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Based at Queen's University Belfast - FBS2021-29-Gobert: Environmental DNA from Fasciola parasites as a novel biomarker to improve agriculture in the UK
University of Reading FoodBioSystems DTP
Fasciola hepatica, usually termed "the temperate liver fluke", is found worldwide and causes disease known as fasciolosis. This infection caused by helminth parasites, primarily impacts on ruminant production, including within the UK and many other European countries. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Gobert, Prof P M Brophy
 8 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Environmental control of dendritic cell activation and function during pulmonary type 2 inflammation
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Type 2 inflammation is a defining feature of infection with parasitic worms (helminths), as well as being responsible for widespread suffering in allergies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A MacDonald, Prof J Allen
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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The evolution of antimicrobial resistance in human infections
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Antibiotics are our main defence against bacterial infections, but rising levels of resistance risks rendering antibiotics ineffective. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Brockhurst, Dr D Gifford, Dr C Knight
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Self-funded project: Helminth-induced changes to host haematopoiesis – a permanent problem?
University of York Department of Biology
Applications accepted for either MSc by Research or PhD. More than a quarter of the global population is infected with a parasitic worm that cause a range of diseases. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hewitson, Dr D G Kent
Open Day(s)  15 August 2021 PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Based at Queen's University Belfast - FBS2021-23-Morgan: Exploiting plant diversity and phenology for livestock health under climate change
University of Reading FoodBioSystems DTP
This project addresses the potential ecosystem services provided by plant biodiversity to ruminant grazing systems in the UK, specifically through enhanced and sustainable parasite control. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Morgan, Dr S Stergiadis, Dr K Theodoridou
 8 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Burgess project: A drug-resistance map for Leishmania populations in Brazil.
University of York Department of Biology
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease caused by Leishmania infantum/donovani (1). After disease onset, VL is generally fatal if untreated. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Jeffares, Prof J Mottram
Open Day(s)  4 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project is one of a number of projects at this institution. It is in competition for funding with one or more of these projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. The funding is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Queen’s DTP: The importance of microbes in early schistosomula parasite development
Queen’s University Belfast School of Biological Sciences
This project opportunity is offered as part of the Queen's Doctoral Training Programme - Multi-dimensional approaches to understanding microbe/host interactions in the context of disease, therapeutics and community resilience. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Gobert, Dr C Cantacessi, Dr G Rinaldi
 11 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Based at Aberystwyth University - FBS2021-69-Morphew: Meta-omics to uncover rumen parasitic helminth-microbiome interactions
University of Reading FoodBioSystems DTP
Lead supervisor. Dr Russ Morphew, Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences. Email. rom@aber.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Morphew
 8 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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How do host density and diversity contribute to disease outbreaks?
Trinity College Dublin Natural Sciences
A four-year funded PhD position (€16,000 per year + fees) starting March 2021 (if Covid allows) is available at the Zoology Department of Trinity College Dublin, on how host density and diversity affect disease outbreaks, under supervision of Pepijn Luijckx. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Luijckx
 31 January 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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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
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Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

This supervisor does not yet know if funding is available for this project, or they intend to apply for external funding once a suitable candidate is selected. Applications are welcome - please see project details for further information.

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Ultrastructural analysis of the mouse whipworm as a model for human trichuriasis
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Gastrointestinal dwelling nematode parasites are extremely successful parasites of both man and animals infecting over a billion people worldwide and are responsible for considerable morbidity and ill health worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R K Grencis, Dr T Starborg
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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