2. Doctoral Candidate 5

Doctoral Candidate 5

Research project
Active research
Project period
2025 - 2029
Project owner
University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland
Financier
EU - Horizon Europe, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks, Grant Agreement No. 101226717
Area
Health and medicine
Science and Information Technology
Topic
Research

Short description

This project deals with - Assessing the effect of anti-microbial peptides on biofilm formation on biopolymer coated medical implants.

DC 5: 

Project Description

Short description: DC5 will investigate the effectiveness of AMPs, alone and with biopolymer coatings, in preventing and disrupting biofilms on device surfaces. The project involves developing biopolymer-coated devices, characterising biofilm interactions with AMPs using confocal microscopy, and assessing their impact on biofilm structure and antibiotic sensitivity. Promising AMP-antibiotic combinations will be tested in vivo using a G. mellonella infection model for potential clinical application. 

Learn more about this position at EURAXESS

Training and mobility:

Research secondments at SHIELD partner institutions:

  • Ashland Tech. (Ireland)
  • Amicoat (Norway)
  • University Hospital Regensburg (Germany)
  • Participation in specialised training workshops and international conferences. 

The application is closed /Application Deadline 7 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Dublin)

More information about the Doctoral positions at this EURAXESS's link

Last modified