Intercalated Bachelor's degrees - Undergraduate at Hull York Medical School

Intercalated degrees in this area are run in partnership with the HYMS Centre for Human Studies.

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Available supervisors
Available supervisors in Anatomical Sciences
- Dr Sam Cobb: the developmental basis of evolutionary differences in morphology between species of primates and other mammals.
- Dr Sarah Elton: the comparative ecological context of human evolution, Old World monkey palaeobiology and evolutionary history, palaeoecology, functional morphology of the primate postcranial skeleton.
- Professor Paul O'Higgins: cranial growth, function and evolution, statistical and biomechanical modelling of skeletal form, function and evolution.
Example modules
Example dissertation titles in Applied Ethics
- advanced human function anatomy
- investigating anatomical variation
- research project in human and primate functional morphology and evolution
- human evolution
- introduction to biomolecular archaeology
- evolutionary ecology
- assessed lecture

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Intercalated degrees in this area are run in partnership with the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hull.

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Available supervisors
Available supervisors in Applied Ethics
- Dr Stephen Burwood: medicine & the body, environmental ethics, ethics & education
- Dr Stella Gonzalez-Arnal: biotechnology & gender, ethics & gender
- Dr Anthony Hatzistavrou: moral theory, ethics & research, political ethics, authority & expertise, ethics & law
- Dr Suzanne Uniacke: moral theory, biomedical ethics, ethics & law, political ethics
- Mr Wayne Williams: moral theory, ethics & research, ethics & animals
Example dissertation titles
Example dissertation titles in Applied Ethics
- ethics & criminal law
- ethics & decision-making in matters of life & death
- ethics & education
- ethics & the environment
- ethics & gender
- ethics & healthcare
- ethics & political Authority
- ethics & psychiatry
- ethics & reproduction
- ethics & research
- ethics of war, terrorism & violence
If you already have an idea of the type of project you would like to undertake, please contact any of the available project supervisors who will happily discuss it with you.

Intercalated degrees in this area are run in partnership with the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Hull, and the Departments of Health Sciences and Biology at the University of York.

Example projects and available supervisors

Cancer biology
Available supervisors in cancer biology
- Dr John Greenman (Hull): tumour immunology, cancer genetics, prognostic & diognostic factors
Cardiovascular biology and respiratory medicine
Available supervisors in cardiovascular biology and respiratory medicine
- Dr Camille Ettelaie (Hull): blood coagulation, thrombosis & haemostasis, cardiovascular disease
- Dr Anne-Marie Seymour (Hull): cellular & biochemical adaption in heart failure
- Dr Sandra Jones (Hull): changes in the ageing heart: the intervention of exercise in terms of ion channel expression & regulation of cell signalling
- Dr Sam Xu (Hull): ion channels & cardiovascular disease
Developmental and cell biology
Available supervisors in developmental and cell biology
- Dr Harv Isaacs (York): growth factor regulated pathways in the developing embryo
- Dr Paul Genever (York): novel signalling networks in adult stem cells
Histology
Available supervisors in histology
- Dr Rebecca Hill (Hull): connective tissue changes in diabetic neuropathy
Infectious disease and immunology
Available supervisors in infectious disease and immunology
- Dr Klaus Ersfeld (Hull): cell division & genome stability in the parasite Trypanosoma brucei
- Dr Frank Voncken (Hull): metabolite transporters of Trypanosoma brucei: important gateways for the design of novel drugs
Microbiology and immunology
Available supervisors in microbiology and immunology
- Mrs Christine Murphy (Hull): MRSA & infection control
- Dr Heather Sealy-Lewis (Hull): regulation of gene expression in Apergillus nidulans
- Dr Alistair Anderson (Hull): production of biodegradable plastics using microorganisms
- Dr Mark Coles (York): generation & maintenance of tissue resident memory T cells
- Professor Paul Kaye (York): how pathogens are recognised by the immune system & modify the behaviour of antigen presenting cells
- Dr Marika Kulberg (York): immune responses to Helicobacter infection
- Dr James Moir (York): molecular biology of the bacterial pathogen Neisseria meningitides
- Dr Adrian Mountford (York): factors in limiting the efficacy of vaccination against schistosomes
- Dr Nathalie Signoret (York): chemokine signalling in immune cells
- Professor Deborah Smith (York): repetitive antigens in the immune response to Leishmania infection
- Dr Marjan van der Woude (York): molecular biology of bacterial pathogenesis
- Dr Gavin Thomas (York): nutrient uptake by pathogenic bacteria
Neuroscience
Available supervisors in neuroscience
- Dr Chris Elliott (York): Parkinson's disease modelled in Drosophila; loss of neuromuscular function with ageing
- Dr Gareth Evans (York): regulation of ß-amyloid precursor protein processing
- Dr Sean Sweeney (York): modelling lysosomal storage disease & sensory neuropathy
Tissue biology
Available supervisors in tissue biology
- Dr Paul Genever (York): adult stem cell, signalling pathways in skeletal tissues
- Dr Harv Isaacs (York): growth factor regulated pathways in the developing embryo
- Professor Jenny Southgate (York): creating a functional human bladder in the laboratory
- Professor Henry Leese (York): the contraction of the human fallopian tube

