tuberculosis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 32 tuberculosis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

MycoTACs: Proteome targeting chimeras for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

PROteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) are a promising and recent technological development utilised in the degradation of proteins in eukaryotes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Sellars, Prof E Pohl

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The role of bacterial membrane potential in tuberculosis persistence and regrowth

Royal Veterinary College London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo)

This project is an industrial CASE studentship based at the Royal Veterinary College in collaboration with start-up company (Cytecom) based in Warwick. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Kendall, Prof R Chang

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the impact of lactate on the macrophage response in tuberculosis disease

University of Birmingham Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

Additional supervisor Professor Andrea Cooper, University of Leicester. Informal enquiries to be sent to Dr Alba Llibre (a.llibre@bham.ac.uk) and Prof Claudio Mauro (c.mauro@bham.ac.uk). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Llibre Serradell, Prof C Mauro

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Identifying new drug targets within Mycobacterium tuberculosis

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death worldwide and reflects a serious global health challenge. This bacterial pathogen kills more people than malaria and HIV combined, and is increasingly developing resistance to many of the current front-line drugs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Stansfeld

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the role of lactate in tuberculosis disease

University of Birmingham Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

About the project. We are seeking talented, hard-working and motivated students with a passion for research in Immunology, Metabolism and Infectious diseases to join the team led by Dr Alba Llibre (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/inflammation-ageing/llibre-alba.aspx). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Llibre Serradell, Prof C Mauro

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Defining the impact of T cell activation on the protective and migratory capacity of mucosal CD4+ T cells in tuberculosis

University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences

Additional Supervisor. Dr Helen McGettrick, University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Cooper, Dr J Pearl

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Molecular level understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has evolved to survive and replicate inside macrophages. The project will investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning adaptation to this specialised intracellular niche. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H O'Hare, Dr N Garton

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for 2024 Entry. Understanding the dynamics of bovine tuberculosis infection in wild badgers

University of Exeter GW4

About the Partnership. This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the NERC Great Western Four+ Doctoral Training Partnership (GW4+ DTP). Read more

Supervisors: Dr T McKinley, Dr D Hodgson, Prof D Delahay

9 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding the roles of triacylglycerol in modulating mycobacterial growth and biophysical properties

University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences

Mycobacteria contain more lipid than any other bacteria. In addition to a characteristically lipid-rich cell envelope, mycobacteria can accumulate triacylglycerol (TAG) as cytoplasmic lipid bodies (LBs). Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Garton , Dr G Mukamolova

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Characterisation of physiological properties and pathogenic potential of Mycobacterium bovis L-forms

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

This exciting project addresses aspects of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); one of the biggest issues facing humanity. Mycobacterium bovis (closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis) is a cause of tuberculosis disease affecting cattle, other farm and wild animals, as well as humans. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Mickiewicz, Dr AB Brown, Dr J Kozyra

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Help Stop TB - uncovering mycobacterial cell-wall structure and function with machine learning

Loughborough University Department of Chemical Engineering

Tuberculosis still kills more than 1 million people every year. Issues such as multi-drug resistance are exacerbated in tuberculosis by the presence of a difficult-to-permeate bacterial cell layer comprised of extremely long fatty acids, known as mycolic acids. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AKC Croft

12 February 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Elucidating and exploiting molecular mechanisms of bacterial natural product biosynthesis

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Natural product-based therapeutics are an essential part of modern medicine, and are also used widely in agriculture, e.g. as fungicides. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Challis

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Roslin Foundation Studentship - Mechanism of Action for Immune Response Induction Using Solid Dose Vaccines

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Supervisors. Jayne Hope, Tim Connelley, Pawan Dulal (aVaxziPen Ltd). Vaccination is the single most effective intervention to prevent and eradicate infectious disease throughout the world in humans and animals. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Hope, Dr T Connelly

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Why do bacteria phosphorylate their cytoskeleton?

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Are you interested in the bacterial cytoskeleton and advanced microscopy?. Bacterial cell division is a key antibiotic target. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Whitley, Dr M Goldberg, Dr Y Yuzenkova

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Host Pathogen Interaction: Investigating the function of Natural Killer Cells in Bacterial Infection

Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences

Natural Killer (NK) cells are immune cells that are critical for controlling intracellular pathogens, including viruses and intracellular bacteria (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Aicheler, Dr M Beeton, Dr J Blaxland, Dr S Maddocks

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 32 tuberculosis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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We have 32 tuberculosis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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