Immunology (reading) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Reading School of Pharmacy

Pharmacological effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on mesenchymal stem cells in endometriosis

Endometriosis is a common long-term health condition that affects around 190 million women of reproductive age worldwide. It causes severe pain during periods, sex, going to the toilet, and sometimes just general pelvic discomfort, bloating, and tiredness. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Widera, Dr G Cottrell

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

Innovative Biological Scaffolds for Regenerative Replacement of Dysfunctional Heart Valves

Supervisor: Dr H.E. Berry

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

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

Investigation of host-virus interactions

Supervisors: Dr M Stacey, Dr J N Barr

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 in the area of molecular virology. Read more

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

Targeting protein acetylation to reduce microglia activation in neurodegenerative disorders

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

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

Supervisor: Prof I Wood

Manipulation of neuroimmune responses and behaviour by infectious agents

Supervisors: Dr G Mcconkey, Dr S Clapcote

This project is available exclusively to self-funded students who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2023/24. The project focuses on how infectious agents modify the individuals that they infect and how neuroimmune responses to infection moderate behaviour changes in warm-blooded animals and humans. Read more

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

Uncovering the links between the environmental sensor, AHR, and the development of breast cancer

Supervisors: Dr C Gorrini, Dr A Zhuravleva

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

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

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Leveraging novel automated diagnostic pathways with augmented precision medicine approaches for the early detection and risk stratification of liver disease

Liver disease represents one of the fastest-growing causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. The principle aetiological variants are contained within the new nomenclature of steatotic liver disease (SLD). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Brennan, Prof J F Dillon, Dr M Al-Khairalla

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Epigenetics and Cancer: Determining how Mistakes in V(D)J Recombination Trigger Leukaemias and Lymphomas

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

V(D)J recombination is essential to produce an effective adaptive immune system but since the reaction involves breakage and rejoining of DNA, it is highly dangerous and errors have long been thought to lead to leukaemias and lymphomas. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Boyes

The Pirbright Institute Pirbright Laboratory, Surrey, Outer London

Enhancing Insight into Variations in Virulence Among Avian influenza Viruses Infecting Poultry

This studentship is open to science graduates with, or who anticipate obtaining, at least a 2:1 or equivalent in a relevant biological subject in their undergraduate degree, or a Masters degree - subject to university regulations. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Iqbal, Prof J Daly

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

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Targeting the extracellular matrix remodelling for the treatment of obesity-associated cardio-renal dysfunction

Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic metabolic diseases including heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Our lab demonstrated a tight association between increased deposition of extracellular matrix components (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Kang, Dr C Murdoch

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Cancer: Investigation of accentuated mitochondrial ROS and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in cystic fibrosis and colorectal carcinoma.

Supervisors: Prof D Peckham, Prof D Jayne, Dr S Savic, Miss LR Caley

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with an accentuated inflammatory response to bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), increased resting energy expenditure and a higher than expected prevalence of gastrointestinal and other malignancies. Read more

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

Haematology: Oncogenic reprogramming of immune cells; novel mechanism for drug resistance in leukaemia

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

Under pathogenic challenges, cells of the haematopoietic system become epigenetically reprogrammed and establish immune memory. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Laslo

Cancer Biology: The role of Wnt signaling in glioblastoma therapeutic resistance

Supervisors: Dr G Mavria, Dr S Bell, Dr C Toomes

Glioblastoma is a deadly brain tumour treated with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy with patient survival of 6-15 months. Read more

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

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

Supervisors: Dr F Errington-Mais, Dr V Jennings

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

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