FOOD SAFETY - The phage jobs

Research Scientist at Quadram Institute Bioscience

May 30, 2025

Work as a Research Scientist on the MRC-funded project “Mechanism of multiple drug resistance and genetic evolution of prevalent Salmonella serotypes derived from animals”,…

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PHD ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN CASE OF GUT DYSBIOSIS

February 10, 2025

The MICRO-PATH Doctoral Training Unit (DTU) unites experts from various disciplines to investigate links between the microbiome and chronic diseases alongside generalizable pathogenic effects….

PhD Opportunity in Developing Phage Therapy to Combat Drug-Resistant Poultry Pathogens

December 27, 2024

This project focuses on using bacteriophages (viruses that target bacteria) to address the challenge of drug-resistant, pathogenic Escherichia coli in farmed poultry – a key threat…

Phd Opportunity in Combined Therapeutic Efficacy of Phages and Probiotics to Control Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli

December 9, 2024

Colibacillosis is one of the most common and important diseases in poultry production often linked to extra-intestinal colonization of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC)….

PhD Opportunity to work on efficacy of phage cocktails for eradicating MDR E.coli from the GI tract of colonised livestock species

November 29, 2024

Examples of common E. coli bacterial diseases include colibacillosis in chickens and swine caused by avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) and enterotoxigenic E. coli…

PhD opportunity to work on Structural and Molecular Characterising of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella

November 28, 2024

This project aims to characterize the SPFM10 jumbo phage and understand its structural and molecular mechanisms of bacterial recognition, binding, and infection. These insights…

PhD opportunity to work on impact of Hypermutability and Restriction-Modification by Campylobacter jejuni, on Bacteriophage Control Measures

November 26, 2024

Campylobacter jejuni is a major foodborne pathogen responsible for gastroenteritis every year. The major source of infections by this bacterial pathogen is contaminated poultry products. C….

PhD opportunity on bacteriophage-based biocontrol of pathogens in the food chain

November 2, 2024

In this project, the student will investigate the use of bacteriophages, viruses of bacteria, as biocontrol agents to act against Listeria present in the…