Phages are important sources of biotechnological tools and can be used to combat bacterial infections. Phages have the potential to help overcome the ongoing crisis of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens. Research in the Hör lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of phages with RNA genomes during infection, host takeover, and anti-phage defense. Bacteria use defense […]
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The Laub Lab at MIT is seeking a motivated Research Technician to join our team in investigating conflicts between bacteria and phages, as well as bacterial defense systems. The research focuses on discovering new bacterial defense mechanisms and studying how they work. This will involve a combination of molecular biology, microbiology, protein biochemistry, and computational […]
The interdisciplinary 3RTG Graduate School invites applications for PhD positions in the field of infectious disease research using animal models. Our program focuses on understanding hostpathogen interactions across species (mice, chickens, pigs, dogs) using well-established viral (e.g., Marek’s disease virus, Theiler virus, Hepatitis E), bacterial (e.g., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius), and parasitic (e.g., Heligmosomoides polygyrus, […]
A Marsden-funded research programme investigates the molecular mechanisms by which a new phage-derived enzyme (an endolysin) interacts with and crosses Gram-negative bacterial membranes. Utilize biophysical, structural, and computational tools to elucidate these interactions and engineer novel antimicrobial enzymes. The Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, seeks applicants with a PhD in biochemistry, structural biology, molecular […]
Understand the interaction and co-evolution between bacteria and jumbophages. This research project dvelves in understanding how bacteria use immune systems to antagonize jumbophage infection and how they evade such immune systems. The Yuping Li lab at the University of Basel, works on solving the fundamental questions surrounding evolution and interaction between bacteria and phages. The […]
this project will explore phage applications to improve animal health in the poultry industry, in UK agri-food system. By using computational sequence-based tools from bioinformatics to identify phage DNA from poultry samples collected in the field. The researcher will develop novel AI-based computational methods for phage identification (e.g., taxonomic labelling) and characterisation (e.g., gene annotation). […]
Using phages against biofilms is exciting field of research. Phage have evolved mechanisms to penetrate the extracellular matrix and infect biofilm associated cells which could be exploited to develop new treatments for these infections. A deeper understanding of factors that modulate the interaction of phage and bacterial hosts is required. How effective phage are at […]
Pavel Plevka Research Group at the Central European Institute of Technology are seeking candidates with expertise in virology or structural biology. The research project focus on determining particle structures and infection mechanisms of human picornaviruses and flaviviruses, and phages infecting pathogenic bacteria. Apply here For more phage-related global research and job opportunities, click here
GW4 BioMed2 Doctoral Training Partnership brings together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff (lead), and Exeter to develop the next generation of biomedical researchers. This project will pioneer an Escherichia coli-based cell-free system to generate modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages with enhanced therapeutic properties, building on advanced phage production workflows and cell-free systems. This project will […]
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Soldier Center (DEVCOM-SC) is offering a full-time fellowship opportunity researching microorganisms on battle field. Join a community of scientists, engineers, and researchers in a research study investigating the storage stability of a novel phage technology at military-relevant environmental conditions. Perform sampling, data collection, and data analysis, and perform an investigation […]