Microbiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Liverpool

We have 7 Microbiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Liverpool

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2025

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University of Liverpool

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2025

University of Liverpool

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Vaccine development for important spirochaetal diseases of cattle.

University of Liverpool

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

*Bovine digital dermatitis (DD) is a severe, infectious, foot skin disease affecting cattle worldwide. This disease causes severe pain resulting in ruminant lameness and impacts animal welfare. Read more

Supervisor: Prof NE Evans

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

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Determining the presence of Gram-negative ESKAPE organisms and antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in commercially available alternative diets for dogs and cats

University of Liverpool

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

The ESKAPE organisms - Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp.– are bacteria of concern due to their propensity for multidrug resistance and resistance to antibiotics which are critical for human and animal health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Morgan, Dr G Pinchbeck, Prof D Timofte, Prof N Williams

30 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Molecular mechanisms underpinning A. baumannii virulence

University of Liverpool

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat. Acinetobacter baumannii, is the leading cause of nosocomial infections worldwide, where its high resistance to antibiotic treatments and ability to cause lethal infections, has led to its categorisation as a “critical priority” pathogen by the WHO1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CJ Harding, Prof A Kadioglu

1 June 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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“Omics” phenotyping of symbionts: Gene regulation in bacterial symbionts of insect pests

University of Liverpool

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

Insect pests of agriculture, forestry, textile production, and stored foodstuffs cause billions of dollars in production losses worldwide, threatening global food security and manufacturing supply chains. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Darby, Prof B Makepeace

31 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Identifying metabolic perturbations that drive kidney cancer

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of renal malignancies and is associated with poor survival. ccRCC is driven by the loss of the VHL gene, which results in the constitutive activation of signalling mediated by the hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Kritsiligkou, Dr MS Sciacovelli

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

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Why do cancers cells re-express meiotic SYCP1 protein?

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

The aim of meiosis is to generate gametes by recombining the chromosomes and reducing the genome from diploid to haploid. However, in mitosis haploid genome and recombination have catastrophic, oncogenic outcomes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U McClurg

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

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Combining genome-scale metabolic models and multi-omics data for a system level understanding of bacteria

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Understanding microbial metabolism is essential for the exploitation of bacteria in a number of different biotechnological applications, the members of the Streptomyces genus being a particularly biotechnologically interesting example (Del Carratore et al., 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Del Carratore, Prof R Goodacre, Prof S Paterson

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

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We have 7 Microbiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Liverpool

Microbiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Liverpool

We have 7 Microbiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Liverpool

University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

Vaccine development for important spirochaetal diseases of cattle.

Determining the presence of Gram-negative ESKAPE organisms and antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in commercially available alternative diets for dogs and cats

Molecular mechanisms underpinning A. baumannii virulence

“Omics” phenotyping of symbionts: Gene regulation in bacterial symbionts of insect pests

Identifying metabolic perturbations that drive kidney cancer

Why do cancers cells re-express meiotic SYCP1 protein?

Combining genome-scale metabolic models and multi-omics data for a system level understanding of bacteria

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