This PhD project, run in collaboration with Syngenta (https://www.syngenta.com/en) and part funded by CAMS (Community for Analytical Measurement Science, https://cams-uk.co.uk/) and the University of Manchester, will use chemical biology approaches to provide a comprehensive understanding of the target profile of multi-site reactive fungicides, and use this information to determine how the cidal effect and off-target toxicities are mediated at a molecular level. This project will develop methods to synthesise the probes, detect the proteins modified by reactive fungicides in target and non-target organisms, and determine the biological significance of these effects.
The project will involve: 1) the synthesis of modified analogues of multisite fungicides and determination of their antifungal activity, and redesign and synthesis of the probes as necessary; 2) the detection of the proteins which the analogues interact with in the target, host and mammalian systems, using LCMS-based chemical proteomics; 3) the use of this information to explore the molecular basis for on- and off-target effects; and 4) the identification of the dose-dependent changes in modification to demonstrate that the identified modifications are biologically relevant in the system being studied.
Applicants are expected to hold, or be about to obtain, a minimum upper second class undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in chemistry or a closely related subject. A Masters degree in a relevant subject and/or experience in chemical synthesis or chemical proteomics would be beneficial but is not essential.
http://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/researchdegrees/howtoapply/
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