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cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 926 cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development of new molecular tools for cell biology and neuroscience through protein engineering and synthetic biology

University of Cambridge

Department of Chemistry

Research Group: Mateo Sanchez Lab

The Mateo Sanchez Lab located in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge works at the interface of chemistry and biology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Sanchez Lopez

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

Orchestrating Cilia Formation

Queen Mary University of London

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

Primary Supervisor. Dr Mark van Breugel. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Application Deadline. 27th January 2027. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MVB van Breugel

27 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Last chance to apply

EastBio: How do swimming Leishmania parasite cells control their swimming to get where they need to go?

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research

This project will combine cutting-edge CRISPR reverse genetics, advanced microscopy and image analysis to uncover how cells, focusing on unicellular parasites, control their swimming. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Wheeler, Prof A Schnaufer

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

Natural products and chemical control of fungal cell biology

University of Oxford

Department of Biology

Life-threatening fungal infections are associated with an estimated 3.8 million deaths annually worldwide. With few classes of antifungal drugs available, emerging resistance and treatment failure present major challenges. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Chen

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Decoding the Directionality of Microtubule-based Transport using Structural Cell Biology

University of Oxford

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

How are cargoes trafficked within cells with such speed and directional precision? Our research aims to address this question by using structural cell biology to uncover the molecular mechanisms of transport by microtubule-based motor proteins, with a particular focus on the formation and function of the primary cilium. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Toropova, Dr A Roberts

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

Next-generation 2D nanomaterials for understanding bone crosstalk and skeletal repair

University of Bradford

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ruiz Estrada, Prof R Falconer, Prof W Brackenbury

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Cell biology and evolution of cancer metastasis

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Sciences

We are interested in the spread of cancer, a process called metastasis. Metastasis is responsible for the majority of cancer deaths and there are currently no effective treatments to stop this process. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P R Dash

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

Designing Proteins to Understand and Control Molecular Motors

University of Bristol

School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology

Intracellular transport is essential for the organisation and function of human cells. Molecular motors called kinesins and dyneins move along microtubules to transport proteins, organelles and other cargoes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JC Cross

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

How cells sense their environment to build an organ: adhesion proteins in kidney development

The University of Manchester

Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Research Group: Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Every organ in our body is built by cells that constantly sense and respond to their surroundings. Cells attach to the extracellular matrix (ECM), the network of proteins that surrounds them, through specialised adhesion sites that link the outside of the cell to its internal cytoskeleton. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Ballestrem, Prof S Kimber, Dr TZ Zacharchenko

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

Reversing stem cell ageing for next generation gene therapy applications to prevent blood cancers

University of York

Department of Biology

The challenge and technological breakthrough. Thousands of UK patients suffer annually from age-related bone marrow failure (BMF), cytopenias (lack of appropriate blood cells), and inherited BMF syndromes – all of which are precursors to acute myeloid leukaemia. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D G Kent, Dr A Conti, Dr D Boucher

6 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

MSc by Research: Regulation and mechanics in polarized trafficking

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Membranes and their protein organization are a frontier in our understanding of cell biology. We focus on polarized trafficking as a model to uncover fundamental mechanisms in the organization of structures at membranes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D H Murray

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

MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: How pollution drives brain ageing: understanding its contribution to neurodegenerative pathologies

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are devastating conditions that cause our brain cells to progressively decay. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Sanchez-Soriano, Prof H Ashe, Prof S Cruickshank

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

Mechanistic analysis of endosomal network function in human health and disease.

University of Bristol

School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dysfunction in the endosomal-lysosomal network is a key cellular pathology found across human developmental and age-related neurological diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P J Cullen

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

(MRC NW-DMS) Hungry adhesions: Do focal adhesions spatially organise metabolism to support cell mechanics?

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

How do cells deliver metabolic energy to the places where they need to do most mechanical work? Focal adhesions allow cells to grip their surroundings, generate force and move, but we do not know whether they also organise local metabolism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J.R.D Davis, Dr AB Byron, Dr C Ballestrem

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

Last chance to apply

EASTBIO(CASE): Engineering fluorescent non-canonical amino acids for quantitative imaging of protein therapeutics trafficking

University of Edinburgh

School of Regeneration and Repair (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)

How proteins are sorted, recycled and degraded in the endolysosomal system is a fundamental question in cell biology and a key determinant of how engineered biologics perform. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Vendrell, Dr E C Calder, Dr F N Nadal-Bufi

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

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