Immunology & Microbial Sciences PhD, MD(Res)

The School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences lead research, education and training at King's in the related areas of Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Diseases – with the collective goal of improving human health and wellbeing.  

Our research focuses on understanding the immune system, and how it functions in times of health and disease. Our clinical and discovery scientists collaborate widely to work on an inspiring breadth of subjects employing methodologies that span atomic level dissection of molecular and cell function, through to the development of innovative new therapies and clinical trials. This multi-disciplinary approach enables us to tackle cutting-edge questions in areas of biology and medicine such as asthma, allergy, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, organ rejection, vaccination, and a range of bacterial and viral infections including HIV and Ebola virus.

Our School is deeply committed to educating the next generations of scientists, researchers and clinicians. High-quality teaching and training are delivered through a raft of research-inspired programmes for medical and biomedical science undergraduates, masters and PhD students, clinical trainees and post-doctoral fellows.

Our academic programmes of research-inspired teaching and clinical practice are embedded across our three departments:

• Department of Infectious Diseases
• Department of Inflammation Biology
• Peter Gorer Department of Immunology

Our mission is to deliver world-class research and education focusing on the immune system and how it functions during health and disease.

Our multidisciplinary research has applications in many areas of medicine, particularly in the fields of organ transplantation, oncology, diabetes, rheumatology, virology, immunology, hepatology, vaccines and many more.

From leading large European consortiums into the effect of the microbiome on chronic liver disease to facilitating local Public, Patient Involvement groups and conducting a national survey on the state of rheumatoid arthritis care, we work across disciplines and have many partners in the United Kingdom and globally.

For further information about the research within the School, please refer to the School website.

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Partner organisations: 

• Cancer Research UK
• Medical Research Council
• Centre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology

Head of group/division

Professor Leonie Taams, Head of the School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences

Postgraduate Research Lead

Dr Katie Doores, Professor of Viral Immunology

School Operations Officer (Education)

Shaleem Grant

Studentships

Our studentships are regularly advertised on Find A PhD and Funding Opportunities webpages.