PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Discovering the Next Generation of Antibiotics

Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 · 18 days left

Institution: University of East Anglia
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Life sciences and medicine
Type: PhD position
Pay: £21,805
Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 · 18 days left

About this position

The continued evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria presents a significant threat to global health and new compounds with novel mechanisms of action are urgently needed. Most clinical antibiotics are derived from the specialised metabolites of Streptomyces strains, and on average a single Streptomyces strain encodes between 25-50 biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) which encode for their production; many of these molecules will have antibiotic activity. However, more than 90% of these encoded specialised metabolites are not produced under laboratory conditions, meaning many new compounds re

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Applications close on 30 Nov 2026 (18 days from today). Apply on the official page; PhD Atlas does not collect applications.

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Official call: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTJ393/phd-studentship-discovering-the-next-generation-of-antibiotics

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