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The colon environment as a determinant of E. coli diversity

The bacterial species Escherichia coli can be subdivided into several phylo-groups or ‘subspecies’. Strains of the different phylo-groups differ in their ecological niche, life history characteristics, and propensity to cause disease.

This project is open to Honours and PhD students

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Projects	Research themes	Degree level
Flavonoid functions in nitrogen-fixing symbioses	Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Function of molecular chaperones in the export and display of parasite proteins	Parasitology	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Functional characterisation of novel autotransporter proteins	Infection and immunity Membrane transporters and channels	Honours, Bachelor
Fungal bioinformatics	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics	PhD
Genes, diet and environment	Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
Genital evolution in insects	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
Genome wide association mapping	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Photosynthesis and plant energy biology Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Plant genetics and gene regulation	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Global patterns of biodiversity	Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Honours, PhD
Have megajournals changed the way that science is done?	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling	Honours, PhD
Honours projects are now available to study a wide range of topics in biosecurity and pathogenesis	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Plant-microbe interactions	Honours
HONOURS/MSC PROJECTS: The evolution of plasticity in thermal tolerance	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Bachelor, Honours, Masters
How do biological molecules distinguish between ions?	Membrane transporters and channels Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
How do effector proteins from necrotrophic fungi cause disease in plants	Plant-microbe interactions Plant genetics and gene regulation
How do growth and developmental temperature affect plant thermal tolerance? (Honours 2020)	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Honours
How do RNA binding proteins find the right partner?	Membrane transporters and channels Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling	Honours, Bachelor, PhD
How do warming temperatures affect plant fitness? ** Midyear 2019 honours		Honours
How does P-glycoprotein confer resistance to so many anti-cancer drugs?	Membrane transporters and channels	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
How does parental environment affect dormancy status, germination strategy and early seedling growth characteristics? (*Honours S2 2019 or 2020)		Honours
How does pfCRT confer drug resistance to malaria?	Membrane transporters and channels Parasitology	Honours, Masters, PhD
Identification and characterisation of membrane transport proteins	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Membrane transporters and channels Parasitology	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Identification and functional characterisation of flax rust effectors	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, Masters, PhD
Identification of 2000 novel protein isoforms in the human and mouse genomes	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Bachelor, PhD
Identification of molecular mechanisms of action and direct target genes of developmental signalling pathways in sponges	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics	PhD
Identification of target genes of developmental transcription factors Brachyury, Gata and Caudal in sponges	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics	PhD
Impact of early thermal environments on thermal behaviour and physiology in lizards	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours