The current coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of understanding viral lifecycles so that we can be ready to rapidly develop vaccines and antiviral therapies to counter future threats. This project is focused on picornaviruses, which are responsible for a number of serious diseases, including polio and foot-and–mouth disease. There is an urgent need to develop new strategies to address the continuing issue of picornavirus infection. The project aims to study the features of the viral genome responsible for both rapid replication and persistence, using a replicon system. The long-term aim of the work is to utilise our knowledge of the molecular details of replication in the development of new strategies of disease diagnosis and control.
This interdisciplinary project includes other UK academic institutions as well as the BBSRC Pirbright Institute and will involve close collaboration and research visits.
Funding Note
This studentship is part of the BBSRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology. (https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/). Appointed candidates will be fully-funded for 4 years. The funding includes:
Tax-free annual UKRI stipend (£15,609 for 2021/22 starts. Awards increase every year, typically with inflation).
UK tuition fees (Around £4,500 per year)
Research Training and Support Grant (RTSG)
Conference and Professional Internships for PhD Students (PIPS) allowances
We aim to support the most outstanding applicants from inside and outside the UK. We are able to offer a limited number of bursaries that will enable full studentships to be awarded to international applicants. These full studentships will only be awarded to exceptional quality candidates, due to the competitive nature of this scheme.
Not all projects will be funded; the DTP will appoint a limited number of candidates via a competitive process.
How to apply
Applicants should complete an online application form and attach the following documentation to support their application.
- a full academic CV
- degree certificate and transcripts of marks
- Evidence that you meet the University's minimum English language requirements (if applicable).
To help us identify that you are applying for this studentship project please ensure you provide the following information on your application form;
- Select PhD in Biological Sciences as your programme of study
- Give the full project title and name the supervisors listed in this advert
- For source of funding please state you are applying for a White Rose BBSRC DTP funded studentship
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