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Decoding microbial ‘cross talk’ in polymicrobial infections

University of Bristol
Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr N Bandara, Dr A Nobbs

Applications accepted all year round

A significant proportion of human infections are caused by microbial pathogens. These organisms interact socially to build highly organized, well-coordinated, hierarchical structures known as biofilms.

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Development of metabolomics for understanding AMR in mixed infections

University of Liverpool
Institute of Integrative Biology

Prof R Goodacre

Application Deadline: 28 February 2019

Without correct antibiotic stewardship we could be cast back to a pre-infective era where we have run out of antibiotics to treat life-threatening infections.

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Analysis and Treatment of Orthopaedic Pin Site Infections

Royal Holloway, University of London
School of Biological Sciences

Dr J McEvoy

Applications accepted all year round

Pin site infections are a major complication of external fixation of fractures, and bacterial biofilms are known to form on the pin surface.1 This project, in collaboration with Dr Shobana Dissanayeke (RHUL) and St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey, will investigate bacterial biofilms that have been obtained from percutaneous pins used in orthopaedic fixation frames.

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Natural products as prophylaxis and treatment for gonococcal eye infections

Kingston University
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

Dr L Snyder

Applications accepted all year round

Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria can infect the eyes of infants born to mothers infected with gonorrhoea, up to 80% of whom have no symptoms of their disease.

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New antimicrobial agents for biofilm-related infections

Queensland University of Technology
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering

Dr K Fairfull-Smith

Applications accepted all year round

The adhesion of bacteria to surfaces and their subsequent ability to aggregate into colonies called biofilms is a significant problem in healthcare systems around the world.

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Towards new antibacterial drugs to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria: identification and characterization of novel natural product antibiotics

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology

Dr A O'Neill

Applications accepted all year round

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared antimicrobial drug resistance one of the greatest problems currently facing human health, and the situation is especially grave in the case of infections caused by bacterial pathogens.

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(A*STAR) The role of miRNA in mediating key host pathogen interactions in Trichuris muris infections in mice

University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Prof I Roberts, Prof R K Grencis, Prof S Griffiths-Jones

Application Deadline: 31 January 2019

Whipworms, Trichuris species, are an exceptionally successful group of parasites that colonise the large intestine of the host, an environment rich in bacteria.

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Investigating the molecular basis of this adhesion and the development of tetraspanin-based reagents for preventing bacterial infections

University of Sheffield
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Dr L J Partridge

Applications accepted all year round

The tetraspanins are a diverse, conserved family of eukaryotic membrane proteins. Their principal feature is the ability to form dynamic multi-molecular assemblies in cell membranes known as tetraspanin enriched microdomains (TEM).

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Discovering new drugs for Mycobacterium abscessus infections in children

Aston University
School of Life & Health Sciences

Dr J Cox

Application Deadline: 27 January 2019

Applications are invited from candidates to undertake a PhD in the field of microbiology.

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