Fully funded PhD/DPhil studentships available to train the next generation of cutting-edge antimicrobial resistance researchers.
- Deadline: 30th June
- Course start date: October 2022
- Funding: 6 x fully funded studentships
- Duration: 3.5 years
- Location: University of Cambridge/University of Oxford
The University of Cambridge has jointly launched a new PhD programme with the INEOS Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research and the University of Oxford.
The new initiative aims to train the next generation of cutting-edge antimicrobial resistance researchers. There are six fully-funded PhD/DPhil studentships available to start in October 2022, and applications are now open until the 30 of June.
The successful candidates will be fully funded for three and a half years, and whilst registered at either Oxford or Cambridge will have the opportunity to work on collaborative projects that span both universities, on opportunities such as using cutting-edge biophysics to combat drug resistance in different microbes and new genetic technologies to support the discovery of new drugs.
In this round, there are six available projects – three registered in Cambridge and three in Oxford, each with collaborations in the other University. You can find the list and details for the projects here.
Importantly, for the application process, there are two steps:
- Make initial contact with the primary supervisor of the project you are interested in. Email details are shown in the project description in the provided link.
- The supervisors will provide further information about the projects and advice on how to submit a formal application to the correct course via the relevant University’s application portal.
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Joyce Nwekwu (joyce.nzekwu@ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk).
More details about the programme can be found on the programme website.
Projects available
ML-guided fragment-based antibiotic discovery for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Registered in: University of Cambridge
Primary supervisor: Professor Andres Floto email: arf27@cam.ac.uk. Co-supervisor: Dr Josie Bryant
Collaborators: Professor Chris Schofield (University of Oxford), Professor David Spring (University of Cambridge)
Using cutting-edge biophysics to combat antimicrobial resistance
Registered in: University of Oxford
Primary supervisor: Professor Chris Schofield email: christopher.schofield@chem.ox.ac.uk. Co-supervisor: Professor Fernanda Duarte
Collaborators: Professor David Spring, Professor Tuomas Knowles, Professor Andres Floto (University of Cambridge) and Professor Tim Walsh (University of Oxford)
Structure-based design of new antibiotics
Registered in: University of Oxford
Primary supervisor: Professor Chris Schofield email: christopher.schofield@chem.ox.ac.uk. Co-supervisor: Professor Fernanda Duarte
Collaborators: Professor David Spring, Professor Tuomas Knowles, Professor Andres Floto (University of Cambridge) and Professor Tim Walsh (University of Oxford)
Next generation screening platforms for antimicrobial discovery
Registered in: University of Cambridge
Primary supervisor: Professor Tuomas Knowles email: tpjk2@cam.ac.uk
Collaborators: Professor David Spring, Professor Andres Floto (University of Cambridge), Professor Chris Schofield (University of Oxford)
Understanding the impact of antibiotics on the neonatal/infant microbiome and growth development in LMICs
Registered in: University of Oxford
Primary supervisor: Professor Tim Walsh email: timothy.walsh@zoo.ox.ac.uk. Co-supervisor: Dr Kirsty Sands
Collaborators: Professor Julian Parkhill (University of Cambridge)
Identification of novel antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Klebsiella pneumoniae using machine learning
Registered in: University of Cambridge
Primary supervisor: Professor Julian Parkhill email: jp369@cam.ac.uk. Co-supervisor: Dr Caitlin Collins
Collaborators: Professor Tim Walsh (University of Oxford)
Originally published by Cambridge Infectious Diseases and on the INEOS website: https://www.infectiousdisease.cam.ac.uk/ and https://www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/amr-doctoral-initiative