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Role and regulation of signalling pathways controlling skeletal muscle size and strength

Description 
Here we will combine omics technologies with novel muscle-specific gene manipulation technologies to discover novel signalling pathways controlling skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy. This work will have implications on diseases such as diabetes, cancer and other disorders that cause muscle wasting like kidney disease and emphysema as well as weight loss therapies that involve nutrient restriction.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
muscle, atrophy, signalling, AAV
School 
Biomedicine Discovery Institute (School of Biomedical Sciences) » Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Available options 
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Honours
Time commitment 
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available 
No
Physical location 
Monash Clayton Campus

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