PhD Studentship: Investigating Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Genome Rearrangement in Foodborne Bacteria University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the John Innes Centre within the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership. This project, “From Defence to Antibiotic production: Uncovering New Roles for NLR Signalling in Multicellular Bacteria” , explores how nucleotide-binding and oligomerisation domain-like receptors (NLRs) function in Streptomyces beyond phage defence. The research aims to uncover broader roles in multicellular development , complex signalling networks , and the regulation of natura...

Funded PhD opportunity at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, United Kingdom, on spatial and three-dimensional genome regulation during zygotic genome activation (ZGA) . This project explores how chromatin architecture, promoter-enhancer communication, boundary formation, insulation, and spatially restricted transcriptional states are coordinated as the embryonic genome becomes active. The work sits at the intersection of developmental genomics , chromatin biology , genomics ...

PhD opportunity at Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom. This funded project explores protein glycosylation , bacterial colonisation , and gut adaptation in Gram-positive bacteria, with a focus on Limosilactobacillus reuteri and serine-rich repeat proteins (SRRPs). The project sits within the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme and offers a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship . Funding includes tuition fees, an annual stipend for living costs, and a Res...

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 ...

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 ...