PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: How do fungi and bacteria communicate? Decoding the rules…

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

Primary Supervisor - Professor Alessia Buscaino Microorganisms rarely live alone. Instead, fungi and bacteria form complex communities where they constantly communicate, compete and cooperate. These cross kingdom interactions are increasingly recognised as key regulators of microbiome function, health and disease, yet the fundamental biological rules that govern them remain poorly understood. This PhD project will investigate how the human fungal commensal Candida albicans interacts with the oral bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum. Although these microorganisms normally coexist harmlessly, rece

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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/DTJ514/phd-studentship-how-do-fungi-and-bacteria-communicate-decoding-the-rules-of-cross-kingdom-microbial-interactions

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