Reporter 6/2/02: Arthritis Research Campaign

AWARDS BY OUTSIDE BODIES

Arthritis Research Campaign

PH.D. STUDENTSHIPS

The Arthritis Research Campaign is pleased to announce that four prestigious Ph.D. studentships will be awarded in 2002 to encourage outstanding young science graduates to embark on a research career in rheumatology. The awards will be tenable for three years from 1 October 2002 with a tax-free stipend currently of £13,851 (in London) and £11,708 (outside London) in the first year, with annual increases thereafter. The basic tax-free stipend will be reviewed in July 2002. Applications are invited from candidates who hold or expect to hold a first or upper second class Honours Degree in a subject relevant for the following projects:

1. Hypoxia-induced osteolysis: role of extracellular nucleotides. Dr Tim Arnett and Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT (tel. 0207 679 3309, e-mail t.arnett@ucl.ac.uk).

2. Bacteria-specific and auto-reactive CD8+T cells in spondyloarthropathy. Professor Hill Gaston, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Clinical School - Box 157, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Level 5, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ (tel. 01223 330157, e-mail jshg2@medschl.cam.ac.uk).

3. Studies of decorin in tissue engineered cartilage and its regulation with sense and antisense technology. Professor Anthony Hollander, Academic Rheumatology Unit, University of Bristol, Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB (tel. 0117 959 5918, e-mail a.hollander@bristol.ac.uk).

4. Role of autoantibodies to endothelium in the pathogenisis of systemic sclerosis. Professor Jeremy Pearson, Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, King's College, London, New Hunt's House, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 1UL (tel. 0207 848 6210, e-mail jeremy.pearson@kcl.ac.uk).

Applications, including a full curriculum vitae and naming two academic referees, should be sent directly to the project supervisors above from whom further details are available. Details about the Arthritis Research Campaign can be obtained from the website at http://www.arc.org.uk/.

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