<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear colleagues,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>We have an open position for a PhD student in the Atkinson lab, Lund University.<br class=""><br class="">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 <i class="">Ralstonia solanacearum </i><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">bacterium</span>’. 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.<br class=""><br class="">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 <i class="">Ralstonia solanacearum</i> 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 <i class="">R. solanacearum</i>, and isolating phages that can counteract these defences by escaping their recognition or by deploying their own counter-defence systems.<br class=""><br class="">More information and application link here <a href="https://lnkd.in/dggfhJWY" class="">https://lnkd.in/dggfhJWY</a> Deadline March 5th<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Read about the computational microbiology research we do in the Atkinson lab here: <a href="https://atkinson-lab.com/" class="">https://atkinson-lab.com/</a></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Gemma<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Gemma C. Atkinson</div><div class=""><a href="https://atkinson-lab.com/" class="">https://atkinson-lab.com/</a></div><div class="">Senior Lecturer</div><div class="">Department of Experimental Medical Science (EMV)</div><div class="">Lund University </div><div class="">Sweden</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:gemma.atkinson@med.lu.se" class="">gemma.atkinson@med.lu.se</a></div></div></div></div></body></html>