MRes projects
Before you apply, please review the project portfolio below and select up to two projects that match your research interests.
As part of the application process, please upload a project choice statement of up to 500 words. Your chosen project(s) should be listed in preference order with a supporting rationale explaining how they align with your research interests and how they will support your future career. Please note that the project choice statement is separate from your personal statement, which you will also need to complete as per the instructions on the application portal.
Eligible applications submitted via the application portal will be reviewed as they are received and suitable applicants will be invited to interview.
The project portfolio is updated regularly as projects are allocated and is intended to reflect current availability as closely as possible. However, because applications are processed on an ongoing basis, the list below may not always provide a complete picture of project availability. Early application is therefore strongly recommended to maximise your chances of securing your preferred project.
ID | Location | Project title |
|---|---|---|
Disease Control - See project summaries | ||
| DC1 | London | Delayed Malaria Following Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention in Côte d'Ivoire |
| DC2 | Uganda | Genomic Characterization & Transmission Dynamics of Mpox Virus in Uganda: A Multi-Platform Approach |
| DC3 | London | Paratyphi Mykrobe – a tool for enhanced genomic epidemiology of enteric fever pathogens |
| DC4 | Zambart, Zambia | New Tools for TB screening |
| DC5 | London and The Gambia | Development of a multivalent poultry vaccine to prevent Campylobacter and Salmonella infection |
| DC6 | Uganda | Rural–urban residence and parasitic infections in yellow fever vaccine waning in Ugandan adolescents |
| DC7 | London | Malaria parasite infection measurements to understand temporal changes in endemic populations - *provisionally allocated* |
| DC8 | London and Ghana | Developing Multiplex Tools for Detecting Invasive Vectors and Pathogens in Field Settings |
| DC9 | London | The role of economic development in historical success stories of malaria elimination |
Pathogen biology (viruses) - see project summaries | ||
| PB1 | UKHSA, Porton Down, UK | Tools for differentiating Chikungunya (CHIKV), Ndumu (NDUV), and O'nyong-nyong (ONNV) viruses |
Pathogen biology (bacteria) - see project summaries | ||
| PB2 | London | Dissecting the role of the T6SS to antagonize the gut microbiome by enteric pathogens - *provisionally allocated* |
| PB3 | London | Beyond the model strain: decoding Campylobacter genome function through C. coli |
| PB4 | London | Dissecting the antibacterial role of Campylobacter's T6SS and its effectors |
| PB5 | London | Investigating menaquinone-mediated resensitisation of drug-resistant tuberculosis |
| PB6 | London | Vitamin B12-dependent remodeling of the Mycobacterial surfaceome |
| PB7 | London | Characterising mycobacterial genomic diversity using sequencing, bioinformatics, and AI |
Pathogen biology (protozoal parasites) - see project summaries | ||
| PB8 | London | Dissecting the mechanistic role of PfACS-ADP in regulating mitochondrial energy metabolism |
| PB9 | London | Drug resistance by dormancy: How do trypanosomes sleep and avoid elimination? |
| PB10 | London | Bacterial expression, enzyme kinetics and protein structure of a novel malaria lactate dehydrogenase |
| PB11 | London | Characterisation of novel invasion genes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi |
| PB12 | The Gambia | Adaptive variation in parasite sexual commitment for transmission of malaria in The Gambia |
| PB13 | London | How haptomonad promastigotes influence Leishmania transmission from sand flies |
| PB14 | London | Decoding rDNA transcriptional regulation in trypanosomatid parasites |
Pathogen-host cell interactions - see project summaries | ||
| PB15 | London | Complement evasion in Klebsiella pneumoniae: the role of Factor H |
| PB16 | London | Investigation of cell-autonomous immune responses to pathogenic bacteria |
| PB17 | London | Modulating antibody production through adaptation of secretory cargo machinery |
