Prof B Wilkinson
No more applications being accepted
Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
The discovery & development of penicillin sparked ‘The Golden Age of Antibiotics’ which spanned the 1940’s to 1960’s when most major classes of antibiotics were discovered. Indeed, the majority of antibiotics in clinical use today are derived from natural products made by microorganisms.
Alarmingly, the pipeline of new antibiotics has dried up at a time when Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and emerging new pathogens has made their discovery a matter of extreme urgency. AMR is an increasingly serious threat to global public health, but is an inevitable consequence of the use of antibiotics.
In collaboration with Prof Matt Hutchings (UEA) and Prof Tony Maxwell (JIC), the successful candidate with develop a new class of natural product antibiotics with a high barrier for the selection of resistant isolates. They will have access to cutting-edge research facilities within JIC and UEA as well as a stimulating research and training environment. They will be part of an interdisciplinary team and through the project they will gain an excellent foundation in natural products and synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, microbial biotechnology & x-ray crystallography. There will be opportunity to interact with industry and other research institutes.
The combination of skills and experience provided by this studentship will make the successful candidate highly employable in academia and industry.
This project has been shortlisted for funding by the Norwich Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP). Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed as part of the studentship competition. Candidates will be interviewed on either the 8th, 9th or 10th January 2019.
The NRP DTP offers postgraduates the opportunity to undertake a 4-year research project whilst enhancing professional development and research skills through a comprehensive training programme. You will join a vibrant community of world-leading researchers. All NRPDTP students undertake a three-month professional internship (PIPS) during their study. The internship offers exciting and invaluable work experience designed to enhance professional development. Full support and advice will be provided by our Professional Internship team. Students with, or expecting to attain, at least an upper second-class honours degree, or equivalent, are invited to apply.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website: www.biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
Funding Notes
For funding eligibility guidance, please visit our website: http://biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/how-to-apply/funding-and-eligibility. Full Studentships cover a stipend (UKRI rate: £14,777pa – 2018/9), research costs and tuition fees at UK/EU rate and are available to UK and EU students who meet the UK residency requirements.
Students from EU countries who do not meet the UK residency requirements may be eligible for a fees-only award. Students in receipt of a fees-only award will be eligible for a maintenance stipend awarded by the NRPDTP Bioscience Doctoral Scholarships. To be eligible students must meet the EU residency requirements.
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