AHVLA PhD opportunity on offer
The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) is offering postgraduate students the opportunity to undertake a PhD into Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV), a worldwide virus which is significant to both Defra and the EU.
The intention is to use next generation sequencing approaches to conduct genetic studies and use cell culture approaches, combined with analysis such as microarray using primary myeloid cells to correlate genotypic and phenotypic differences.
Little is known about the genomic variability across strains of the virus, or the genetic correlation with disease progression and pathogenesis. It is hoped the research will shed light on whether EIAV is actually one virus, or exists as distinct virus species.
The majority of the work will be undertaken at AHVLA, Addlestone.
Applications are invited from postgraduate students holding either a first class or upper second class honours degree.
CVs and a covering letter should be sent to phdprogramme@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk by Monday 6th August 2012.
With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.
