Simon Bamforth, in collaboration with Helen Phillips, is now recruiting a suitable candidate to undertake a 3-year PhD Studentship, funded by the British Heart Foundation, to study the role of the extracellular matrix in aortic arch artery development. This research project hopes to understand the complex processes that are required for correct formation of these large and important blood vessels, and what may go wrong during development, resulting in congenital heart defects. The successful candidate will use a range of laboratory techniques including microscopy and cell sorting to identify the genetics underlying development of the aortic arch.

For more information, contact: simon.bamforth@newcastle.ac.uk