PhD: Silk Biosensors for Rapid Color-Based Bacteria Detection

The Phage; Sheffield; Hybride; GBP 18 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Sheffield invites applications for a PhD studentship entitled “Biologically Engineered 3D-Printed Silk Biosensor Platforms for Rapid Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogen Detection.” This EPSRC DLA project aims to develop visually detectable biosensor platforms for rapid bacterial detection without expensive equipment.

The project will explore 3D-printed silk coatings and bacteriophage-derived proteins to capture and visually identify pathogens, inspired by rapid diagnostic tests

Qualifications

• Graduates in microbiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, biomedical sciences, biological engineering, materials science, or related fields.
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Responsabilités

• Develop and refine the biosensor platform.
• Engineer 3D-printed silk surfaces for bacterial detection.
• Improve methods for visualising captured pathogens through colour-based detection.
• Develop and test a prototype biosensor platform.
• Explore applications in clinical diagnostics, food production, and clean-water testing.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team spanning medical, engineering, and scientific research.

Connaissances

Microbiology

Molecular biology

Biotechnology

Biomedical engineering

Materials science

Interdisciplinary research

Bacteriophages

Formation

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Outils

3D printing

Silk biomaterials

Protein engineering

Description du poste

The University of Sheffield invites applications for a PhD studentship entitled “Biologically Engineered 3D-Printed Silk Biosensor Platforms for Rapid Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogen Detection.” This EPSRC DLA project aims to develop visually detectable biosensor platforms for rapid bacterial detection without expensive equipment.

The project will explore 3D-printed silk coatings and bacteriophage-derived proteins to capture and visually identify pathogens, inspired by rapid diagnostic tests