PhD Studentship: Understanding the Microbiome and Phageome in Chronic Lung Infections for the Development of Phage Therapy University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom This funded PhD project with Dr Andreas Wack focuses on tissue immunity , immune memory , and the response of the lung to viral and bacterial infections . The project investigates how infections such as influenza and COVID-19 shape lung immunity, epithelial repair, and the long-term behaviour of immune cells, especially monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages. The research sits at the intersection of immunology , microbiology ,...

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...

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 John Innes Centre in the Saunders Lab on deciphering critical regulators in wheat rust immunity . The project focuses on plant pathology , wheat genetics , molecular biology , bioinformatics , microbiology , and plant biology , with an emphasis on how branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) influence salicylic acid-mediated defence against yellow rust in wheat. The research aims to uncover the link between BCAA accumulation and activation of the MYB/SANT transcription factor Ta...

Funded PhD opportunity at Ulster University in the PEARL-MAP / PEARL-OMICS partnership. The project focuses on conservation genomics and integrates multi-omics , eDNA , and catchment data to understand stress and restoration responses in endangered freshwater pearl mussels in Ireland. This PhD is suitable for graduates in biomedical science , biological science , environmental science , bioinformatics , or a related field. Coding and sequencing experience are welcome but not essential, and the p...