Microbiology (Medical Sciences) PhD

Microbiology is a well-funded research area at Newcastle University. This creates a vibrant and dynamic environment for postgraduate study.<br/><br/>The Centre of Bacterial Cell Biology researches bacteria cell biology and biochemistry. It provides scientific insights crucial for the discovery and development of new antibiotics. It provides solutions to a huge range of industrial and environmental problems. Other research interests include:<br/><br/>chromosome replication and segregation<br/>transcription and translation<br/>protein structure, function and engineering<br/>cell envelope, growth and division<br/>synthetic biology, development and gene regulation<br/>bacterium-host interactions.<br/><br/>**Your development**<br/>Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) researcher development programme <br/>Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:<br/><br/>perform better as a researcher<br/>boost your career prospects<br/>broaden your impact<br/>Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.<br/><br/>You’ll cover:<br/><br/>techniques for effective research<br/>methods for better collaborative working<br/>essential professional standards and requirements<br/>Your programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.<br/><br/>Find out more about the FMS researcher development programme<br/><br/>Doctoral training and partnerships<br/>There are opportunities to undertake your PhD at Newcastle within a:<br/><br/>Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)<br/>Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)<br/>Being part of a CDT or DTP has many benefits:<br/><br/>they combine research expertise and training of a number of leading universities, academic schools and academics.<br/>you’ll study alongside a cohort of other PhD students<br/>they’re often interdisciplinary<br/>your PhD will normally be funded<br/>Find out more about doctoral training and partnerships.<br/><br/>If there are currently opportunities available in your subject area you’ll find them when you search for funding in the fees and funding section on this course.<br/><br/>The following centres/partnerships below may have PhD opportunities available in your subject area in the future:<br/><br/>Discovery Medicine North - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership<br/>EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MoSMed)<br/>Newcastle Liverpool Durham BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership.<br/><br/>**Facilities**<br/>We develop our research with a range of facilities. This allows us to explore a broad range of research. We explore many topics, from nanotechnology to whole-cell function. Specialist facilities include:<br/><br/>TIRF and SIM-TIRF microscopy<br/>systems for 4-D real-time fluorescence imaging with focal locking systems<br/>flow cytometry with cell sorting<br/>x-ray crystallography<br/>a microbiology containment level 3 suite<br/>Other equipment includes:<br/><br/>high-performance liquid chromatography<br/>stop-flow UV-VIS fluorescence spectroscopy<br/>facilities for electron microscopy, DNA sequencing, microarray analyses and proteomics<br/>We have a suite of licenced controlled environment rooms. We use these for growing transgenic plants and for housing quarantine invertebrate pests.