The Division of Molecular Microbiology

PhD Projects

Professor Geoffrey M. Gadd

  1. Metal and mineral transformations by microorganisms
  2. Mathematical modelling of fungal growth in terrestrial systems

(click here for both projects)  

Professor Tracy Palmer

1.  The mechanism of protein transport by the E. coli twin arginine (Tat) protein translocase

2.  Characterisaton of the Type VII protein secretion system in Gram positive bacteria

(click here for both projects)

Professor Daan van Aalten

  1. Molecular mehcanisms of fungal cell wall assembly
  2. The role of O-GlcNAc in human signal transduction (click here for both projects)

Dr Sarah Coulthurst

Protein secretion and virulence in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens (click here)

Dr Arnaud Javelle

Elucidating the role of the SulP proteins in bacteria (click here)

Professor Frank Sargent

  1. Biohydrogen as a fuel: understanding and engineering bacterial hydrogenase enzymes for biotechnology application
  2. New ways for pathogenic bacteria to secrete proteins

Dr Nicola Stanley-Wall

Integrating divergent behaviours within a bacterial population

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