PhD Opportunity in Microbial Genomics, Bacterial Evolution and Antimicrobial Resistance University of Leicester in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Edinburgh in antibiotic resistance, plasmid dynamics, microbial evolution, and infectious disease dynamics . This EASTBIO-funded project asks what determines whether a resistance plasmid establishes and spreads in a new bacterial lineage. The work focuses on Enterobacterales across agricultural, environmental, and clinical reservoirs, with examples including Escherichia coli , Salmonella , and Klebsiella pneumoniae . The project aims to understand how plasmid...

PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick in communication, competition and resilience in structured bacterial communities . This funded PhD project sits at the intersection of biology , mathematical modelling , microbiology , and environmental science . Working with Dr Albane Thery and Dr Munehiro Asally , the project investigates how bacterial biofilms communicate and reorganise under stress. The research focuses on long-range signalling in E. coli biofilms, including electrical waves, nutr...

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 Cardiff University in the Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on designer proteins for targeting biofilm matrix carbohydrates and combating bacterial infections and antimicrobial resistance . The project focuses on biofilms formed by major pathogens including Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Staphylococcus aureus , and Streptococcus mutans . The research aims to design novel protein carbohydrate-binding domains that can recognize biofilm extracellular polysaccharide...

PhD opportunity in Microbiology at the University of Exeter (Cornwall campus, UK) with Stineke van Houte and David Sünderhauf . The project focuses on bacterial communities , gene transfer , and how bacteria interact and exchange DNA, with work on the human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae . The research is linked to developing a new biotechnology aimed at helping tackle the antimicrobial resistance crisis. This is a PhD opening for a prospective student starting in October 2027 . Applications are...