Intercalated degrees in this area are run in partnership with the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Hull.

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Example projects and available supervisors

Diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism
Available supervisors in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism
- Dr Rebecca Hill (Hull): connective tissue changes in diabetic neuropathy
- Dr Sam Xu (Hull): ion channels & cardiovascular disease

Example modules
Example modules in Clinical Sciences
- applied molecular biology and regulation of gene expression
- molecular and medical parasitology
- cellular pathology
- clinical chemistry
- haematology
- medical microbiology
- applications of biomedical science to the treatment of disease
- infection control
- immunology & proteomics
- molecular cell biology
- molecular genetics

Full details of courses at Hull (pdf)

Intercalated degrees in this area are run in partnership with the HYMS Centre for Human Studies, and the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Hull.

Example projects and available supervisors
Available supervisors in Ecology and Evolution
- Dr Thomas Breithaupt (Hull): chemical ecology of marine invertebrates
- Dr Sam Cobb (HYMS): the developmental basis of evolutionary differences in morphology between species of primates and other mammals.
- Dr Sarah Elton (HYMS): the comparative ecological context of human evolution, Old World monkey palaeobiology and evolutionary history, palaeoecology, functional morphology of the primate postcranial skeleton.
- Dr Ray Goulder (Hull): bacteria & pollution, microbial ecology of natural waters
- Dr Rob Hammond (Hull): evolution of social insects
- Dr Joerg Hardege (Hull): chemical ecology & reproductive biology/physiology including ecotoxicology
- Dr Andrew Lawrence (Hull): marine invertebrates reproductive physiology & ecotoxicology
- Dr Lori Lawson-Handley (Hull): human migration & settlement history
- Dr Dave Lunt (Hull): evolutionary genetics
- Professor Paul O'Higgins (HYMS): cranial growth, function and evolution, statistical and biomechanical modelling of skeletal form, function and evolution.
- Dr Cock van Oosterhout (Hull): computer simulation analysis of the evolution of repetitive DNA
- Dr Graham Scott (Hull): evolutionary ecology of fucoid algae
Example modules
Example dissertation titles in Ecology and Evolution
- advanced human function anatomy
- investigating anatomical variation
- research project in human and primate functional morphology and evolution
- human evolution
- introduction to biomolecular archaeology
- evolutionary ecology
- assessed lecture
- applied molecular biology & regulation of gene expression
- molecular & medical parasitology
- behavioural ecology & physiology of aquatic animals
- cellular pathology
- clinical chemistry
- haematology
- medical microbiology
- muscle fitness & failure
- infection control
- biodiversity, evolution & genetics
- immunology & proteomics
- molecular cell biology
- molecular genetics
If you already have an idea of the type of project you would like to undertake, please contact any of the available project supervisors who will happily discuss it with you.

Intercalated degrees in this area are run in partnership with the Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Science at the University of Hull.

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Available supervisors
Available supervisors in Sport and Exercise Science
- Mrs Angela Clough: whiplash associated disorder, including: review of prognosis, impact on compensation claims, clinical guidelines, psychosocial factors, clincial problem solving and efficacy of self-management
- Professor Lars McNoughton: falling & balance in the elderly; osteoporosis, balance, visual system and falls; effects of caffeine on high intensity exercise performance FFA, cycling, running and RER
- Dr Jason Siegler: bicarbonate supplementation and acid-base balance; glycerol hyperhydration for team sports; ergogenic aids, performance, elite athletics; sports physiology
- Mr Mike Sleap: physical activity levels of school-leavers; physical activity and health; physical activity assessment methods; lifestyle
Example dissertation titles
Example modules in Sport and Exercise Science
- fitness injury & prevention
- locomotive systems
- performance enhancement & injury prevention
- sport, health & exercise psychology in sports rehabilitation
- exercise physiology
- environmental physiology
- ageing, obesity & health
- research seminars in sport, health & exercise science

Full details of courses at Hull (pdf)