Immunity and Infection PhD/MD/MSc by Research

Summary

We have a large community of academic, research and support staff and postgraduate students, and an annual turnover of approximately £8 million support for research. Our research is grouped into the following four themes: Immune Regulation; Inflammation and Inflammatory Disease; Stem Cell Biology and Gene Regulation; and Bacterial Infections, Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance.

Key facts

Type of Course: Doctoral research

Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MSc by Research – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time; MD – 2 years minimum part-time

Start date: Research degrees may start at any time of the year, though for most this will be September 2012

Entry requirements

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International students
We accept a range of qualifications from different countries – learn more about international entry requirements

Standard English language requirements apply.

Contact details

Head of School
Professor Eric Jenkinson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6825
Email: e.j.jenkinson@bham.ac.uk

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Fees and funding

Standard fees apply, although bench fees are levied for research degrees according to the nature of the project.
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Scholarships and studentships
Funding is available from major sponsors including MRC, BBSRC, the Wellcome Trust and local endowments. For postgraduate studentships in Immunity and Infection, please contact the School directly. For general scholarship enquiries email sfo@contacts.bham.ac.uk

International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government.

Programme overview

We have a large community of academic, research and support staff and postgraduate students, and an annual turnover of approximately £8 million support for research

Our research is themed as follows:

Related links

School of Immunity and Infection website: www.ii.bham.ac.uk

Research interests of staff

Immune Regulation

Cellular and molecular interactions in in vivo inducing and regulating immune responses

Professor Peter Lane
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4078

Dr Jorge Caamaňo
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4077 
Email: j.caamano@bham.ac.uk

Dr Kai-Michael Toellner
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8687 
Email: k.m.toellner@bham.ac.uk 

Professor Ian MacLennan
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4068 
Email: i.c.m.maclennan@bham.ac.uk

Thymocyte/stromal cell interactions in T cell development and selection

Professor Graham Anderson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6817
Email: g.anderson@bham.ac.uk

Professor Eric Jenkinson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6825
Email: e.j.jenkinson@bham.ac.uk

Dr William Jenkinson
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8681
Email: w.e.jenkinson@bham.ac.uk

Chemokine regulation of immune responses

Professor Antal Rot
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3454
Email: a.rot@bham.ac.uk

T cell differentiation and regulation in autoimmune diabetes 

Dr Lucy Walker
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6854
Email: l.s.walker@bham.ac.uk

Molecular and cellular biology of T cell regulation

Dr Dave Sansom
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2268
Email: d.m.sansom@bham.ac.uk  

Immune regulation for bacterial infection

Dr Adam Cunningham
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8687
Email: a.f.cunningham@bham.ac.uk

Dr Calman MacLennan
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8013
Email: c.maclennan@bham.ac.uk

Dr Tony Lammas
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2762
Email: d.a.lammas@bham.ac.uk

Professor Ian Maclennan
Tel: +44(0) 121 414 4068
Email: i.c.m.maclennan@bham.ac.uk

Clinical and diagnostic immunology 

Dr Mark Drayson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4074
Email: m.t.drayson@bham.ac.uk

Dr Mark Cobbold
Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 6839
Email: m.cobbold@bham.ac.uk

Dr Sylvie Freeman
Tel: +44 (0) 121 415 8759
Email: s.freeman@bham.ac.uk

Inflammation and Inflammatory Disease

Inflammatory liver disease

Professor David Adams
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8702
Email: d.h.adams@bham.ac.uk

Dr Patricia Lalor
Tel : +44 (0)121 415 8784
Email : p.f.lalor@bham.ac.uk

Dr Bertus Eksteen
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8784
Email: b.eksteen@bham.ac.uk

Dr Simon Afford
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8698
Email: s.c.afford@bham.ac.uk

Hepatitis C immunobiology

Professor Jane McKeating
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8173
Email: j.a.mckeating@bham.ac.uk

Dr Peter Balfe
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8174
E-mail: p.balfe@bham.ac.uk

Inflammatory joint disease 

Professor Chris Buckley
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4383
Email: c.d.buckley@bham.ac.uk

