Fully funded, 3-year, PhD scholarship available with Cardiff Met and Welsh Blood Service (WBS)   

Research topic:
Manipulating storage conditions of blood components to improve lifetime and transfusion benefits

This research scholarship will focus on applying a variety of techniques and model systems to test whether processing and storage conditions can be modified to achieve a suitable cold stored pooled platelet donation which is equivalent in haemostatic potential to the apheresis derived platelet concentrates. 

Supervisors:

1. Amanda Davies (amdavies@cardiffmet.ac.uk)

2. Philip James (pjames@cardiffmet.ac.uk)

3. Jess Williams (jwilliams3@cardiffmet.ac.uk)

4. Christine Saunders (Christine.Saunders2@wales.nhs.uk)

Applicants are requested to email an expression of interest and CV to Amanda Davies before 21st January 2022; we anticipate interviews to take place in February with a view for the candidate to start in April 2022.

For full information or to apply, visit: PhD Scholarship - Cardiff Met / Welsh Blood Service