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biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 388 biomedical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Investigating how these transcriptomes are generated through microexon alternative splicing or fine transcriptional regulation

Our research is centered around cell type-specific transcriptomes. Using computational and experimental approaches, we investigate how these transcriptomes are generated (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Irimia
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring how Genes, Social Partners and the Gut Microbiome Shape Complex Traits

Our lab investigates, at the scale of the population, how the genes of the individual, the genes of social partners and the genes of the gut microbiota influence complex traits and diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Baud
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Studying how RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) control mRNA translation and impact cancer progression

The Gebauer lab studies how RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) control mRNA translation and impact cancer progression. We are interested in RBP regulatory networks, which mechanisms RBPs use to regulate translation, and how they can be harnessed for cancer treatment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Gebauer
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Causes of clonal expansions of blood stem cells

Causes of clonal expansions of blood stem cells. During ageing, blood stem cell clones expand, increasing the risk of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease, yet most expansions lack known driver mutations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Velten
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Single-cell lineage tracing at the scale of human populations

Single-cell lineage tracing at the scale of human populations. During ageing, some blood stem cell clones expand, increasing the risk of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Velten
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolution of Cell Type Programs and Genome Regulation

We study the origin and evolution of cell type programs and associated genome regulation mechanisms. transcription factors, 3D chromatin architecture, histone modifications, and more. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Sebé-Pedrós
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Centre For Genomic Regulation (CRG) – Barcelona

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute in Barcelona, a leading interdisciplinary centre at the forefront of life sciences. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  International PhD Programme
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Understanding How Blood Vessel Cells Communicate in Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysms develop when communication between cells in the blood vessel wall becomes disrupted. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JSC Serbanovic-Canic, Dr V Ridger
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Translational Human Models for Brain PBPK Modelling and CNS Drug Development

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy & Optometry
Central nervous system (CNS) drug exposure is difficult to predict because the blood brain barrier (BBB) tightly regulates drug entry via passive permeability and active transporter‑mediated efflux and uptake. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ZA Al-Majdoub, Prof A Galetin, Dr K Ogungbenro
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Joint PhD Scholarship: Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Project: Predictive Modelling of Football Ball Parameters and Injury Risk during Head Contact Events

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship on the Joint PhD programme between Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Mills, Dr L Foster
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stimulus-responsive mesh for targeted anticancer delivery and catheter integration

This fully funded PhD position will reward the successful candidate with an award covering full fees, a maintenance stipend in line with UKRI rates, and a Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) grant worth 10,000 GBP for personal development and consumables. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Tronci, Dr XB Yang, Prof S Russell
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-Enhanced Immersive Gamification for Learning Molecular and Structural Biology in Disease: Design, Implementation, and Educational Evaluation

  Research Group: Division of Molecular & Cellular Function
This PhD project explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR), and gamification can transform the teaching of complex biomedical concepts, particularly the molecular and structural mechanisms underlying human disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Shore, Dr M Johnson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University

The Biomedical Sciences doctoral degree programme has been created through the merging Medical Biology, Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Molecular Medicine, which has been designed in the CEITEC MU research centre to be a robust singular study programme consisting of three disciplines (Cell and Tissue Morphology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Molecular Medicine). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Investigating microbiome associations with clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is a rare rheumatological disease characterised by immune dysregulation, vascular dysfunction, and progressive tissue fibrosis affecting the skin and internal organs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A McBain, Dr M Hughes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully Funded PhD in Bioengineering and BioRobotics

The PhD in BioRobotics is one of the world's largest doctoral programmes in biomedical engineering and robotics, and this fully funded PhD is your opportunity to join it. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Italy PhD Programme