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We are looking for a motivated student to work on an interdisciplinary project that spans bioinformatics, microbiology and chemistry. In this 4-year PhD project, the candidate will explore and
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impacts of barrier winds and tip jets in current and future climates via time-slice comparisons from state-of-the-art climate model simulations. Training You will use observations from a series of Norwegian
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Primary Supervisor - Prof David S Richardson Scientific Background Genetic variation within populations is essential to their ability to adapt and survive, but most mutations that change function
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massive intensification in Brazilian animal production, with attendant increasing use of antimicrobial drugs. This selection pressure for AMR in bacteria of relevance for human health not only has
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that underpin immune recognition by these proteins, and how they could be engineered to expand or otherwise improve their use in agriculture. Our target for developing new disease resistance is the most
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datasets. Genome sequences are now available from half to a million people, meaning that we can expect to observe rare mutations at a large fraction of sites in the human genome. We can use this to try to
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that the increased risk of UTIs observed in pregnancy may be in part due to differences in the types of E. coli causing the infections, including variations in phylogenetic group, virulence genes and antimicrobial
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the microbiome. We therefore hypothesise that myeloma treatment–induced alterations to the gut microbiome directly impact immune function and increase susceptibility to infection. Research Methodology This PhD
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decisions about personalised phage therapy. The expected workload is mainly computational, using bioinformatics analyses to investigate the microbiome and phageome with supporting laboratory work for DNA
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to effectively drive biodegradation traits into contaminated soil communities. Methodology The successful applicant will use a combination of molecular and environmental microbiology, bioinformatics and