Please Note: There may be access to modules other than those provided in the following list. However, all optional modules must have the approval of the subject stream tutor. Some modules may be appropriate for more than one subject stream. You can view further information about the modules in the Module Catalogue.
Subject stream tutor
Prof Stephanie Schorge
Email: s.schorge@ucl.ac.uk
Neuroscience taught module
ANAT0018: Receptors and Synaptic Signalling
Example project titles
Understanding the effect of post-translational modifications of Wnt receptors in neuronal development
SCN9a knockout using CRISPR tool kit
Identify neuronal progenitors that give rise to neurons in layer II of the lateral entorhinal cortex in adult mice
Does the Wnt antagonist DKK1 effect glial cells during synaptic degeneration?
Molecular pharmacology of intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels
Using Rodent VR to Assess the Effect of Spatial Uncertainty on Grid Cell Firing
Epigenetic deregulation of Wnt signalling in AD
Uncovering social preference circuitry in the juvenile zebrafish
Pharmacological modulation of mtDNA heteroplasmy
Assessing Cerebellar Mitochondrial Function in Murine EAE
Oxidative Stress Regulation of Mitophagy
Hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of neuronal tau; a trigger for astroytic and microglial activation within the hippocampus?
The post-natal development of the entorhinal bulbs and their role in spatial firing modulation
Opioid-dependent signalling in SCN9A congenital insensitivity to pain
Neurodevelopmental characterisation of Fragile X Syndrome in zebrafish
Characterisation of the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Novel Sleep Promoting Protein Dreammist in Zebrafish?
The role of cleavage of the Cav α2δ-3 auxiliary subunit
Perceptual Load Effects on Neural Oscillatory Power in Sustained Attention during Multiple Object Tracking
Investigation and manipulation of C9orf72 poly-GA and poly-PR dipeptide repeat proteins
Hexokinase Regulation of PINK1/Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy