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We have 379 biotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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RNA-binding protein secretion by aging neurons: the key to spreading proteotoxicity?

University of Sheffield
School of Medicine and Population Health
This PhD project investigates the fundamental cell biology of neuronal aging, focusing on how cellular senescence rewires proteostasis and non-cell-autonomous communication in the central nervous system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Shelkovnikova, Dr J Cooper-Knock, Prof JR Boyne, Dr Rahul S Samant
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bioactive Edible Films as Delivery Systems for Sea Buckthorn Phenolics: Gastrointestinal Fate, Microbial Biotransformation and Gut Microbiome Modulation

University of Huddersfield
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is rich in phenolic compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, but their biological effects depend strongly on how they are released, transformed and metabolised during digestion. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Angelis-Dimakis, Dr MD Dimopoulou, Dr E Karunakaran
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Should I stay or should I go? How do immune cells know when to leave sites of tissue damage?

University of Sheffield
School of Medicine and Population Health
Cancer, neurodegeneration and COPD are all associated with chronic inflammation, leading to tissue damage and disease. However, failures of immune cells to respond or remain at injuries leaves patients exposed to infection and compromises regeneration. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Evans, Dr P Elks, Prof S Johnston
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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DNA demethylation during seed development and germination

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
Are you an ambitious undergraduate eager to tackle fundamental questions in plant biology and epigenetics? Join our cutting-edge research groups to investigate how dynamic DNA demethylation shapes plant reproduction, seed development, and germination. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Smith, Prof J Ton, Dr M Collins
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A modular adhiron-VLP platform for targeted molecular delivery

University of Huddersfield
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. A central challenge in targeted delivery is the lack of a truly modular platform in which the targeting molecule, the display scaffold and the payload can each be varied independently. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N McCaul, Dr S Allison, Prof D Tomlinson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Laser focused on drought stress - using biosensors to decipher crop stomatal responses to drought

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
We welcome applicants for a plant science competitively funded PhD studentship in Jim Rowe, Julie Gray, and Pallavi Singh’s groups. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Rowe, Prof J Gray, Dr PS Singh
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Establishing structure-function relationships and economic and environmental merits of arabinoxylan materials from integrated biorefineries

University of Huddersfield
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Arabinoxylans (AX) are a class of novel and functional hemicellulose fibre materials well matched to co-production with bioethanol in an integrated biorefinery, with potential to become a multi-billion pound market. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Campbell, Dr A Angelis-Dimakis, Dr L Gomez
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding how keratin filaments enable cells to withstand mechanical forces

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
Tissues within the body are frequently exposed to mechanical forces such as stretch and compression. In proliferating epithelial tissue, cells need to be able to protect their nucleus from physical damage during tissue deformations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Matthews, Prof C Toseland, Dr R Peters
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A materials science approach to the design of peptide formulations for parenteral administration

University of Huddersfield
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Biopharmaceuticals, also known as biologics, are an ever-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry. The vast majority of these large molecules are administered through injection in the form of aqueous solutions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Waters, Dr JB Booth, Prof D B Brockwell
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mechanisms and exploitation of phage host hijacking

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
By the year 2050, it is estimated that antimicrobial resistance will generate 10 million excess deaths per year. There is a major threat from the so-called ESKAPE pathogens, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), due to failing of front-line drugs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P A Bullough, Dr Jason Wilson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Who Pulls the Strings? Unravelling the Non-Coding Regulators of Cellular Dormancy in Breast Cancer

University of Sheffield
School of Clinical Dentistry
Why do some breast cancer cells lie dormant for years before suddenly reawakening to cause incurable metastatic relapse? This project investigates one of the most poorly understood aspects of cancer biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Lewis Quayle, Prof P Ottewell, Prof C Toseland, Prof D Lambert
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The integrated stress response (ATF4) in ageing

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
Societal ageing presents a major challenge to healthcare systems. Geroscience offers a solution, proposing that targeting the biological drivers of ageing can simultaneously delay multiple age-related diseases. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M J P Simons, Dr A Lin, Prof J Ton
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling the Mouth: Enamel Remineralisation Strategies for Oral Health

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. A primarily computational project, working with industry (Haleon Plc) to examine the structure and chemistry of dental enamel and to use computational tools to trial new active ingredients for enamel repair consumer products (e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Chappell, Dr J Smith
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nuclear Myosin VI supports DNA repair and is a potential therapeutic target

University of Sheffield
School of Medicine and Population Health
This fully funded PhD project offers the opportunity to investigate how the molecular motor myosin VI (MVI) contributes to DNA repair processes and cancer therapy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Toseland, Dr M Newton, Prof K Pors
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Genomics and development of an exaggerated sexual trait in stalk-eyed flies

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
While most body parts grow in proportion to overall body size, many traits develop to become disproportionately elaborate or extended. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Wright, Dr M Towers, Dr D Joyce, Prof A Pomiankowski
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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