infection biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Positions in Cancer Research

Application Deadline: 15 May 2024

Are you looking for excellent research opportunities for your PhD studies at the forefront of cancer research? The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)… Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

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Bidirectional mobile sRNA signalling in pea-downy mildew interactions

University of Worcester Research School

Plants are constantly being challenged by microbial pathogens and they have evolved the capacity to detect and defend against these incoming microbes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Tor

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

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Exploring Viral Nucleic Acid Machinery via Cryo Electron Microscopy to Advance Biomedicine

University of York York Biomedical Research Institute

Viruses, these tiny but potent life forms, are all around us, infecting various organisms and directly affecting human health. Although in most cases, viral infection is not life threatening, in the minority of cases it leads to long-term disorders including cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Prof F Antson, Dr J Gordeeva, Dr P Bardy

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

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Analysis of pathogen determinants recognized by the hypervariable immune receptor Dscam

University of Birmingham School of Biosciences

Background. To mount an immune response, host organisms must first recognize the pathogen with which they are infected. The first line of defense against pathogen infection in animals is provided through the innate immune response. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Soller

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - Energy, efflux and resistance in bacteria

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

Bacteria constantly adapt to their environment and respond to stresses and toxic compounds that they encounter. Without this adaptation, bacteria would die. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Overton, Dr J Blair

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Developing a novel drug screening platform for schistosomes using the free-living flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Schistosoma mansoni is one of three major schistosome species that infect over 240 million people across 70 developing countries, with an additional 0.6 billion at risk of infection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Shakir

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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4-year PhD Studentship: A novel, bacterial quorum sensor-infused nanocarrier drug delivery system to tackle antimicrobial resistant fungi

University of Bristol Bristol Dental School

Healthcare associated infections (HAI) remain an unresolved clinical issue that significantly impacts patients’ lives and global economies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Bandara, Dr A Nobbs

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

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Systems immunology and multi-omics approaches to understand protective immunity to human malaria

University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience

This PhD project aims to develop and apply computational approaches that integrate systems biology and molecular immunology to understand host-pathogen immunity and predict immune control of malaria. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Doolan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Functional Mechanisms of Genetic Risk Factors for Immune-Related Disease

King’s College London School of Medicine

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Supervisor: Prof T Vyse

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

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How does SUMOylation regulate cell survival and death in Heat Shock Response?

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Heat shock response (HSR) is a universally existing essential phenomenon for all living organisms to survive sudden increases in environmental temperature that have pronounced damaging effects on important cellular structures and functions (1). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Guo

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

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Cancer: Understanding the immunosuppressive role of fibroblast and macrophages in Breast cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Oncolytic viruses (OVs) preferentially infect and kill cancer cells, and their clinical efficacy has been demonstrated against a number of different cancers. The most clinically advanced OV is a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus (T-VEC) which expresses GMCSF to aid the development of anti-tumour immune responses; T-VEC is approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Errington-Mais, Dr V Jennings

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Impact of Hypermutability and Restriction-Modification by Campylobacter jejuni, a foodborne pathogen, on Bacteriophage Control Measures

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Campylobacter jejuni is a major foodborne pathogen responsible for thousands of cases gastroenteritis every year. The major source of infections by this bacterial pathogen is contaminated poultry products. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C D Bayliss, Prof M Clokie

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Evaluating the Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Genotypic Antibiotic Tolerance Among Important Bacterial Pathogens

University of St Andrews School of Biology

Antibiotic resistance jeopardises our ability to effectively treat bacterial infections, yet it is not the only survival strategy pathogenic bacteria use to evade killing by antibiotics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Hobbs, Dr J pearson, Dr B Parcell

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Identifying variants impacting splicing of 5’ and 3’ UTRs and underpinning inherited retinal disease

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Genomic variation that impacts splicing is well established as a cause of genomic disorders, but is almost exclusively limited to protein-coding exons and introns intersecting protein-coding exons. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Ellingford, Prof R O'Keefe

15 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The role of regulatory evolution in phage ecology

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The regulation of genes crucially determines the fitness and function of all organisms. This is particularly relevant for bacteriophages, the viruses that infect bacteria, as they rely on a tightly scheduled program for a successful infection. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Lagator, Dr CI Igler

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

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Understanding the interplay of biofilm growth and AMR plasmid conjugation

University of Birmingham Institute of Microbiology and Infection

Research interests/description of main research theme. Background. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major crisis for human medicine. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Buckner, Prof W Van Schaik

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

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3 Year Funded Kennedy Trust IMPACT Inflammation MB-PhD

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Combine the vocational training of a medical degree with the research expertise of a PhD. The Kennedy Trust IMPACT Inflammation MB-PhD is a funded three-year programme for undergraduate medical students who wish to train as clinician scientists. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Clinical PhD Programme

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How does the E5 oncoprotein contribute to human papillomavirus replication and disease?

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Macdonald, Prof A Whitehouse

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Employing molecular virology to investigate hepatitis E virus replication

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

This project is available to self funded candidates only. The Herod lab has a broad interest in virus replication, with a particular interest in studying single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses important for human and animal health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M.R. Herod, Prof M Harris

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Self-funded PhD- Emergent leadership by well-informed individuals in self-organising groups

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

Emerging infectious diseases often originate from a host shift, where a pathogen is transferred from its original host to a new host species. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Stroeymeyt

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

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Self-funded PhD- Understanding the molecular mechanism of a bacterial genome defence system and its synergy with CRISPR-Cas

University of Bristol School of Biochemistry

Prokaryotes have evolved over billions of years alongside their viruses, the bacteriophages, or “phages”. To prevent viral infection, prokaryotes have evolved rudimentary immune mechanisms, the most widespread and well-studied of which are the Restriction-Modification and the CRISPR-Cas enzymes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M D Szczelkun

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

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MScR: Involvement of astrocytes in neurological manifestations of Long COVID syndrome

University of Bristol School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience

A significant fraction of patients affected by Long COVID, long-term consequences following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, suffer from mental fatigue and cognitive deficits (1-3). Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Teschemacher

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

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Investigating the effect of promoters on gene expression in novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) producer cell lines.

