Closing date: 1 March 2014

A number of three year PhD studentships are available in the Edinburgh Super-resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC) to apply state-of-the-art microscopy techniques.

The Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium (www.esric.org) represents the coming together of expertise across a broad scientific spectrum from cell biologists to physical scientists with the aim to extend the boundaries of cellular imaging beyond diffraction limits in order to investigate cellular function and human disease.

ESRIC provides a platform for researchers for advanced imaging from the atomic scale, through to single molecules, to sub-diffraction sized cellular structures and large-scale entities in vivo. This is possible through access to an extensive range of cutting-edge optical systems and analysis capabilities.

ESRIC is formed through the partnership of the Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering (IB3), Heriot Watt University and the MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM), The University of Edinburgh. This integrative collaboration combines all the disciplines and technical skills required to drive the development and application of novel super-resolution techniques and data analysis for the study of biological processes. This partnership is strengthened by the involvement of additional Centres of Excellence across Edinburgh University: the Centre for Integrative Physiology (CIP), the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) and the School of Biological Sciences (SBS).

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