Infection and Immunity
Entry requirements
A first class degree, or a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a Russell Group University, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or an appropriate Master’s degree.
Months of entry
September
Course content
The Division of Infection & Immunity is an internationally renowned centre for research and graduate training in human immunology, pathogen biology and the host-pathogen interaction. The division includes the Research Department of Infection and the Institute of Immunity & Transplantation. It has strong international links with American, European, and developing world research centres, including the newly established African Health Research Institute in Durban. We are commited to research-based teaching and host a dynamic community of postgraduate students. Our PhD programme provides research training in basic and translational science and the offering reflects our broad-ranging research expertise. We also have a strong track record in training clinician scientists, supported by fellowships from the Wellcome Trust, MRC and BBSRC.
Research areas
- Autoimmune diabetes
- Cancer and Leukaemia/Gene therapy
- Computational immunology and bioinformatics
- Herpes viruses
- HIV and retroviruses
- Host-pathogen interaction
- Immune regulation
- Immunity to hepatitis
- Immunology of ageing
- Innate immunity
- Primary immune deficiency
- Tuberculosis
- Virus evolution and drug resistance
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MPhil/PhD
- full time36-48 months
- part time60 months
Course contact details
- Name
- Elspeth Latimer
- elspeth.latimer@ucl.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)20 3108 2118