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Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Currently only taking self-funded PhD students
I am a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in Microbial Evolution Research Manchster (MERman) and the Manchester Fungal Infection Group (MFIG, http://www.inflammation-repair.manchester.ac.uk/mfig).
My main research interests are: One Health and Fungal infections, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Climate change and Genetic tools in non-model organisms (Fungal pathogens)
I started my Research career at the University of Manchester obtaining my PhD. This project was focused on transcriptional regulation during Aspergillus fumigatus infection of the mammalian lung through high-throughput screening of mutants. As an example, we screened the library for azole sensitivity and resistance where my passion for AMR came from.
During my PhD project we have developed CRISPR methodologies for genome editing of A. fumigatus. The focus was on CRISPR-mediated protein tagging and point mutations to avoid using dominant selection markers during transformation. This methodology is widely adopted now in several research laboratories and is still driving much of my research.
I am currently working on a project linking climate change to antifungal resistance, working on dual-use fungicides and novel antifungals. I work on evolution in soil through various techniques combining environmental microbiology, molecular fungal biology and infection biology.
2010-2014: BSc (Hons) Biology, Leiden University, the Netherlands
2014-2015: MSc (Dis) Medical Mycology, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
2015-2019: PhD in Molecular Biology, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Microbiology Society (Member and Local Champion, 2019-2024)
Biochemical Society (Early career, member since 2016)
BSMM, British Society for Medical Mycology (member since 2017)
ISHAM (member since 2019)
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Bio ECR Editorial Board, MBio
2024 → …
Student committee member, British Mycological Society
1 Oct 2016 → 1 Jan 2020
ECR Executive Member, British Society for Medical Mycology
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bromley, M. (PI), Bertuzzi, M. (PI), Gago, S. (PI), Denning, D. (PI), Kosmidis, C. (PI), Bowyer, P. (PI), Amich Elias, J. (PI), Richardson, M. (PI), Richardson, R. (PI), Van Rhijn, N. (PI) & Bottery, M. (PI)
15/08/13 → …
Project: Research
Rhijn, N. V. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 23 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.48420/14252756.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Table_2_DESeq2_-_CR_4h_RNA-seq/14252756/1
Dataset
Rhijn, N. V. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 23 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.48420/14252759.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Table_4_DESeq2_-_4_Day_RNA-seq/14252759/1
Dataset
Rhijn, N. V. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 23 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.48420/14252768.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Table_3_Sterol_SM/14252768/1
Dataset
16/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
16/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
11/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Van Rhijn, N., Bottery, M. & Bromley, M.
30/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Denning, D., Bromley, M., Van Rhijn, N. & Bottery, M.
9/01/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Student thesis: Phd