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We have 926 cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Plant Protein–Dietary Fibre Composites: How Amaranth Cell-Wall Architecture Controls Protein Digestion and Nutritional Functionality

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Can dietary fibre make plant protein better?. Plant proteins are increasingly important for sustainable food production, but producing highly purified protein isolates can require intensive processing and removes many naturally occurring components of the crop. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Yakubov, Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso, Dr T Swift

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

Using AI and blood markers of cell ageing to predict kidney function one year in advance

Ulster University - Magee Campus

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Research Group: Medicine

Chronic kidney disease affects around one in ten adults. Many people worsen without warning. Standard clinic tools, including eGFR and the Kidney Failure Risk Equation, often miss who will decline over the next year. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Rai, Dr S Watterson

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio: Investigating the role of post-translational modifications on Plasmodium host-parasite adhesion interactions

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research

Adhesion of Plasmodium infected erythrocytes (IEs) to host cells plays an important role in the biology and pathology of malaria parasites (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Rowe, Dr N Philip

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

Defining and Targeting Menopause-Associated Muscle Metabolic Dysregulation Using Human Discovery and Cell-Based Models

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Global, Lifestyle & Metabolic Health

Second Supervisor. Dr Martin Whitham, School of sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham. supporting supervisors. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Breen

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

Molecular mechanisms of RNA–Protein interactions and their dysregulation in human disease

King’s College London

Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics

Project Summary. Cells employ RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) to control gene expression during development and stress. Many of these proteins contain intrinsically disordered regions and undergo dynamic regulation through post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Prischi

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

Last chance to apply

Decoding Dynamic Plant Meristems

Gatsby Charitable Foundation

All aerial parts of a plant originate from a small population of pluripotent cells within the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Far from being a static structure, the SAM is continuously changing in size, shape and cellular organisation as the plant develops. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Wahl, Prof H Jönsson

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

Last chance to apply

Decoding Dynamic Plant Meristems

The James Hutton Institute

Cell and Molecular Sciences

All aerial parts of a plant originate from a small population of pluripotent cells within the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Far from being a static structure, the SAM is continuously changing in size, shape and cellular organisation as the plant develops. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Wahl, Prof H Jönsson

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

MSc by Research: Investigation of mitochondrial biology and neurodegeneration

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Phosphorylation and ubiquitylation are reversible signalling events and there is significant interest in in their interplay in the regulation… Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Muqit

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

Single-molecule studies of chromatin organisation and dynamics

Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Single-Molecule Biophysics Facility

Research Group: Single-Molecule Biophysics

Recruitment for the Doctoral School of Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Kaczmarczyk, Prof T. Sarnowski

15 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Systems-Mechanobiology of Ageing and Diseases

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

The interplay between lifestyle and genetics significantly shapes the trajectory of ageing, influencing the emergence of challenges like frailty and diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and neurodegenerative disorders. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Spill

6 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

AI-Enabled Smart Spectroscopy Pixels: Revealing Microbial Responses to Antibiotics

University of Exeter

Living Systems Institute

Spectroscopy has long offered a powerful window into nature, revealing the hidden structure and dynamics of matter through its interaction with light. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Pagliara

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

AI-driven structural and chemical exploration of poorly characterised kinases

University of Bradford

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Protein kinases are key regulators of cell signalling, coordinating processes such as growth, differentiation and responses to stress. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Jha, Prof G Evans, Prof K Pors, Dr M McPhillie

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

Multi-Omic Investigation of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Health and Disease

University of Hull

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Mitochondria are central regulators of cellular metabolism, controlling energy production, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, apoptosis, immune signalling and cellular adaptation to environmental stress. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Guinn, Dr PM McKeegan, Dr H Mortiboys

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

(BBSRC CASE) Elucidating conformational ensembles and dynamics of membrane proteins under substrate recognition

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Integral membrane proteins constitute approximately 60% of all FDA-approved drug targets. Mechanosensitive (MS) membrane proteins could be found in all life kingdoms and include ion channels, transporters, ion pumps and receptors. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CP Pliotas, Dr AB Byron, Dr S Antonyuk, Dr CB Buckley

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

Understanding Bacterial Envelope Damage and Repair on Nanoengineered Surfaces

University College London

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lead Supervisor. Dr Martyna Michalska, UCL Mechanical Engineering. Subsidiary Supervisor. Dr Leonardo Rios-Solis, UCL Biochemical Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Michalska

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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