PhD - The phage jobs

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…

Phd Opportunity to work on cystic fibrosis with phage cocktails

November 1, 2024

Cystic fibrosis is the most common, genetically inherited disease in the UK and there are over 11,000 people living with this in the UK….

International Liberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

JRF opportunity for validation of an optofluidic device for detection of bacteria in food samples

September 28, 2024

Test the binding efficiency of phage proteins to bacteria present in food samples and optimise the capture of bacteria from food samples using magnetic…

PhD opportunity to determine the role of phages in Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

September 19, 2024

The aim of this work is to investigate the role of E. meningoseptica phages in its biology as opportunistic human pathogen. in this project work to…

PhD opportunity in Phage Transduction

September 10, 2024

Work on Phage Transduction powered by Diversity Generating Retroelements in an Experimental study and biotechnological tool development by Pasteur-Paris University. click here for the…

PhD Opportunity in investigating bacterial immune mechanisms against phages

September 9, 2024

In the complex interplay between bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts, anti-phage defense mechanisms, such as the recently discovered Zorya system, play a crucial role….

Have a PhD? Apply for an excellent teaching Opportunity in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology

August 26, 2024

Full-time position (with a workload balance of 40:40:20 between teaching, research, and service, respectively) at the level of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or Associate Professor…

Opportunity to work in single-cell transcriptomics and phage-host interactions

August 25, 2024

Develop and employ transcriptomic tools to investigate gene expression in single bacterial cells. The project will focus on microbial pathogens, such as Vibrio cholerae, and…

PhD Opportunity in molecular mechanism of bacteria defense system and its synergy with CRISPR-Cas

August 13, 2024

This is a collaborative project between the Szczelkun lab (Bristol) and the Westra lab (Exeter). Work together with a collaborative team from the Universities…

PhD opportunity in phage-antibiotic synergies to kill bacterial pathogens

August 2, 2024

This project provides an opportunity to learn a wide range of interdisciplinary skills, including experimental microbiology, synthetic engineering techniques, bioimaging, and infectious disease modeling….