{"id":3635,"date":"2017-07-19T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=3635"},"modified":"2017-07-19T12:30:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:30:02","slug":"two-exciting-phd-studentships-relating-to-diet-and-gut-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-3635","title":{"rendered":"Two exciting PhD studentships relating to diet and gut health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">We are thrilled to announce our team is offering two exciting 3-year PhD studentships relating to diet and gut health available to graduates with a BSc (First or Upper Second) or MSc (Distinction or Merit) in nutrition or dietetics. The studentships will commence in October 2017 and successful applicants will be based at the Waterloo Campus of King\u2019s College London, supervised by Professor Kevin Whelan. Both studentships will include the opportunity to examine the association between the gut microbiome and response to dietary intervention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Project 1:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> Almonds and their impact on gastrointestinal physiology, microbiology and function Optimising gut transit and the microbiome are important to the maintenance of gut health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Project 2:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> Identifying the role of food additive emulsifiers in Crohn\u2019s Disease Emerging evidence suggests that novel components of a Western diet, including food additives may play a role in gut inflammation such as that occurring in inflammatory bowel disease. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Full details:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/health\/study\/studentships\/div-studentships\/dns\/Whelan3.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/health\/study\/studentships\/div-studentships\/dns\/Whelan3.aspx<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Applications close:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> 18\/08\/2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">BW,<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Megan, Eirini &amp; Kevin<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Dr Megan Rossi\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">| Research Associate King&#8217;s College London |\u00a0Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division\u00a0 |\u00a0 Faculty of Life Sciences &amp; Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Room 4.103\u00a0 |\u00a0 Franklin Wilkins Building\u00a0 |\u00a0 150 Stamford Street\u00a0 |\u00a0 London SE1 9NH\u00a0 |\u00a0 United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Tel\u00a0 +44 (0)20 78 48 44 47\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0 Email <\/span><a target=\"_blank\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">megan.rossi@kcl.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce our team is offering two exciting 3-year PhD studentships relating to diet and gut health available to graduates with a BSc (First or Upper Second) or MSc (Distinction or Merit) in nutrition or dietetics. 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