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Biotherapeutics and Advanced Therapies Team

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate to work on an exciting and highly collaborative research project, aimed at identifying and characterising optimal promoter sequences to control expression of AAV genes to engineer novel stable AAV producer cell banks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Kerridge

19 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Elucidating the role of lipids in fibrotic capsule formation at the surface of implanted medical devices.

University of Nottingham School of Medicine

Implanted medical devices are crucial in healthcare, valued at around £400 billion globally, however there is a high failure rate, often due to the foreign body reaction, where a fibrotic capsule forms around the implant with associated inflammation, loosening and infection. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Alexander, Prof AG Ghaemmaghami, Dr D H Kim, Prof BO Ollivere

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Mathematical modelling of transmission and worldwide distribution of neglected zoonotic diseases

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Neglected zoonotic diseases associated with farms are infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans and are often overlooked or underprioritized in low-resource agricultural settings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Tingas, Dr N Wheelhouse

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

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Novel strategy for treatment of chronic wounds via multi-functional liposomal nanocarriers

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A confounding issue of non-healing skin wounds is the presence of pathogenic bacteria, that protect themselves from conventional antibiotic treatments by encasing themselves within protective shields (biofilms). Read more

Supervisors: Dr X Liu, Prof R Falconer

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

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MSc by Research: Effect of Intermicrobial interactions on swarming in pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

The ability of bacteria to spread within the organs and tissues of their host underlies their ability to establish successful infection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Singh

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

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Molecular mechanisms and evolution of apicomplexan parasite/host interaction

University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry

Apicomplexan parasites include disease agents responsible for malaria, toxoplasmosis, and other major diseases of humans and livestock. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Ross Waller

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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(MRC DTP CASE) Determination of the role of viruses in the microbiome of biofilms formed in the ear of patients with otitis media

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Otitis media (OM) is a very common infection of the middle ear characterised by redness, swelling and build-up of fluid behind the eardrum. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Vallely, Prof P Klapper, Prof S Lovell, Mrs JN Nichani

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) The emerging fungal order Mucorales: species-specific pathogenic strategies and new diagnostics

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Mucormycoses are emerging lethal fungal infections, with striking mortality rates of 50-90% depending on the clinical presentation, infection site and underlying host immune status. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Bertuzzi, Dr N.V.R Van Rhijn

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 72 infection biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

infection biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 72 infection biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Positions in Cancer Research

Bidirectional mobile sRNA signalling in pea-downy mildew interactions

Exploring Viral Nucleic Acid Machinery via Cryo Electron Microscopy to Advance Biomedicine

Analysis of pathogen determinants recognized by the hypervariable immune receptor Dscam

125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - Energy, efflux and resistance in bacteria

Developing a novel drug screening platform for schistosomes using the free-living flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea

4-year PhD Studentship: A novel, bacterial quorum sensor-infused nanocarrier drug delivery system to tackle antimicrobial resistant fungi

Systems immunology and multi-omics approaches to understand protective immunity to human malaria

Functional Mechanisms of Genetic Risk Factors for Immune-Related Disease

How does SUMOylation regulate cell survival and death in Heat Shock Response?

Cancer: Understanding the immunosuppressive role of fibroblast and macrophages in Breast cancer

Impact of Hypermutability and Restriction-Modification by Campylobacter jejuni, a foodborne pathogen, on Bacteriophage Control Measures

Evaluating the Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Genotypic Antibiotic Tolerance Among Important Bacterial Pathogens

Identifying variants impacting splicing of 5’ and 3’ UTRs and underpinning inherited retinal disease

The role of regulatory evolution in phage ecology

Understanding the interplay of biofilm growth and AMR plasmid conjugation

3 Year Funded Kennedy Trust IMPACT Inflammation MB-PhD

How does the E5 oncoprotein contribute to human papillomavirus replication and disease?

Employing molecular virology to investigate hepatitis E virus replication

Self-funded PhD- Emergent leadership by well-informed individuals in self-organising groups

Self-funded PhD- Understanding the molecular mechanism of a bacterial genome defence system and its synergy with CRISPR-Cas

MScR: Involvement of astrocytes in neurological manifestations of Long COVID syndrome

Investigating the effect of promoters on gene expression in novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) producer cell lines.

Elucidating the role of lipids in fibrotic capsule formation at the surface of implanted medical devices.

Mathematical modelling of transmission and worldwide distribution of neglected zoonotic diseases

Novel strategy for treatment of chronic wounds via multi-functional liposomal nanocarriers

MSc by Research: Effect of Intermicrobial interactions on swarming in pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Molecular mechanisms and evolution of apicomplexan parasite/host interaction

(MRC DTP CASE) Determination of the role of viruses in the microbiome of biofilms formed in the ear of patients with otitis media

(MRC DTP CASE) The emerging fungal order Mucorales: species-specific pathogenic strategies and new diagnostics

We have 72 infection biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

infection biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 72 infection biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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