Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine

            School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health

Last updated 7th June 2011. This page was designed and published by Duncan Paxton.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336

 

 

MSc/PhD/MD Projects

CURRENT PROJECTS AVAILABLE INCLUDE:

 

1. Cerebral metabolic consequences of acute brain injury and the effect of therapeutic hypothermia.

Prof Peter Andrews, p.andrews@ed.ac.uk

 

2. Modulation of neurophil recruitment in the lateral fluid percussion model of traumatic brain injury.

Prof Peter Andrews, p.andrews@ed.ac.uk

 

3. Studies into the mechanism(s) of infection reduction with Selenium in critically ill patients.

Prof Peter Andrews, p.andrews@ed.ac.uk

 

4. Chronic and cancer pain.

Dr Lesley Colvin, Lesley Colvin@ed.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT PhD/MD PROJECTS:

 

1. Direct Brain Cooling

Supervisor - Prof Peter Andrews

 

2. Neurobiology of Cancer-Induced Bone Pain

Supervisor - Dr Lesley Colvin

 

3. Opiod-Induced Hyperalgesia

Supervisor - Dr Lesley Colvin

 

4. The Development of Assessment Criteria for Functional Chronic Visceral Pain

Supervisor - Prof Ian Power Assistant Supervisor - Dr Sarah Henderson

The Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine have identified a number of research areas for possible MSc/PhD/MD projects.

 

Direct enquiries about specific details of projects can be made to individual supervisors/contact person. Research projects can be started at any point in the academic year and applicants can make informal enquiries at any time. Any applicant should have, or expect to obtain, a good Upper Second or First Class degree. For actual application information, please contact Dr Sarah Henderson on sarah.henderson@ed.ac.uk. Applicants should be prepared to submit a CV with names, contact details and email addresses of two referees, and a letter stating which project they are applying for and why.

FUNDING:

 

Currently the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine do not offer any of the above projects as Studentships or Scholarship projects. The projects above are all self-funded. For details of fees please see http://www.registry.ed.ac.uk/Fees/PGFees.htm