King's College London
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Funding
- See university guidance
- Application deadline
Applications for October 2026 intake are now closed.
Our mission is to train the next generation of highly skilled researchers to tackle the immense challenges presented by microorganisms worldwide through cutting-edge technological innovation and real-world translational impact. Co-created with the Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI), staff at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and leading industry partners, this interdisciplinary PhD training programme is delivered within KCL's unique cross-faculty ecosystem spanning infectious diseases, immunology, pharmaceutical sciences, host-microbiome interactions, chemistry, computational biology and life course & population sciences, and integrated with King's Health Partners and KCL’s Microbes in Health & Disease Research Interest Group.
By combining world-class microbial sciences expertise with immediate clinical translation capability, the Translational Research & Innovation in Microbial Sciences (TRIMS) King’s Prize Doctoral Programme addresses critical skills shortages while advancing solutions to urgent global health challenges related to microorganisms, including but not limited to antimicrobial resistance, emerging infections, and microbiome-based therapeutics.
Our Partners
Co-created with the Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI), staff at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and leading industry partners, this interdisciplinary PhD training programme will be delivered within King's unique cross-faculty ecosystem spanning infectious diseases, immunology, pharmaceutical sciences, host-microbiome interactions, chemistry, computational biology, and life course & population sciences, and integrated with King's Health Partners.
The Rosalind Franklin Institute
UK Health Security Agency
Sepsis Research FEAT
Group leads
- Dr Peter Hill Wellcome Trust Career Development Award Fellow
Dr Peter Hill
- Professor James Mason Professor of Membrane Biochemistry
Professor James Mason
- Dr Sarah M. Barry Professor in Chemical Biology
Contact us
TRIMS is continuously interested in attracting funding. If your organisation wants to be involved in projects on Translational Research & Innovation in Microbial Sciences, please email us at
Related departments
- Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
- Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
- Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences
- School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences
- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- School of Life Course & Population Health Sciences
- School of Basic & Medical Biosciences
- Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions (CHMI)
- Department of Chemistry
- Microbes in Health & Disease