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Reconstructing Cellular Architecture in 3D: Integrated Nanoscale Imaging of Organelles, Molecules and Tissue Structure

University College London

London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo)

The objective of this project is to develop and apply novel high-resolution quantitative imaging approaches capable of mapping the organelles and structures that constitute cells in three dimensions and within their physiological tissue context. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Pichaud, Dr S Simoncelli

1 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Elucidating the structure and mechanism of the ZAP antiviral response

The Francis Crick Institute

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Ian Taylor. Project background and description. Zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) is an interferon-stimulated gene that restricts a wide range of viruses including retroviruses, Ebola virus, hepatitis B virus and SARS-CoV-2 [1]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Taylor

2 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Enabling antibiotics discovery by targeted protein degradation

The Francis Crick Institute

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Ester Morreale. Project background and description. Our lab aims to establish targeted protein degradation (TPD) technology in pathogenic bacteria, addressing the critical need for novel antibiotic development strategies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Morreale

2 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

(MCRC Non-Clinical) Exploiting Chromosomal Instability Across the Ovarian–Endometrial Axis: Models, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targeting

The University of Manchester

Division of Cancer Sciences

The most aggressive ovarian and endometrial cancers converge on a common phenotype. extensive chromosomal instability (CIN) – ongoing chromosomal changes that generate karyotypic heterogeneity within a tumour, linked to poor patient outcomes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BB Barnes, Prof S Taylor, Dr SK Kitson

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The Cryo-EM structure of mechanically unfolded proteins

The Francis Crick Institute

A 2027 Crick Joint PhD project with Alessandro Costa and Sergi Garcia-Manyes. Project background and description. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Garcia-Manyes Garcia-Manyes , Dr A Costa

2 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development

Babraham Institute (Cambridge)

Babraham Institute Graduate Programme

Project title. Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development. Project outline. How cells switch genes on and off at the right time is fundamental to development. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Voigt

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

From Stem Cells to Cancer Immunotherapy: Engineering Human Blood and Immune-Cell Development

Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

Cell-based immunotherapies are transforming the treatment of cancer. CAR-T cells have produced remarkable clinical responses in patients with leukaemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma and are now increasingly entering the clinic for the treatment of solid tumours, with encouraging advances across several cancer types. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Lacaud

6 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Analysis of pathogen determinants recognized by the hypervariable immune receptor Dscam

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Background. To mount an immune response, host organisms must first recognize the pathogen with which they are infected. The first line of defense against pathogen infection in animals is provided through the innate immune response. Read more

Supervisors: Prof MS Soller, Prof R O'Keefe

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Identification and functional characterization of post translational-mediated controls acting during meiosis in C. elegans

Masaryk University

Faculty of Medicine

Doctoral study program. Biomedical Sciences. Doctoral study specialization. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Form. doctoral present. Read more

Supervisor: Dr NS Silva

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Stem cells, Cancer, Ageing, RNA modifications

University of Cambridge

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Group Leader. Dr Konstantinos Tzelepis (Tzelepis Group). Keywords. RNA biology, Epitranscriptomics, stem cells. Research Summary. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Tzelepis

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Advancing Drug Delivery for Regeneration and Repair of the Aging Cartilage (Botnar-2026-01)

University of Oxford

Botnar Research Centre

Drugs targeting biological drivers of aging face unique translational challenges. In this DPhil, a translational strategy targeting an age-associated disease will be leveraged to advance an immediately clinically relevant intervention. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Alsaleh, Dr D Carugo, Dr PA Mouthuy

1 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Small-Molecule Therapeutics for Oncology

The University of Manchester

Division of Pharmacy and Optometry

Applications are invited from high-calibre international candidates for a self-funded PhD project in medicinal chemistry and cancer drug discovery with Dr Ali Raoof. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AR Raoof, Dr S Butterworth

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

A novel role in mitochondrial homeostasis for the anti-ageing factor RBBP5

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

The mitochondrion evolved from an endosymbiotic interaction between an alpha-proteobacterium and an archaeon. A defining event during this evolution was the transfer of most mitochondrial genes to the host nucleus. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Poulin, Dr A J Whitmarsh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Multiparameter tissue landscapes: shaping neutrophil functional states

University of Oxford

Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

Neutrophils represent a major arm of the innate immune defence system, with a long- held view of them being transcriptionally inactive, fast responders, mobilised in response to microbial and tissue insults. Read more

Supervisors: Prof I Udalova, Prof H Byrne, Dr A Devaprasad

1 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Relationship between Tumour microenvironment and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during immunotherapy

University of Oxford

Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

This DPhil project sits at the interface of cancer and cardiovascular immunology, investigating how tumour-driven immune responses reshape systemic immunity and influence vascular inflammation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Gérard, Prof C Monaco

1 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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