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biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 626 biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Investigation of the interplay between TRPV1 channels and the receptor tyrosine kinase Flt3 in living cells

Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels are a large and conserved family of ion channels that sense touch, movement, pain and temperature1. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Kilpatrick, Dr J Sanchez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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HKUMed - PhD & MPhil Admission 2026/27

Multi-disciplinary research & novel research projects, Cancer Biology & Therapeutics, Chinese Medicine, Clinical Medicine Data , Science/Big Data/AI Applications in Biomedicine & Health, Emerging Infectious Diseases Global Health, Nursing Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Structural, Synthetic & Computational Biology. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Hong Kong PhD Programme
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Investigating the genetic basis of immunological overlap between inflammatory diseases

Genetic studies have identified numerous variants within the human genome associated with susceptibility to common complex inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Martin, Prof S Eyre, Prof A Morris
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing and super-resolved live cell imaging to study the extracellular microenvironment at the single molecule level

The three-dimensional space around and between mammalian cells is filled with a complex network of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules, which instruct fundamental processes such as cell survival, differentiation and migration, in addition to providing structural support for cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Piccinini, Prof D Heery, Dr H Collins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Does the mis-regulation of the meiotic HORMA-domain protein induce genome instability?

The MSc by Research programme at the University of Aberdeen is for students interested in a research-intensive master's degree. It is designed specifically to enhance your skills for a PhD or research career. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Lorenz, Dr H Murakami
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Harnessing Transposon Mutagenesis to Dissect Antifungal Drug Resistance in the Fungal “Superbug” Candidozyma auris

The MSc by Research programme at the University of Aberdeen is for students interested in a research-intensive master's degree. It is designed specifically to enhance your skills for a PhD or research career. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Lorenz, Dr T Kubota
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A Geometric Deep Learning Framework for Rational Design of Personalized Cancer Vaccines

This PhD project will pioneer AI-driven approaches to personalized cancer vaccines by integrating structure-aware deep learning, physics-based molecular simulations, and adaptive reinforcement learning. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Chan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantification and identification of differential protein isoform expression for biomarker discovery and biological systems

Quantitative proteomics via mass spectrometry is now a cornerstone methodology for biomedical health research and bioscience. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Hubbard, Dr R.U. Unwin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The fundamental requirements and components of translation factories for the biotechnological production of key proteins in yeast

Understanding the mechanisms surrounding the coordinated production of protein in biotechnological organisms such as baker’s yeast (S. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Ashe, Prof C M Grant, Dr M.P. Pool
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Investigating neurodevelopmental disorders caused by defects in the protein synthesis machinery

Background. Translation of mRNA into proteins is a critical cellular process for normal development and function. An increasing number of genetic disorders caused by variants in genes encoding translation factors are now known. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Kasher, Prof S Banka, Prof G D Pavitt
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Deubiquitinase structure determination for developing novel therapeutics

Rational drug design relies on the availability of detailed structure information and the molecular properties of key binding sites that can be targeted by small molecular inhibitors or biologics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Dreveny
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The role of calcium signalling in regulating of tumour cell behaviour

Metastasis is the major cause of mortality in human cancers, yet we know relatively little of the fundamental biology that underlies the important transition to invasive malignancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Georgiou, Dr IM Maiellaro
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Unravelling complex somatic genomic variations: advancing early diagnostics and precision medicine

Complex somatic structural variations (SVs) in genomic regions such as centromeres and telomeres play a crucial role in driving many genetic disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof SG Garg, Prof D Wedge
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Effects of human stem cell secretomes and extracellular vesicles on invertebrate models of regeneration

Project Overview. This project will explore the regenerative potential of secretomes derived from human mesenchymal stem cells and human neural crest-derived stem cells on invertebrate models. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Widera, Prof V Khutoryanskiy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Revolutionising antimicrobial susceptibility testing to optimise treatment of bacterial infection and overcome AMR

  Research Group: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is an essential component of the diagnostic workflow in the clinical microbiology laboratory, since it is able to define which antibiotics have the potential to treat bacterial infection in a given patient. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A O'Neill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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