Please do get in touch about any of these opportunities. Moree detail to follow soon over at the lab website
xavharrison.github.io

Another AMR PhD! Understanding how host behaviour and physiology can shape AMR dynamics in wild baboons! Jointly supervised with @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social at Swansea and funded by @swbiodtp.bsky.social
#amr #baboons

Next - understanding the dynamics of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds (lead supervisor @btschirren.bsky.social ) Funded by @swbiodtp.bsky.social

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First up - understanding how the host microbiome can shape prevalence and severity of infection with Mycobacterium bovis in wild European Badgers, funded by @swbiodtp.bsky.social

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Co-supervised by @btschirren.bsky.social
#mycobacterium #badger #melesmeles

Work with myself + ⭐ team @xavh.bsky.social & @darrenobbard.bsky.social on the 'Ecological and Evolutionary determinants of the bacterial microbiomes of UK moths'. Please get in touch if you are a Chinese student who likes host-pathogen interactions and would like to live in beautiful Cornwall.

This work highlights value (and difficulty) of quantifying the relative importance of multiple drivers of wild animal microbiomes; only then can we identify links between host-associated microbes and animal health.

Superb team effort from @uniexecec.bsky.social, @zslscience.bsky.social and APHA

We find noisy but significant social group effects linked to bacterial community composition, but also individual differences in the faecal microbiota correlated with chronological age and probability of infection with the pathogen Mycobacterium bovis.

Would suit someone interested in microbial and pathogen bioinformatics and statistics, and the role of wildlife in the One Health framework

Project at link is under the 'APHA' subheading near the bottom.

Do get in touch for more info!

Application Deadline 28th Feb

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