The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a full-time PhD studentship (3 years, extendable to 3.5 years subject to satisfactory progress), starting in January 2027, funded by the Royal Society. Only those applicants who meet all the eligibility criteria outlined below can be considered for this studentship.
The student will join the research group of Prof Ian Cockburn in the Department of Infection Biology investigating how the immune system recognises and controls the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, with the aim of identifying new antigen targets for next-generation vaccines.
Full details at: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/funding-scholarships/2026-27-lshtm-royal-society-phd-scholarship