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Stress response in pathogenic bacteria: Haemophilus influenzae
Honours project: Participate in important research into the stress response in pathogenic bacteria, in particular, Haemophilus influenzae which can lead to several serious diseases in humans.
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Zika virus infection of the placenta
Honours project: Examine the role of the innate immune response to zika virus infection in the female reproductive tract (FRT) and placenta.
Role of HIFs in cancer
Honours project: Decipher the specific roles of HIF1 and HIF2 in multiple myeloma.
Behavioural analysis of zebrafish models of Alzheimer's Disease
Honours project: Undertake behavioural analysis of zebrafish models in order to help find treatments for Alzheimer's Disease.
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Directed evolution of proteins in vivo
Honours project: Use a new phage-based directed evolution approach to evolve proteins with properties to make them suitable for use in synthetic circuit applications, such as in vivo biosensing or construction of bistable switches.
Deciphering the catalytic potential & the electron transfer pathways of microorganisms
Honours project: Study new enzymes and the associated ferredoxins from bacteria found in interesting environments (or genes from metagenomes) or which carry out novel reactions.
Identifying new drugs that kill parasites
Honours project: Work with a team of researchers who are identifying and characterising novel drugs that kill apicomplexan parasites.
Synthetic phage therapy
Honours project: Investigate the structural biology of bacteriophage proteins.
Synthetic biology applications of enzymes
Honours project: Use approaches to generate enzyme catalyst based systems to develop greener and sustainable processes for the production of useful and high value chemicals.
Deciphering & exploiting bacterial cholesterol metabolism to combat disease
Honours project: Address the fundamental science behind the use of the steroid cholesterol as a source of energy by bacteria.
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