Dr Steve Young
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6480
Email: s.p.young@bham.ac.uk

Dr Karim Raza
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3837
Email: k.raza@bham.ac.uk

Dr Dagmar Scheel Toellner
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8690
Email: d.scheel@bham.ac.uk

Dr Andrew Filer
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8683
Email: a.filer@bham.ac.uk

Dr Paolo de Pablo
Tel : +44 (0)121 414 6777
Email: p.depablo@bham.ac.uk

Immunesenescence and chronic inflammation 

Professor Janet Lord
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4399
Email: j.m.lord@bham.ac.uk

Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases – systemic lupus erythematosus 

Dr Caroline Gordon
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6782
Email: p.c.gordon@bham.ac.uk

Mechanisms of dysregulated neutrophil and lymphocyte function during pathogenesis of autoimmune renal disease, particularly vasculitis

Dr Lorraine Harper
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7042
Email: l.harper@bham.ac.uk

Dr Matt Morgan
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8224
Email: m.d.morgan@bham.ac.uk

The involvement of lymphocytes, cytokines and chemokines in uveitis (inflammatory eye disease)

Professor Philip Murray
Tel: +44 (0)121 507 6851
Email: p.i.murray@bham.ac.uk

Infectious and immune-mediated ocular surface diseases 

Miss Saaeha Rauz
Tel: +44 (0)121 507 6849
Email: s.rauz@bham.ac.uk

Inflammation at sites of immune privilege; the role of pathogenic and regulatory T cells

Dr S John Curnow
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8691
Email: s.j.curnow@bham.ac.uk

Dr Graham Wallace: 
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8691
Email: g.r.wallace@bham.ac.uk

Stem Cell Biology and Gene Regulation

Transcriptional regulation of adult and embryonic stem cells in health and disease

Professor Jon Frampton
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6812
Email: j.frampton@bham.ac.uk

Dr Padma-Sheela Jayaraman
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6820
Email: p.jayaraman@bham.ac.uk

Dr Paloma Garcia
Tel : +44 (0) 121 414 6807
Email: p.garcia@bham.ac.uk

Stem cells and liver disease

Dr Phil Newsome
Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 5614
Email: p.n.newsome@bham.ac.uk

Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation in mammals

Professor Bryan Turner
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6824
Email: b.m.turner@bham.ac.uk
 
Dr Laura O'Neill
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6809
Email: l.p.oneill@bham.ac.uk
 
Dr Karl Nightingale
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6833
Email: k.p.nighingale@bham.ac.uk

Chromatin remodelling and transcriptional regulation of Drosophila blood development 

Dr Paul Badenhorst
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6810
Email: p.w.badenhorst@bham.ac.uk

Control mechanisms in angiogenesis

Professor Roy Bicknell
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4085
Email: r.bicknell@bham.ac.uk
 
Dr Victoria Heath
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8818
Email: v.heath@bham.ac.uk

Regulation of haematopoietic cell differentiation

Dr Geoffrey Brown
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4082
Email: g.brown@bham.ac.uk  

Bacterial Infections, Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance

Antimicrobial action and resistance

Professor Laura Piddock
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6966
Email: l.j.v.piddock@bham.ac.uk

Professor Peter Hawkey
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2859
Email: p.m.hawkey@bham.ac.uk

Dr Mark Webber
Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 2859
Email: m.a.webber@bham.ac.uk

Dr Ian Henderson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4368
Email: i.r.henderson@bham.ac.uk

Immune responses to infection and vaccine development

Dr Adam Cunningham
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8687
Email: a.f.cunningham@bham.ac.uk

Dr Calman MacLennan
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8013
Email: c.maclennan@bham.ac.uk

Dr Ian Henderson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4368
Email: i.r.henderson@bham.ac.uk

Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis

Dr Ian Henderson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4368
Email: i.r.henderson@bham.ac.uk

Professor Laura Piddock
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6966
Email: l.j.v.piddock@bham.ac.uk

Nosocomial infections

Professor Peter Hawkey
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2859
Email: p.m.hawkey@bham.ac.uk

Professor Laura Piddock
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6966
Email: l.j.v.piddock@bham.ac.uk

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