Martins SotomayorSystems immunology and multi-omics approaches to understand protective immunity to human malaria
Systems immunology and multi-omics approaches to understand protective immunity to human malaria
About the Project This PhD project aims to develop and apply computational approaches that integrate systems biology and molecular immunology to understand host-pathogen immunity and predict immune control of malaria. … Read More Read More
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Raelyn MillerRetrotransposons in immunity
Retrotransposons in immunity
About the Project Only about 1-2% of our genome is made up of protein coding genes, the rest is non-coding and at least half of that is made up of … Read More Read More
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Rose ReynoldsElucidating the molecular mechanisms of intrinsic antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens
Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of intrinsic antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens
About the Project Antibiotics make possible the treatment and cure of life-threatening bacterial infections and have added over a decade to the average human lifespan. Unfortunately, the utility of these … Read More Read More
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Rebecca Shepherd4-year PhD Studentship: Towards Accurate Disease Surveillance: Deep Learning-Assisted Simulation of Bacterial Genomes
4-year PhD Studentship: Towards Accurate Disease Surveillance: Deep Learning-Assisted Simulation of Bacterial Genomes
About the Project Public health surveillance programmes routinely collect vast amounts of pathogen genomics data each year. A pressing issue is how to best utilise this information for effective disease … Read More Read More
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Nikola MilovanovicCancer Epigenetics project
Cancer Epigenetics project
About the Project Broad Project Summary: Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Epigenetic changes are now recognised as a hallmark feature of cancer, but our understanding … Read More Read More
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Zoe LartigauUsing genome sequencing to find the cause of undiagnosed rare conditions affecting bowel, heart, lung or brain in adults
Using genome sequencing to find the cause of undiagnosed rare conditions affecting bowel, heart, lung or brain in adults
About the Project In the UK, a rare condition is one that affects fewer than 1/2000 people. Around 70% of rare conditions have a genetic cause (ie are caused by … Read More Read More
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Anges SheltonAgricultural genomics, chromosomes, genome and repetitive sequence evolution in crops, farm animals, models and wild relatives
Agricultural genomics, chromosomes, genome and repetitive sequence evolution in crops, farm animals, models and wild relatives
About the Project In this project, you will investigate the large-scale organization of an agricultural species and its wild relatives. We will use genomic data from DNA sequencing, including methylation … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Harnessing the genetics of DNA methylation to understand context-specific gene regulation in disease
4-year PhD Studentship: Harnessing the genetics of DNA methylation to understand context-specific gene regulation in disease
About the Project Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have discovered many genetic associations for traits and diseases. However, most GWAS signals reside in non-coding regions (outside genes), and it is … Read More Read More
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Mark MillerPhD in Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Genomics
PhD in Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Genomics
NSF-Funded Graduate Positions at the University of North Texas, University of Alabama, and Penn State Project: DISTANCE: Determining InStream Transport of eDNA Across NEON sites at the Continental ScalE A … Read More Read More
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Tiffany WilliamsGenetic isolation: protecting biotech and the environment with synthetic genomes.
Genetic isolation: protecting biotech and the environment with synthetic genomes.
About the Project A direct consequence of the universality of the genetic code is the possibility for genetic information to be transferred between evolutionarily distant species. In the context of … Read More Read More
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