PhD scholarships available to study resolution of inflammation and immune programming using Drosophila at the University of Sheffield

Applications are now open for 2 PhD scholarships in the Evans lab at the University of Sheffield (application deadline is 26th June 2024). Please see the links below for details of the projects and eligibility requirements.

Our lab is part of the Bateson Centre at the University of Sheffield and within the Division of Clinical Medicine (School of Medicine and Population Health) and we welcome applicants with an enthusiasm for cell biology, imaging, immunity, and developmental genetics.

We use the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to understand the in vivo behaviour of macrophages and in these two projects we will address how these important innate immune cells are maintained at sites of inflammation and how macrophage behaviour is specified and changes during ageing, respectively. Both projects will seek to translate our findings in the fly to vertebrate models (zebrafish larvae or human macrophages) in collaboration with the 2nd supervisors.

Please do not hestitate to get in touch to discuss these projects via i.r.evans@sheffield.ac.uk.

Should I stay or should I go now? Programming immune cell retention versus resolution at sites of tissue damage
2nd supervisors: Phil Elks, Simon Johnston

Old age macrophages? Programming distinct immune behaviours across the lifecourse
2nd supervisors: Heather Wilson, Endre Kiss-Toth