PhD positions at University of Reading

Di seguito delle interessanti proposte di borse di dottorato presso l'Università di Reading.
Cordiali saluti
Luca Cocolin
 

We have funding for up to 26 PhD students as part of our BBSRC DTP in Food Systems: https://research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosystems/apply-for-a-foodbiosystems-phd/for-phd-students-2/

I am supervising three projects centered on assessing the impact of different dietary components on the gut microbiota and overall host health, using a combined microbial and metabolic profiling approach. Details as follows:

- Investigating the effect of a seaweed-derived common food ingredient (carrageenan) on the human gut microbiome University of Reading supervisors: Dr Anisha Wijeyesekera, Dr Gemma Walton Academic Partner supervisor: Dr Jessica Adams (University of Aberystwyth) Industrial Partner supervisor: Dr Paul Smith (Cargill Inc.)

- A human intervention study using Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) to improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms through targeting of the gut microbiota University of Reading supervisors: Professor Glenn Gibson, Dr Anisha Wijeyesekera Academic Partner supervisor: Dr Denise Robertson (University of Surrey) Industrial Partner supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Forbes-Blom (Nestle Research)

- Does a coffee a day keep the doctor away? Investigating the impact of coffee on cardiometabolic health University of Reading supervisors: Dr Charlotte Mills, Dr Anisha Wijeyesekera Academic Partner supervisor: Dr Denise Robertson (University of Surrey) Industrial Partner supervisor: Prof. Rikard Landberg (Chalmers University of Technology) These are 4 year projects and funding covers an annual stipend of £15,609, tuition fees, research costs and a placement with our industrial partners.