Prof P Steel
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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
The use of herbicides underpins much of current efforts to feed a growing global production. However, in parallel to antimicrobial resistance, crop weeds are displaying increasing levels of resistance to all marketed herbicides. The most significant problem is found with a weeds that are resistance to multiple classes of herbicides, a phenomenon labelled MHR. This project will build on the exciting discovery of key enzymes associated with MHR in black grass, a major weed in UK cereal farming. Providing a multidisciplinary training in chemistry, plant biology, biochemistry in both academia and industry this project will seek to better understand how MHR occurs and to use this knowledge to provide new agrochemicals to circumvent this problem.
For further information see the website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/chemistry/
To apply:
Please submit a full CV and covering letter directly to [Email Address Removed]
Funding Notes
This is a 4 year BBSRC iCASE studentship under the Newcastle-Liverpool-Durham DTP. The successful applicant will receive research costs, tuition fees and stipend (£14,296 for 2016-17). The PhD will start in October 2017. Applicants should have, or be expecting to receive, a 2.1 Hons degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. EU candidates must have been resident in the UK for 3 years in order to receive full support. There are 2 stages to the application process.
References
I. Cummins, D. J. Wortley, F. Sabbadin, Z. He, C. R. Coxon, H. E. Straker, J. Sellars, K. M. Knight, L. Edwards, D. Hughes, S. S. Kaundun, S.-J. Hutchings, P. G. Steel and R. Edwards. A key role for a glutathione transferase in multiple herbicide resistance in grass weeds. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2013, 110, 5812-5817
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