PhD in Communication, Competition and Resilience in Structured Bacterial Communities University of Warwick in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in the School of Biology / Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, as part of the EASTBIO BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership. The project is titled “Mechanism and consequences of lethal zygosis in bacteria restricting AMR plasmids” and focuses on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), conjugative plasmids, restriction-modification (RM) systems, bacterial defence systems, plasmid transmission, and phage therapy. The research asks how defence-induced lethal ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Bath in the Department of Life Sciences on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) , plasmids , gene duplications , plasmid copy number , genomics , experimental evolution , microbiology , genetics , applied statistics , and mathematical modelling . This project is part of the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme (DLP) , which offers up to 17 studentships for entry in September 2027. The work combines large-scale genomic surveillance data from hospital bloodst...

🧬 PhD opportunity at the University of Leicester in microbial genomics , bacterial evolution , and antimicrobial resistance . This BBSRC MIBTP PhD project explores bacterial evolution and antimicrobial resistance using genomic and evolutionary approaches . It is a strong fit for students interested in microbiology, genomics, evolution, and computational/analytical approaches to biological data. Supervisor/announcer: Dr Sandra Beleza, Lecturer in the Department of Genetics, University of Leiceste...

Funded PhD opportunity at Coventry University in the Centre for Discoveries in Life Sciences, within the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP). This project is titled Combined Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics and Environmental Contaminants on Skeletal Muscle Function . It sits at the intersection of Environmental Biology , Microbiology , and Nanotechnology , with a strong focus on skeletal muscle physiology, pollutant toxicity, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, ...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom on sporulation biology of a honey-bee pathogen . This project focuses on Paenibacillus larvae , the bacterium that causes American Foul Brood (AFB) in honeybee larvae. AFB is a serious notifiable disease in many countries, including the UK, and has major consequences for beekeeping and pollinator health. The research aims to build a deeper molecular understanding of how this spore-forming pathogen completes its life cycle ...