Bioinformatics (agent) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 7 Bioinformatics (agent) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Translational Medicine: Understanding the mechanism(s) of resistance to EPA to personalise therapy and improve outcome

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) is the UK’s second most lethal cancer, with limited treatment options for unresectable metastatic tumours. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MA Volpato, Prof M Hull

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

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Immunotherapy: Killing Cancer using Dead Virus

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

It is now accepted that our immune systems can hold the key to treating otherwise incurable cancers. So-called “immunotherapy” is an increasingly common method of treating tumours, leading to impressive increases in patient responses. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Griffin, Dr A Samson

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

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The Evolution of Vision in Mosquitoes

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Background . Due to their capacity to transmit viruses such as Zika and parasites like Plasmodium (the causative agent of malaria), mosquitos are regarded by the World Health Organization as one of the most lethal organisms on our planet (WHO | Global vector control response 2017–2030, 2020). Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Feuda, Dr E Rosato, Dr B Warren

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: The microbiome and the promotion of bowel cancer: The key to understanding causation and prevention of this important disease

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Bowel cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer death in the UK and affects 1.9 million people annually worldwide. Its cause is still unknown but recent work by Wood et al. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Marks, Dr H Wood, Dr N West, Prof P Quirke

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

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Quantifying the risk of precipitating drug induced crystalluria (XTALURIA)

Newcastle University School of Pharmacy

The growth of crystals in the body often results in pain, damage, and gross harm. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Kavanagh

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

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Deciphering the evolution of male sexual ornaments and female preference in stalk-eyed flies

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

The selected candidate will conduct cutting-edge research to investigate the evolution of male sexual ornaments and the role of female preference in shaping these traits. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Wright

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

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Clinical Gastroenterology: Investigation of Fidaxomicin Resistance Mechanisms in Clostridium difficile

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Clostridium difficile is a leading pathogen in healthcare-associated diarrheal infections. C. difficile has a plastic genome with multiple mobile genetic elements and recognized capacity to acquire genes involved in resistance and virulence. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Wilcox, Prof A O'Neill, Dr J Freeman, Dr I Moura

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

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We have 7 Bioinformatics (agent) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Bioinformatics (agent) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 7 Bioinformatics (agent) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Translational Medicine: Understanding the mechanism(s) of resistance to EPA to personalise therapy and improve outcome

Immunotherapy: Killing Cancer using Dead Virus

The Evolution of Vision in Mosquitoes

NIHR Leeds BRC: The microbiome and the promotion of bowel cancer: The key to understanding causation and prevention of this important disease

Quantifying the risk of precipitating drug induced crystalluria (XTALURIA)

Deciphering the evolution of male sexual ornaments and female preference in stalk-eyed flies

Clinical Gastroenterology: Investigation of Fidaxomicin Resistance Mechanisms in Clostridium difficile

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