[SocBiN] Bioinformatics PhD position in the Atkinson lab, Lund University

[Gemma Atkinson]

Dear colleagues,

We have an open position for a PhD student in the Atkinson lab, Lund University.

We are looking for a full-time bioinformatics PhD student to be involved in the Novo Nordisk funded project: ‘Development of phage biocontrol to overcome the antiphage defense system arsenal of phytopathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum bacterium’. This is a project led by Ville Friman in the University of Helsinki, with Vasili Hauryliuk and Gemma C. Atkinson in the University of Lund as co-investigators. This position will be based in the Atkinson lab in Lund.

Due to a lack of efficient control methods, plant-pathogenic bacteria threaten safe and stable food production. This project will develop a novel biocontrol method against the plant-pathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum by employing its natural viral enemies, phages. While phages are highly pathogen-specific and safe to the environment, they can become inefficient due to the rapid development of phage resistance. This project will overcome this by identifying antiphage defence systems in R. solanacearum, and isolating phages that can counteract these defences by escaping their recognition or by deploying their own counter-defence systems.

More information and application link here https://lnkd.in/dggfhJWY <https://lnkd.in/dggfhJWY> Deadline March 5th

Read about the computational microbiology research we do in the Atkinson lab here: https://atkinson-lab.com/ <https://atkinson-lab.com/>

Best wishes,

Gemma

Gemma C. Atkinson
https://atkinson-lab.com/ <https://atkinson-lab.com/>
Senior Lecturer
Department of Experimental Medical Science (EMV)
Lund University 
Sweden
gemma.atkinson at med.lu.se
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