Heriot-Watt University, the United Kingdom
Heriot-Watt UniversityThe award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
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Postgraduate Research | Full-time | find out | September | GBP 4256 | GBP 18120 |
We are what we eat. Nutrigenomics, the study of diet-gene interaction, can tell us about the effect our diet has on our genes and therefore provides scientific evidence for a healthy diet. Lipogenesis, the process by which fatty acids are produced from carbohydrates, is being studied at the molecular level. Ultimately the results obtained will provide data for creating tailor-made diets and therapeutic drug targets for the treatment and prevention of obesity, hyperlipidaemia, atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. In another project we use a yeast-based assay system to monitor the effect of food and beverages on genome stability which is known to be a contributory factor to colon cancer.
In this context we have demonstrated that tea-drinking may be beneficial to the integrity of the genetic material.
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We aim to encourage well-qualified, ambitious students to study with us and we offer a wide variety of scholarships and bursaries to achieve this. Over £6 million worth of opportunities are available in fee and stipend scholarships, and more than 400 students benefit from this support.
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