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We have 926 cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Enabling the in vivo study of human microglia/ human neuron interactions: a new human-mouse chimeric model for neurological disease

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. How do immune cells help shape the developing human brain? And what happens when this process goes wrong?. This exciting PhD project will create a ground-breaking human-mouse chimera model containing both human neurons and human microglia, the brain's resident immune cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Krzisch, Dr J Johnston

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio - Molecular basis of transcriptional regulation during mammalian pre-implantation development

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The life of mammals starts with fertilization of an egg, which subsequently undergoes multiple rounds of cell division and develops into a complete organism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Kobayashi, Prof T A Owen-hughes

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

Rab GTPases as therapeutic targets in paediatric brain tumours

University of Nottingham

School of Life Sciences

Background. Brain tumours are among the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in children. While surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy have increased survival rates these tumours still cause many deaths among patients. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AH Hume, Dr B Coyle

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

Using advanced machine learning strategies to map early osteoarthritis changes and predict disease progression in preclinical models.

Universities of Kent and Greenwich

Medway School of Pharmacy

Research Group: Collaborators: Professor Gianluca Tozzi g.tozzi@greenwich.ac.uk and Dr Peter Soar p.soar@greenwich.ac.uk

I am pleased to offer the opportunity for a self-funded PhD student to join my research team within the Medway School of Pharmacy. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ashraf

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

Self-Powered Piezoelectric Hydrogels for Immunomodulation and Chronic Wound Regeneration

University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences

Chronic wounds, particularly diabetic foot ulcers, affect millions of patients worldwide and remain one of the most difficult clinical challenges in healthcare. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Rajan Unnithan, Dr S Pentlavalli, Dr A Ramachandra Kurup Sasikala

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

Using CRISPR to study the molecular mechanisms of thrombosis and haemostasis

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. Platelets are the small cells in the blood whose job it is to prevent bleeding. Under normal conditions, when they encounter a damaged blood vessel they become activated and form a thrombus. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C.E. Hughes

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

MSc by Research: Exploring Bacillus biocontrol of Phytophthora raspberry root rot disease

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Domestic crop production, increasingly reliant on reduced fertiliser and agrochemical inputs whilst also achieving high yields, is necessary to maintain a high level of food security in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Holmes, Prof N Stanley-Wall

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

MSc by Research: Targeting ‘Undruggable’ Oncoproteins via Induced Proximity

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Many well-established cancer drivers, such as K-Ras and β-catenin, have long been considered ‘undruggable’, as traditional drug development approaches have failed to effectively inhibit their activity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Sapkota, Dr S Virdee

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

Exploring the interplay between ageing, gut microbiome, and neurodegenerative diseases

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease represent major health risks in ageing societies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Kevei

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

Reprogramming tumour-associated macrophages in epithelial tumours

University of York

York Biomedical Research Institute

Lead supervisor. Dr Vicki Jennings. Co-supervisors. Prof Will Brackenbury. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Jennings, Prof W Brackenbury

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

How do the connections between a cell and its neighbours control how a cell responds? (FAULKNER_J27DTP)

John Innes Centre

Graduate Programme

Plant cells are connected to their neighbours via ‘tubes’ called plasmodesmata, creating an interconnected cytoplasm that joins cells within and between tissues and organs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Faulkner

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

Single-cell proteomic analysis of RNA virus infections

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

In this project, you will be working to understand how viruses such as coronaviruses, caliciviruses and picornaviruses interact with infected cells, with a focus on single-cell proteomic studies and antiviral resistance. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Emmott

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

MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Towards Mitigating Severe Neurotoxicity in T-cell Immunotherapy

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Are you ready to tackle one of the most pressing safety challenges in immuno-oncology?. This NW-DMS CASE PhD studentship offers a translational project at the interface of neuroscience, immunology and drug safety. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Dickens, Prof M Pirmohamed, Prof A Dinkova-Kostova

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio: Keeping up with the neighbours: How do progenitor cells coordinate with each other as they build tissues?

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute for Regeneration and Repair

During mammalian development, progenitor cells pass must through developmental transitions in concert with their neighbours. This is key to maintaining the beautifully coordinated process of embryogenesis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Lowell, Prof V Wilson

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

Building branches: meristem formation during dichotomous branching in plants

University of Oxford

Department of Biology

Plants create diverse and elaborate 3D branching architectures by modulating the number, position, and size of shoot branches. The growth of shoot branches requires the maintenance of stem cells within generative structures known as meristems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Spencer

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

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