Entomology and Parasitology
PhD / MPhil
- Duration
- PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
MPhil – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Contact
- Dr Marcelo Lima
- m.andrade.de.lima@keele.ac.uk
- (+44) 01782 734111
Summary
The Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology (CAEP) is primarily situated within the buildings of the School of Life Sciences (Huxley Building) and the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences (Lennard-Jones Laboratories).
Overview
Overview
The Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology (CAEP) is primarily situated within the buildings of the School of Life Sciences (Huxley Building) and the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences (Lennard-Jones Laboratories).
It is an interdisciplinary research centre that offers a lively and stimulating atmosphere for advanced study and research. There are 40-50 members: professors, lecturers and their associated post-doctoral research assistants, postgraduate students and technicians.
Members meet regularly for seminars, workshops, journal clubs and symposia. Research projects are supported by funding from a variety of Research Council, Charity and Industrial sources. The Centre is supported by a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment within newly refurbished and purpose-built laboratory space.
Research interests
Research interests
Research Subject Areas
- Malaria, Mosquitoes and Man - Professor Paul Eggleston; Dr Srabasti J. Chakravorty; Prof Frederic Tripet; Dr Paul Horrocks
- Insect Ecology - Prof Frederic Tripet; Dr William Kirk
- Chemical Ecology - Dr William Kirk
- Parasite-Insect Interactions - Prof Frederic Tripet; Professor Paul Eggleston
- Leishmaniasis