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Developing mechanistic hypotheses for the action of therapeutic diets in the treatment of Crohns disease (QUINCE_E22MMB)
Crohn’s disease (CD) is an incapacitating inflammatory disease of the gut. Dietary therapy is one of the most effective treatments for CD with the advantage...
Detection of interval cancers of Upper GI Tract using advanced text mining methods (IGLESIAB_U22SF)
According to various studies [1,2,3], upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers are frequently missed at endoscopy. Also the percentage of early diagnosis of such...
Biofilms - From Structure-Function to Antimicrobial Discovery (HEMMINGSA_U22SF)
Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a major threat to public health. The treatment of many clinically relevant pathogenic bacteria pathogen has become...
Guess Who: Developing a Behavioural Fingerprint for Insider Threat Detection (BUCKLEYO_U22SF)
Insider threats pose a growing risk to businesses, institutions, and governmental organisations. A recent survey suggests the global cost of insider threats...
Following the light: using 'brightspots' to avoid future forest fires (CARMENTA_DEV22SENSS)
Responding to the reality of pervasive tropical forest fires is an urgent social and environmental challenge. Tropical fires emit disproportionate quantities...
Towards designing novel therapeutics for targeting neglected tropical diseases (STEPHENSONR_U22SF)
This exciting PhD opportunity at the interface of chemistry, medicine and biology is offered as part of the UEA Open Lab Africa project. Techniques of...
Chiral allene derived-metal complexes for asymmetric catalysis and metallotherapy (MUNOZM_U22SF)
Applications are welcome for a self-funded project to be developed at the School of Chemistry of the University of East Anglia to work in the research group...
Finding the source and tracking transmission of an antibiotic-resistant superbug, Acinetobacter baumannii (EVANS_U22MMB)
Understanding where antibiotic-resistant bacteria come from and how they are being spread between patients within a hospital is essential to be able to...
How do bacteria contribute to aggressive prostate cancer? – A joint lab/bioinformatics PhD studentship (BREWER_U22MMB)
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men worldwide and ~307,000 men die every year. We know that infectious agents, such as bacteria and...
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in East Anglia (PAGE_Q22MMB)
The UK is a world leader in SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing thanks to the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK). The Quadram Institute, in particular the Page...
Paratyphoid Mary? Salmonella Paratyphi A transmission and characterisation of carrier states (LANGRIDGE_Q22MMB)
Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A (SPA) causes paratyphoid fever, a severe infection increasing in regions of Asia. Between 2016 and 2019, cases per...
Exploiting human gut microbiome in mucus to combat pathogens (JUGE_Q22MMB)
This PhD studentship provides an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to investigate gut symbiont-pathogen interactions at the mucosal surface...
Bacteriophages as precision medicine in the ageing gut (ADRIAENSSENS_Q22MMB)
Bacteriophages are the most abundant biological entity on the planet, but their role in the human microbiome is poorly understood. In this project, the...
Finding new antibiotics in the soil microbiota (MALONE_J22MMB)
The increase in drug-resistant bacterial infections is a major global health threat. This crisis is exacerbated by a lack of new antibiotics, caused by...
Understanding the role of the ocean in climate variability (THOMPSOND_U22RS2)
A fully-funded PhD studentship is available on the role of the ocean in the climate system. The extent to which the ocean contributes to climate variability...
First Steps to Independence: Evaluating a Behaviourally Informed Independent Travel Training Programme (PATEL_ECO22SENSS)
Today’s children are growing up in tough times. Children’s services are under serious pressure, mental health problems are increasingly common, and COVID has...
Developing a Psychological Model of Recovery from Postpartum Psychosis (HODGEKINS_MED22SENSS)
Postpartum psychosis (PP) is a severe but treatable form of mental illness that can happen to women after having a baby. PP affects approximately 2 mothers...
Synthesis of Porphyrin-Phthalocyanine hybrids (CAMMIDGEA_U22SF)
This PhD project will focus on (organic) synthesis and assembly of new Porphyrin analogues. It will take recent developments in our lab for synthesis of...
Improved computational methods for bacterial strain identification (HUBERK_U22SCI50)
Infections and infectious diseases – including bacterial infections - cost the NHS an estimated £30 billion each year. Key to countering threats to human...
Understanding changes in temperature persistence under global warming (THOMPSOND_U22RS1)
A fully-funded PhD studentship is available in the physics of climate change. The project will focus on changes in surface temperature “persistence” - or...
Doctor of Medicine-MD
Based in the School of Medicine, successful completion of this two year, full-time or four year, part-time...