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Daniel Jeffares
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Funded PhD: study how Leishmania parasites and their sand fly vectors adapt to Amazon urbanisation. Includes fieldwork in Brazil plus genomics and spatial epidemiology. UK students only. Apply by 7 Jan 2026: djeffares.github.io/phd.html
Manaus sits on the banks of the Amazon River, surrounded by rainforest that is increasingly shaped by human activity. In this landscape, Leishmania parasites—and the sand flies that transmit them—are shifting from their original wildlife hosts, such as sloths, into farms and human-modified forests.
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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PhD Projects to make the world a better place
Are you interested in parasites moving from Amazon Rainforest? Or predicting the next pandemic? Or improving climate-resilient crops? Read more here. djeffares.github.io/phd.html
PhD Projects to make the world a better place – Jeffares Group
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November 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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We found #Leishmania parasites adapting from the #Amazon Rainforest towards the city of Manaus. If you'd like to find out more check out this #PhD opportunity in genomics, eco-epidemiology, geography & evolution at
@york.ac.uk

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Uncovering natural and anthropic factors that affect the eco-epidemiology of Leishmania pathogens transmission in the Amazon (ACCE+ DLA York project) at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Uncovering natural and anthropic factors that affect the eco-epidemiology of Leishmania pathogens transmission in the Amazon (ACCE+ DLA York project) at University of York, listed on Fin...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM