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We have 926 cell biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Therapeutic Exploitation of Protease Networks in Pancreatic Cancer

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Pharmacy

Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant malignancies, with a five-year survival rate remaining below 15%. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Burden

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

Developing novel therapeutic strategies to better treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Pharmacy

Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics

One in two people will develop cancer in their lifetime and it is a leading cause of death. While significant progress has been made in the treatment of some cancers, there still remain some forms of the disease with limited treatment options and poor outcome. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Buckley

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

Fully funded PhD Studentships in the Department of Medicine

University of Cambridge

Department of Medicine

We are pleased to announce a range of fully funded three-year and four-year PhD studentships in biomedical sciences within the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Opportunities

The investigation of novel interacting therapeutic combinations in the treatment of ovarian cancer

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Pharmacy

Better ways to treat Ovarian Cancer (OC) may already exist. To identify repurposed drug combinations for use in OC, research will evaluate the pharmacology of FDA approved drugs in combination with novel therapeutics to treat poor response OC. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Furlong

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

Precision Medicine DLA - AI-Driven Drug Discovery for Neglected Tropical Parasites

University of Edinburgh

School of Biological Sciences

Background. Leishmania parasites (and the related Trypanosoma species), are together the deadliest single-cell parasites after the malaria parasite. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Wheeler, Dr A Maclean, Prof A Unciti-Broceta

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

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Design and Synthesis of Multitarget Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Treatment

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer. Unlike other breast cancer subtypes, TNBC does not respond to hormone therapies or HER2-targeted drugs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Rodrigues

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

Understanding ESCRT-Mediated Proteostasis pathways for Neurodegenerative Disease Intervention

University of Bradford

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Neurodegenerative diseases affect over 50 million people worldwide, with limited therapeutic options and enormous societal costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Kantamneni, Dr K Riches-Suman, Dr K de Vos

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

Single-molecule dissection of mitochondrial, bacterial and chloroplast electron transfer complexes with atomic force and cryo-electron microscopies

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

How does life move electrons? Every breath you take, and every calorie a plant captures, depends on electron-transfer reactions between tiny mobile carrier proteins and the large membrane machines of respiration and photosynthesis. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Johnson, Dr A Hitchcock, Prof J Blaza

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

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers targeting Extracellular Vesicles: Capture and Sensing

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles naturally released by cells and they transport molecular cargo (proteins, peptides, lipids, nucleic acids) around the body. Read more

Supervisors: Prof NT Turner, Prof D Lambert, Dr NP Peake

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

Epigenetics and Cancer: Determining how Mistakes in V(D)J Recombination Trigger Leukaemias and Lymphomas

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

V(D)J recombination is essential to produce antibody and T-cell receptor genes but since the reaction involves breaking and rejoining DNA, it is highly dangerous and errors have long been thought to lead to leukaemias and lymphomas. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Boyes

31 May 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Precision Medicine DLA – Virtual Multi-Omics: Decoding the Tumour Microenvironment from H&E Slides using Spatially-Aware AI

University of Glasgow

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Sciences

Collaborative Project - MRC’s Collaborative awards provide students with experience of collaborative research with a non-academic partner, enabling the student to spend a period of time with the partner (usually no less than three months over the lifetime of the PhD). Read more

Supervisors: Prof J LeQuesne, Dr K yuan, Prof D Chang

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

Deconvoluting the sequence determinants for outer membrane protein folding, stability and function

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. The cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria are packed with -barrel outer membrane proteins (OMPs) that are essential for bacterial growth and virulence. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D B Brockwell, Prof S E Radford

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

Investigating the role of the oncofetal splice factor MBNL3 in metastasis

UWE Bristol (University of the West of England)

College of Health, Science and Society

Project background. Alternative splicing is a key mechanism of gene regulation, affecting over 94% of human protein-coding genes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Ladomery

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

NWD DLA programme: How do microenvironmental signals affect gastric epithelial integrity and organisation?

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Background and rationale. This studentship lays the foundation for a new and exciting interdisciplinary collaboration between biomedical scientists in the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology (ISMIB) and materials scientists and engineers in the School of Engineering (SoE). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Duckworth, Dr W Sharratt, Prof M Pritchard, Dr J Curran

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

(MRC NW-DMS) Harnessing Visible-Light Catalysis for RNA Drug Target Discovery

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

There is increasing evidence that small molecules regulate cellular processes by targeting nucleic acids far more extensively than appreciated, opening up largely untapped therapeutic target space. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Trowbridge, Dr JD Worboys

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

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