Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology MRes

Overview

• You will be studying within the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology?– a world-leading research centre that is helping to tackle the major global threats to human health caused by fungal diseases
• The course covers aspects of medical mycology, immunity, the molecular basis of infection, and the genomics of infectious disease
• You will undertake a substantial (3-6 month) project on fungal pathogen biology or host-pathogen interactions
• You will undertake a unique three-month research project directly related to the ongoing research in the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology and be supervised by leading experts
• Graduates of this programme might expect to pursue a career in academic, commercial or clinical research

Careers
Employer-valued skills this course develops

We will help you to develop a range of transferrable skills including self- learning, critical evaluation, analytical skills and applied statistics, IT-based approaches, and scientific writing, whilst exposing you to cutting-edge research techniques.

Career paths

Graduates of this programme might expect to pursue a career in academic, commercial or clinical research.

Further study

Further study is a popular option for many of the graduates from our postgraduate programmes and graduates may undertake a PhD in a related research area. If you are successful in securing funding from the Centre for Medical Mycology, you will progress to a PhD in Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology.

Careers services

Our careers teams at the Career Zone can help guide you through a wealth of information to match your skills and interests to a career that will suit you. Our staff work with regional, national and international employers to develop new work placement, project and graduate opportunities.

BSc or MSc degree in a relevant Biological Science degree (eg Microbiology, Biochemistry or another Biomedical Science), and Medical and Dental graduates with a minimum of 12 months postgraduate clinical experience (completion of UK Medical or Dental Foundation Year 1 competencies). Applicants with significant professional experience in medical mycology or fungal biology will also be considered.