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leicester PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 174 leicester PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Using CryoEM to trap and visualise PROTAC drugs in action against cancer targets
We invite applicants for a 4-year iCASE studentship to work in collaboration with our industrial partner Sygnature Discovery. Second Supervisor. Read more
Extra-pulmonary characteristics of people with COPD and lung hyperinflation and the effects of lung volume reduction
For some people with chronic lung disease high lung volumes (hyperinflation) contribute to extreme breathlessness, severely curtailed exercise capacity… Read more
CENTA funded - Novel and sustainable production of nuclear material mimics for Earth applications and space exploration
Project highlights. Novel and sustainable preparation of nuclear materials surrogates/mimics . Assessment of a new proposed method against current processes for civil terrestrial nuclear fuel production to understand if waste aspects can be improved . Read more
Survey of clinical non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolates for mycobacteriophages: their presence, diversity and potential role in disease.
This project seeks to advance our understanding of infectious disease by examining the role that bacteriophages might play in the context of clinical diagnostics. Read more
Indoor air pollution and respiratory health in children and young people
In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health (1). Nearly 30% of preventable deaths in England are attributed to air pollution (2). Read more
Stratification of TB risk by immunophenotyping and expression of key diagnostic markers
Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide disease characterized by dramatic differences in individual outcomes. Many infected with the etiological agent never see any signs of disease while others succumb to rapid fulminant infection in the lung. Read more
Imaging the consequences of CD20 cross-linking in B cells using super-resolution microscopy (SRM) and Cryo-Electron Tomography (CryoET).
Joint Supervisors. Dr Harriet Walter, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences and Dr Yolanda Markaki, Molecular & Cell Biology, University of Leicester. Read more
The impact of post TB lung disease in the migrant population in Leicester
Title. The impact of post TB lung disease in the migrant population in Leicester. Summary. Tuberculosis is a serious infection which every year affects 10 million people around the world and causes 1.5 million deaths. Read more
Investigating the role of microbiomes and socioeconomic factors in oral cancer outcomes among South Asian and Caucasian populations in England
Summary. Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in oral cancer (OC) in England have been documented for decades, with worse outcomes reported in Black populations [1]. Read more
Development of novel therapeutic strategies to target Mycobacterium tuberculosis persisters
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a sophisticated pathogen which can replicate in eukaryotic cells and survive in infected humans for decades. Read more
Exercise and activity phenotypes in respiratory disease
Aim. To explore the phenotypes in relation to exercise and physical activity for individuals with respiratory disease. Background. Read more
Exploration of markers of fibrotic and inflammatory signalling, and associated clinical phenotypes, in patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs)
We invite applicants for a 4-year iCASE studentship to work in collaboration with our industrial partner Abcam Ltd. Second Supervisor. Read more
The Multifunctionality of Lipoproteins in the Multidrug-resistant Pathogen Staphylococcus aureus
Second Supervisor. Prof. Joan Geoghegan, University of Birmingham, Institute of Microbiology and Infection. Read more
New Approaches to Investigate Substrate Binding and Reaction Mechanism of CO2-reducing Enzymes
Secondary supervisor. Dr Emma L. Hesketh, Leicester Institute for Structural and Chemical Biology & Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester. Read more
Transgenerational epigenetic consequences of pollution exposure.
Additional supervisor: Dr Yolanda Markaki, The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester. Environmental insults such as pollution can cause transgenerational negative health outcomes in both wild animal populations and humans. Read more