Kirsten RogdeHow do traits determine invasiveness among populations and species?
How do traits determine invasiveness among populations and species?
About the Project As our climate undergoes significant shifts, and global trade continues to intensify, the movement of biological species is a critical concern. Some species are expanding their ranges … Read More Read More
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Antonio SanchezMRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership - Holding on: Investigating the contribution of attached Leishmania parasite forms in human infections.
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership - Holding on: Investigating the contribution of attached Leishmania parasite forms in human infections.
About the Project Leishmania parasites are responsible for causing a collection of devastating diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. They are spread via infected female sand flies, who feed on … Read More Read More
Categories:MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Can skin inflammation stop mosquito-borne virus infection?
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Can skin inflammation stop mosquito-borne virus infection?
About the Project The climate crisis is making mosquito-borne virus infections an increasing threat to human health. These viruses, such as those that cause Zika (ZIKV) and dengue, are infecting … Read More Read More
Categories:China Scholarship Council: Molecular interplay in plant-aphid-virus interactions
China Scholarship Council: Molecular interplay in plant-aphid-virus interactions
About the Project Aphid-transmitted plant viruses pose a major threat to potato crop production. Among the non-persistent viruses, potyviruses, such as PVY and PVA, cause significant economic damage. With most … Read More Read More
Categories:MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: The Biting-Edge of AI – Predicting Mosquito Vector Competence for Viruses
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: The Biting-Edge of AI – Predicting Mosquito Vector Competence for Viruses
About the Project Mosquito-borne viruses (arboviruses) pose major global threats to animal and human health, and food security. They are disproportionately prominent in global emerging infectious diseases, currently threaten the … Read More Read More
Categories:Funded PhD - Assessing the impact of parasitic bees and extreme weather events on bee colonies and Indigenous beekeeping livelihoods in the Peruvian Amazon
Funded PhD - Assessing the impact of parasitic bees and extreme weather events on bee colonies and Indigenous beekeeping livelihoods in the Peruvian Amazon
About the Project Stingless bees (Meliponini) are essential pollinators in tropical ecosystems, contributing to the pollination of around 50% of flowering plants and thus supporting ecosystem health. They are also … Read More Read More
Categories:Funded PhD - Urban green space as refuge for people and disease vectors under climate change: a double-edged sword
Funded PhD - Urban green space as refuge for people and disease vectors under climate change: a double-edged sword
About the Project With heatwaves becoming increasingly frequent and intense under climate change, people are relying on urban green spaces as a refuge particularly as cities can be worse impacted … Read More Read More
Categories:Funded PhD - Architectural immunity in ants
Funded PhD - Architectural immunity in ants
About the Project Human and animal societies function as complex systems, whose properties emerge from who individuals interact with, where, and when. Recent work has shown that social, spatial and … Read More Read More
Categories:Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Multifunctional flower strips and insect support in a changing climate.
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Multifunctional flower strips and insect support in a changing climate.
About the Project Climate change is leading to warming winters in temperate regions. As a result, many beneficial insects are no longer entering into a winter diapause and are instead … Read More Read More
Categories:Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Disease signalling in insect societies
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Disease signalling in insect societies
About the Project Over millions of years, insect societies have evolved an array of collective defences against infectious pathogens that successfully protect them against epidemics. At the core of these … Read More Read More
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