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cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 926 cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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MSc by Research: Greasing plant cell signalling – the role of S-acylation in plant receptor cytoplasmic kinase signalling during immune responses

Protein S-acylation is a reversible fatty acid-based post-translational modification of proteins. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr J Bos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Optimizing plant cell wall glycan extraction to support plant health and biotechnology research

Plant cell wall glycans are a major component of plant biomass, essential for plant physiology, development, and protection against environmental stress and disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Ndeh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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(BBSRC CASE) How cellular metabolism shapes adaptation to altered PAR dynamics

Poly-ADP ribose (PAR)ylation governs essential cellular processes including DNA replication and repair, chromatin organisation and cellular stress responses. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Taylor, Dr C Coulson-Gilmer, Dr HCO Osborne
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship Project: Dissecting and engineering information processing in cells and populations

A common thread underpinning many apparently disparate topics and themes—computers, cell phones, the brain, artificial intelligence, neural networks, quantum computers, control systems and cellular function is information processing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Krishnan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Structural and mechanistic studies of fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling

  Research Group: Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology
We have identified a previously undiscovered ‘signal switching’ mechanism used by a branch of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family – fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) – that are important in early development but also oncogenic in a range of cancers. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A.L. Breeze, Prof F. Sobott
 31 May 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MRC Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA) Studentships

Applications are now open for the UK Human Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA), a prestigious national PhD programme primarily funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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MRC Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA) Studentships

Applications are now open for the UK Human Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA), a prestigious national PhD programme primarily funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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MRC Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA) Studentships

Applications are now open for the UK Human Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA), a prestigious national PhD programme primarily funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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MRC Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA) Studentships

Applications are now open for the UK Human Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA), a prestigious national PhD programme primarily funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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MRC Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA) Studentships

Applications are now open for the UK Human Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA), a prestigious national PhD programme primarily funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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MRC Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA) Studentships

Applications are now open for the UK Human Functional Genomics Doctoral Landscape Award (FGx-DLA), a prestigious national PhD programme primarily funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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(BBSRC CASE) Understanding the function of the vascular glycocalyx in healthy and unhealth brain ageing

There is exquisite control of immune cell recruitment to all bodily tissues. In injury, disease and across the time course of life, regulation is important to appropriately resolve the insult or infection whilst limiting inflammation that can drive pathology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Lawrence, Dr DD Dyer
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(BBSRC NWD) Targeting Septal Plugging to Disrupt the Evolution of Antifungal Resistance in Hyphal Networks

  Research Group: Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics
Fungal infections cause over 2.5 million deaths annually. Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the leading causes of invasive fungal disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bottery, Dr M Bromley, Dr C Knight
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Investigate EpiGenomic Regulatory Logic in Healthy and Disease States

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join The Computational Biology and Biomedical AI group led by Dr Shamith Samarajiwa (Associate Professor in Genomics), Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Samarajiwa
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Structural basis for force-sensing by the kinetochore-microtubule interface

Primary Supervisor. Vladimir Volkov. Co-supervisor(s). Aravindan Ilangovan. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Application Deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr VV Volkov
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)