kelly, Dr Bill Wickstead

Modelling redox control of cell proliferation and hair tip growth in the Arabidopsis root

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Location:

• Centre for Mathematical Biology (Mathematical Institute), Department of Plant Sciences and Oxford e-Research Centre
  

Supervisors:

• Prof. Philip Maini, Dr Mark Fricker, Dr Alex Fletcher, Dr James Osborne, Dr Vicente Grau, Dr Boguslaw Obara

MSc Projects

These are some ideas for MSc dissertations. The list of projects is not exclusive and students can always suggest a topic themselves. Proposed projects would suit students with interests in the following areas: image analysis and processing, biology and microscopy. Possible projects: 

• New algorithm to extract centreline of 2D objects. Application to trypanosome cells.

MS, PhD and PostDoc Fellowships

Fellowships offered by funding organisations target researchers at various stages of their career.

Funding for Undergraduates, Graduates and PostDocs - recommended webpages:

• University of Oxford

• Stanford University

• University of Sydney

Selected Early Career Fellowships (MS and PhD):

UK

• Royal Society University Research Fellowship

• Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship

• Research Council UK Academic Fellowship Scheme

• NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

• EPSRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

• Royal Academy of engineering/ EPSRC Research Fellowship

• ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

• ESRC Interdisciplinary Early Career Fellowship

• Wellcome Trust Advanced Training Fellowship

• The British Council

EU

• Marie Curie Fellowships

• EMBO Short-Term Fellowships

• The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

USA

• Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award

 Selected Mid Career Fellowships (PostDoc)

UK

• Royal Society Industry Fellowship

• Royal Society - Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship

• Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship

• EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship

• ESRC Research Fellowship Scheme

• NERC Advanced Research Fellowship

• BBSRC Research Development Fellowship

• BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship

• BBSRC Enterprise Fellowship

• Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellowships

• The British Council

EU

• Marie Curie Fellowships

• EMBO Long-Term Fellowships

• COST

• The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

USA

• Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award

For more information, please contact:

• Dr Boguslaw Obara

• E-mail: boguslaw [dot] obara [AT] oerc [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk