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Targeting staphylococcal colonization and virulence
University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, affecting 15-20% of children and up to 10% of adults. During disease flares, patients experience inflamed skin lesions accompanied by intense itch. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Overton, Dr J Geoghegan
 25 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It 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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Structural and functional investigation of the human Vitamin C transporter.
Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences
The human Vitamin C transporters, hSVCT1 and hSVCT2, belong to the Nucleobase Ascorbate transporter (NAT) family of proteins. hSVCT2 is key in the anticancer effects of ascorbic acid. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Byrne
 21 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Catching a killing machine in the act: visualizing the membrane attack complex (MAC) in bacterial minicells.
Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences
Complement is one of the immune system’s first responders to infection. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bubeck
 21 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Harnessing Biological Catalysis as Low Energy Solutions to Pesticides and other Micropollutants (BLESs)
Cranfield University School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE)
About the project. Collaborative research projects are available within the EPSRC-funded Water-WISER Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Hassard
 30 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It 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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Bornean plants as a source of as Anti-Plasmid Agents (GIBBONSS_U21SCIPVC)
University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy
Natural products are a superb source of antibiotic molecules and offer a significant opportunity to overcome antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Gibbons, Dr S E Matthews
 21 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It 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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Bacterial decision-making: Exploring molecular switches of population dynamics
Queen Mary University of London School of Biological & Chemical Sciences
The following PhD studentship is available in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences to start in September 2021. Research Environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Engl
 4 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It 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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Mode of action of HiZox in the weaned piglet
University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences
A critical period in the life of the pig is immediately post weaning as the piglet switches abruptly from a predominantly liquid milk diet, supplied by the sow, to a predominantly plant based diet, supplied by feed, and hence undergoes rapid complimentary changes in gut structure, function and microbiome. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A.T. Taylor, Prof F.D. Dunshea, Dr S.L. Laird
 19 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Generation of human cytomegalovirus-pseudotyped particles and development of systems for the study of viral cell entry mechanisms, neutralizing antibody responses to infection and vaccination, and testing of potential novel therapeutics
University of Greenwich School of Pharmacy (Medway Campus)
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) establishes lifelong infections of the host with >60% infected across the globe. In healthy children and adults HCMV produces mild symptoms like influenza or mononucleosis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Scott, Dr N Temperton, Dr M Reeves
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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Generation of human cytomegalovirus-pseudotyped particles and development of systems for the study of viral cell entry mechanisms, neutralizing antibody responses to infection and vaccination, and testing of potential novel therapeutics
University of Kent School of Pharmacy (Medway Campus)
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) establishes lifelong infections of the host with >60% infected across the globe. In healthy children and adults HCMV produces mild symptoms like influenza or mononucleosis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Scott, Dr N Temperton, Dr M Reeves
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The role of Siglecs in the association between Fusobacterium nucleatum strains and colon cancer (ESR2)
Quadram Institute Bioscience Graduate Programme
MSCA-ITN fully funded PhD position available at Quadram Institute Bioscience (Norwich, UK) within Innovative Training Network (ITN) GLYTUNES. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Juge
 30 April 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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The role of copper resistance in Staphylococcus aureus infection
University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology
Excess copper is highly toxic and forms part of the host innate immune system’s antibacterial arsenal, accumulating at sites of infection and acting within macrophages to kill engulfed pathogens. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Morrissey
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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.

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The effect of air pollution on bacterial infection and host-pathogen interaction.
University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology
This project is at the cutting edge of investigations of the increase in infection resulting from airborne pollution. Air pollution is the world’s largest single environmental health risk, being responsible for an eighth of all global deaths per year (World Health Organisation, 2017). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Morrissey
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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.

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Towards the circular economy in regional food processing: Transforming organic wastes into soil amendments
Southern Cross University Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Transforming organic wastes into soil amendments . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Erler
 29 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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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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Structural-guided understanding of the functions of proline metabolic enzymes in health and disease
University of Leicester Leicester Cancer Research Centre
This proposal aims at investigating the structural and enzymatic properties of the proline metabolism enzyme pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase-1 (PYCR1). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Rufini
 6 May 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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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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Interrogating the neural circuit that controls aggression
University of Leicester Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
The aim of this project is to develop transgenic tools to characterise the neural circuit that controls aggression in the vertebrate brain. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Norton
 6 May 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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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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