PhD in olfactory genetics, diet, gut microbiota and cardiometabolic health University of Bath in United Kingdom

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership. This project, supervised by Dr Lavinia Paternoster, focuses on the genetic causes of skin disease using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) , multi-ancestry fine-mapping , multi-omic integration , and large-scale data analysis. The work aims to identify causal variants, effector genes, biological pathways, and therapeutic targets linked to approximately 100 skin conditions. Research areas/...

PhD opportunity at the University of Bath in the Department of Psychology: The brain-skin link in psychosis: uncovering shared biology and new treatment targets . This project is part of the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme (DLP), which is offering up to 17 funded studentships for October 2027 entry. The project sits within a collaborative training environment spanning the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and Exeter, with access to shared research strengths, training, and reso...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Glasgow in the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research on virome dynamics in wastewater . The project combines viral genomics , next-generation sequencing , bioinformatics , and artificial intelligence to detect and characterise WHO priority viruses and study how viral communities change across urban, rural, hospital, and airport settings. The doctoral project (DC12) is part of the EU-funded DETECTIVE MSCA Doctoral Network. Research o...

PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in substance use and self-harm , offered through the MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership . This interdisciplinary project examines the relationship between substance use and self-harm across both long-term and short-term timescales. The research combines epidemiology , advanced statistical methods , Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) , and qualitative interviews to better understand risk factors and mental health outcomes. Research themes ...

Queen Mary University of London is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fungal Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics based at the Blizard Institute in London, England. The project focuses on Trichophyton indotineae , a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that is rapidly spreading worldwide and creating an urgent public health challenge. The successful candidate will work at the interface of genomics , antimicrobial resistance , molecular diagnostics , and clinical epidemiology , contrib...