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PhD Opportunity in Characterisation of the Biological Features of Phages through Large-Scale Analyses

December 18, 2024

The project represents an ambitious attempt to delve into this universe of uncharacterised biodiversity through a series of sequential investigations. The first step will…

Opportunity to work on developing biosensors to detect phage replication

December 17, 2024

When phages kill bacteria, they cause changes in the bacterial membrane that can be detected using electrical impedance spectroscopy. This project aims to develop…

Opportunity to work on ZombiePhage: how do bacterial viruses evolve into useful weapons?

December 15, 2024

Prophages are parasitic genetic elements that integrate within the genomes of bacterial hosts, bursting out with deadly effects in response to stress. Intriguingly, host bacteria…

Opportunity to work as a Senior Scientist, NextGen Sequencing (NGS) Assay Development for Crawford Lab

December 14, 2024

The lab of Jeremy Chase Crawford in the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions is seeking a highly skilled Sr. Scientist to develop and implement novel…

PhD in undertsanding how antibiotics and bacterial defence systems interact to limit antibiotic resistance transmission

December 12, 2024

This project will investigate how AMR plasmids, bacterial defenses, and antibiotic treatment interact to determine the overall spread of AMR plasmids. To do this,…

Opportunity to work as a research technician at UCL

December 11, 2024

Looking for an enthusiastic and experienced research technician to join the Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Solid Tumors and Sarcoma group of Dr Sophie Postel-Vinay and the…

Oppotunity for PhD or Post-Doc in Bacteriophage Engineering at VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology

December 10, 2024

A major limitation of phage therapy is the typically very narrow host ranges of phages that are isolated from nature. This means that novel…

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 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….