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computational biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 327 computational biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Fully funded PhD in Computational Biology

The Computational Biology Department at MBZUAI sits at the cutting edge of biology, medicine, and AI. Our faculty lead efforts to model complex biological systems and extract insights from large-scale molecular data. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  International PhD Programme
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Developing algorithms for single-cell long-read nanopore sequencing

Project Description. Alternative splicing (AS) is one of the most powerful mechanisms generating protein diversity in the human brain. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Weatheritt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ancient genomics

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Pontus Skoglund. Project background and description. This PhD-student will join the Crick ancient genomics laboratory and Group Leader Pontus Skoglund to study functional evolution and history in the human past. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Pontus Skoglund Skoglund
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovering Therapeutic Targets for ALS Using CRISPR-dCas9 Single-Cell Perturb-Seq in Patient-Derived Motor Neurons

Project Description. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no effective cure. Although several causal mutations (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Weatheritt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing Untargeted Metabolomics through a Probabilistic and Context-Aware Annotation Pipeline

This project aims to develop a revolutionary AI-powered, "context-aware" pipeline to automate metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics data. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Del Carratore, Prof WB Dunn, Prof A Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating the spatial organisation of pathogenic cell niches in chronic inflammatory diseases

Are you interested in understanding how the spatial arrangement of cells shapes tissue inflammation? The immune system functions within highly organised tissue environments, where interactions between immune, stromal and structural cells are essential for maintaining health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Sansom, Prof C Monaco, Dr M Friedrich, Dr A Hallou
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Multi-Omics Digital Twins for Modelling Brain Ageing and Intervention Response

Why do some people maintain good brain health as they age, while others experience more rapid decline? Current “brain-age” models often reduce this complex process to a single score. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Sun, Dr H Zhou, Dr C Lea-Carnall, Prof GN Nenadic
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding and Designing DNA Replication Origins Using Genome Language Models (NIEDUSZYNSKI_E27DTP)

Project Supervisor - Dr Conrad Nieduszynski. How does a cell know where and when to copy its DNA? And can we use artificial intelligence to design entirely new genetic elements that control this process?. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Nieduszynski
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding HLA-restricted human T-cell immunity through a population-scale HLA–TCR atlas

T cells are central to adaptive immunity, recognising antigenic peptides presented by highly polymorphic human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules through diverse T-cell receptors (TCRs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Luo, Prof A Mentzer, Dr H Kockelbergh
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deciphering the immune architecture of human atherosclerosis

Are you fascinated by how immune and metabolic responses shape cardiovascular disease? The immune system is integral to the cardiovascular health and disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Monaco, Prof A Handa, Dr S Sansom, Dr A Boikova, Dr E Solomonidis
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bioscience PhD — Fully Funded

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a graduate research university on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, bringing together talented researchers and world-leading faculty from more than 100 countries in a fully English-taught environment. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Building across Boundaries: A 3D cell atlas of graft formation between C₃ and C₄ grasses

Overarching Question. How do cells from two evolutionarily distant plants recognise one another, reprogramme their identities and ultimately build a functional connection?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PS Singh, Prof J Hibberd
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Building across Boundaries: A 3D cell atlas of graft formation between C₃ and C₄ grasses

Overarching Question. How do cells from two evolutionarily distant plants recognise one another, reprogramme their identities and ultimately build a functional connection?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PS Singh, Prof J Hibberd
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding gene regulation through computational and AI-based methods

  Research Group: Bornelöv
Project overview. Gene regulation is a fundamental aspect of life, in which cells control when and to what extent specific genes are activated to produce a protein. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Bornelöv
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Understanding the evolutionary dynamics of viral transmission and antiviral evolution

Why do viruses cross host species boundaries? And how have past infectious with viruses shaped immune responses? Animal genomes are littered with the remnants of ancient viral infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Katzourakis
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)