Microbiology Internship (PhD)

We are looking for enthusiastic, driven and focused individuals to come join us as interns in our mission to harness the potential of unculturable microbes.
Role

• We are offering an internship to current PhD students interested in exploring life at a biotechnology start-up. Our previous interns come from a range of programmes (PIPS, iCASE, MRC LID) and we have all enjoyed the experience read about one of our most recent interns experience here! Please note we are only able to consider applicants that will receive funding for the duration of the internship from their PhD program.
• This internship will focus on assembling and screening bacterial libraries of potentially bioactive metabolite producers from the Bactobio collection. Depending on the results of the high-throughput screen, this may then lead to chemical identification of bioactive components, and novel candidate secondary metabolites.
• This role is predominantly based within the Screening team, but youll also work with our Bioinformatics and Analytical Chemistry teams to get experience with a variety of techniques across our pipeline.

The role would suit someone with experience in:

• Microbiology, especially with an interest to learn more about natural products biology and chemistry
• Antimicrobial bioassays
• Basic data analysis

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