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We have 926 cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Targets For mtDNA Mutations

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)

Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A J Whitworth

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

Investigating Pathogenic Mechanisms And Therapeutic Targets For mtDNA Mutations

University of Cambridge

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most common cause of inherited mitochondrial disease and are increasingly implicated in common age-related conditions including neurodegeneration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A J Whitworth

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

Rational Design Rules for Blood-Brain Barrier-Penetrant Antibody Fragments

Imperial College London

Institute of Chemical Biology

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain from pathogens and toxic molecules. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Aprile, Dr DV Vadukul, Prof N Brooks, Prof O Ces

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

The role of double-stranded RNA in infection, development and disease

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is a key trigger of innate immune responses against viruses. During replication, viruses generate dsRNA, which is recognised by immune sensors that activate several antiviral defence pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Macias, Dr C Abreu-Goodger

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

Do different synapses compensate differently? Dissecting cell-type-specific homeostatic plasticity in vivo

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

The brain must stay stable even when its environment changes. If neural circuits became over- or under-active every time conditions shifted, animals could not reliably sense the world or make decisions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Lin, Prof M Juusola

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

What Makes Us Age Well? Using Multi-Omics to Uncover the Biology of Cognitive Decline and Frailty

University of Exeter

Supervisory team Main supervisor. Dr Rosie Walker (University of Exeter). Second supervisor. Dr Luke Pilling (University of Exeter). Read more

Supervisor: Dr RW Walker

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio: Endospore-derived Protein Lattices for Novel Antigen and Enzyme Display Platforms

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Bacillus endospores are some of the most robust biological structures known. Examples have remained viable for decades to centuries and germinate and commence growing normally within 30 minutes of exposure to nutrients. Read more

Supervisors: Dr DR Radford, Dr G Cowan, Dr P Vohra

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio: Investigating sex-biased macrophage dynamics in Drosophila: from acute infection to life course health

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research

Sex differences in immunity shape both how individuals respond to acute infection and how inflammatory biology influences lifetime health outcomes, including ageing and the development of non-communicable diseases such as neurodegeneration and metabolic dysfunction. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Regan, Dr N Agrawal

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio: Dissecting the host-pathogen interactions of Burkholderia using modular three-dimensional models of the human lung

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research

Bacterial pathogens have evolved a diverse range of strategies to infect, survive, and replicate within a host. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Moule

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio: Cryptostasis: dissecting roles of the Cryptococcus neoformans proteasome through structure informed analysis

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology

Cryptococcus neoformans is an important human fungal pathogen with a fascinating life cycle, forming polyploid titan cells during infection in a bid to evade the immune system. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Hardwick

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

Last chance to apply

EastBio: How can eukaryotic cells sense so many different types of stress and yet employ only a few stress-response pathways?

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Eukaryotic cells are constantly exposed to a diverse range of external and environmental stresses during their normal life cycle; these include heat, osmotic stress, oxidative stress, nutrient deprivation, and heavy metals. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K E Sawin, Dr G Kustatscher, Prof R Allshire

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

Understanding post-translational modifications during viral infection

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 post-translational modifications. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Emmott

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

Understanding coronavirus polyprotein processing

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

In this project, you will be working to understand how coronaviruses replicate, and how this process is shared across multiple coronaviruses. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Emmott

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

Understanding substrates of viral 3C/3C-like proteases

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, focusing on substrates of viral proteases. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Emmott

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

Multilevel selection on transposition rates in cancer

University of Reading

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Cancer is an evolutionary process. Cells in a tumour vary due to mutation, and so over many generations they adapt in response to both intrinsic selective pressures (such as anoxia) and extrinsic selective pressures (such as chemotherapy). Read more

Supervisor: Dr L J Johnson

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

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