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PhD opportunity to work on Combinations of bacteriophages and cold plasma for biofilm biocontrol

December 4, 2024

The ongoing antimicrobial resistance crisis has incentivised research into alternative antibacterial and antibiofilm agents. One of them is cold plasma and plasma-activated water (PAW),…

The University of Manchester, research associate KTP

PhD Opportunity in Generative AI approaches for synthetic phage genome engineering

December 3, 2024

The emergence of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tools, now supports complex prediction and generation tasks at molecular, systems, and genomic levels. In this project,…

PhD Opportunity in using experimental evolution to understand the impact of phage therapy on Clostridioides difficile

December 1, 2024

C. difficile is intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics and thrives in the disrupted gut environment created by antibiotic treatment. C. difficile is a spore-forming…

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 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 in Genetic engineering of bacteriophages to understand their biology and utilise in biotech applications

November 25, 2024

This project aims to develop a minimal phage genome that can be used for biotech applications and to elucidate the function of phage genes….

PhD Opportunity to work on Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteriophages Against MDR pathogenic Acinetobacter spp. from Malaysian Wastewater

November 15, 2024

This project aims to isolate and characterize phages targeting MDR Acinetobacter spp. from Malaysian wastewater. The student will perform advanced phage purification and characterization…

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