• Project 1: Structural characterization of initiating components of the innate immune system. More...

Supervisor: Dr Russell Wallis  

• Project 2: The role of complement activation and signalling through scavenger receptor proteins (Megalin and CD36) in progression of proteinuric Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). More...

Supervisor: Dr Alan Bevington and Dr Cordula Stover

• Project 3: Identification of host receptors for bacteriophages which infect Clostridium difficile. More...

Supervisor: Dr Martha Clokie and Dr Russell Wallis 

• Project 4: PCR and Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques to Identify Respiratory Pathogens in the Sputum of Children and Adults with Cystic Fibrosis and Non Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. More...

Supervisor: Dr Erol Gaillard and Dr Kumar Rajakumar 

• Project 5: Multi-breath Nitrogen Washout in Children: How does the breathing pattern impact on the measurements? More...

Supervisor: Dr Caroline Beardsmore  

• Project 6: Microparticles as biomarkers of early changes leading to cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. More...

Supervisor: Dr Alan Bevington, Dr James Burton, Dr Karl Herbert (Cardiovascuar Sciences)  

• Project 7: Are stem cells responsible for human airway wall modelling during lung development and remodelling in asthma? More...

Supervisor: Dr Hitesh Pandya

• Project 8: Klebsiella genomics and pathogenesis. More...

Supervisor: Dr Kumar Rajakumar 

• Project 9: Understanding the pathogenic link between mucosal infection and IgA nephrothapy. More...

Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Barratt 

• Project 10: Assessment of the therapeutic benefits of inhibiting lectin pathway functional activity in models of renal transplantation. More...

Supervisor: Professor Wilhelm Schwaeble and Professor Michael Nicholson 

• Project 11: Understanding the link between bacterial nutrition and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae as a route to new treatments. More...

Supervisor: Professor Peter Andrew and Dr Hasan Yesilkaya 

• Project 12: Mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of C-peptide on kidney structure and function in models of diabetic nephropathy. More...

Supervisor: Professor Nigel Brunskill and Dr Alan Bevington

• Project 13: Effect of fungal colonisation on epithelial function in asthma. More...  

Supervisor: Professor Andy Wardlaw, Professor Chris Brightling and Professor Chris O'Callaghan 

• Project 14: The effect of resistance training and acidosis correction on anabolic signals in skeletal muscle in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). More...

Supervisor: Dr Alan Bevington

•  Project 15: Effect of hypoxia (low oxygen) on macrophage gene expression - development of novel therapeutic strategies. More...

Supervisor: Dr Bernie Burke

•  Project 16: Studies of Children’s Medicines and Drugs. More...

Supervisor: Dr Hitesh Pandya

•  Project 17: Why does infection with respiratory viruses predispose to severe pneumococcal pneumonia? More...

Supervisor: Professor Peter Andrew, Professor Chris O'Callaghan and Professor Andrew Easton (University of Warwick)

•   Project 18: The role that adaptation to changing oxygen concentrations plays in the virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. More...

Supervisor: Professor Peter Andrew and Dr Hasan Yesilkaya 

•    Project 19: The roles of virulence proteins in infectious diseases due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. More...

Supervisor: Professor Peter Andrew 

•    Project 20: The genes that determine of susceptibility to pneumonia. More...

Supervisor: Professor Peter Andrew 

•    Project 21: Characterisation of the interactions of the Streptococcus pneumoniae toxin, pneumolysin, with soluble molecules of the immune system. More...

Supervisor: Dr Russell Wallis and Professor Peter Andrew 

•   Project 22: Biofim formation by the foodborne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.  More...

Supervisor: Professor Peter Andrew