PhD in Infectious Disease in Glasgow United Kingdom | University of Glasgow

Our research adopts a multidisciplinary strategy for investigating infectious diseases, integrating mathematical and statistical modeling with fields including ecology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, immunology, bioinformatics, and social sciences. The School of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine excels in epidemiology, with specialized expertise in quantitative modeling, genetic analysis, disease surveillance, immunology and vaccine development, antimicrobial resistance, vector ecology, and one-health strategies for disease control. We primarily concentrate on endemic and neglected diseases, veterinary pathogens, zoonotic infections, and understanding these pathogens within their natural environments, especially in developing nations. Our interdisciplinary perspective treats epidemiology as the ecology of infectious diseases, leveraging synergies with spatial and quantitative ecology. Our modeling approaches are data-driven, emphasizing parameter estimation for disease dynamics and control through advanced statistical techniques. Emerging sequencing technologies are transforming epidemiological research, particularly in uncovering hidden transmission processes. Research projects are customized based on the specialties of principal investigators, employing diverse methodologies such as ecological studies, epidemiological analysis, mathematical and computational modeling, bioinformatics, parasitology, immunology, and polyomics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics). Opportunities span both fundamental and applied research, including field-based studies conducted in the UK and internationally. Program duration: 3-4 years full-time; 5 years part-time