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Fully Funded PhD in Antimicrobial Tolerance, Infection Biology and Antibiotic Resistance Queen's University Belfast in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Microbiology
Funding
Fully funded PhD studentship. The post does not specify the stipend amount or details of tuition and other cost coverage.
Deadline
Jan 22, 2027
Country
United Kingdom
University
Queen's University Belfast
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Why Bacteria Survive Antibiotics: Understanding and Overcoming Antimicrobial Tolerance is a fully funded PhD project at the School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, led by Illuminate Fellow Thomas Thompson.
The research focuses on a central antimicrobial research question: why bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment even when laboratory tests indicate that they should be susceptible. The project will examine how infection environments alter bacterial physiology and contribute to antimicrobial tolerance.
The doctoral researcher will investigate bacterial survival during treatment and explore potential ways to improve the effectiveness of existing antibiotics. The work will combine experimental microbiology with infection-relevant models and omics approaches, creating an interdisciplinary research programme spanning microbiology, infection biology, antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic pharmacology.
The student will join a research environment within the School of Pharmacy and contribute to research aimed at understanding treatment failure and identifying strategies to overcome bacterial tolerance.
Funding details
Fully funded PhD studentship. The post does not specify the stipend amount or details of tuition and other cost coverage.
What's required
The opening is for eligible UK applicants. Prospective students should be interested in microbiology, antimicrobial resistance or infection biology; specific degree, language, technical and academic requirements are not stated in the post.
How to apply
Review the full project details and application instructions through the FindAPhD advert linked in the post, then apply by 22 January 2027.
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