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computational biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 327 computational biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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(EPSRC CASE) Expanding the toolkit for post-processing AI-generated molecular designs

Generative AI has become a routine approach to exploration of chemical space and as an idea generator for medicinal chemists. What is missing at the moment is a much stricter requirement for results to be assessed for their physical reasonableness. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Leach, Dr L Sotorrios, Dr C Trujillo
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO - Unlocking the regulatory code at single cell resolution in vivo

The vertebrate body contains hundreds of specialised cell types, produced by tightly controlled activation of genes in specific places and times during development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SB Bhatia, Prof F Mueller
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Keeping up with the neighbours: developmental control of tissue growth through local cell communication

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Nic Tapon. Project background and description. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Tapon
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering plant cells circuitries for multiparametric high-throughput platforms for weed control (EngCiWeCo)

Rationale and Importance. Developing physiologically relevant screening platforms for weed-control compounds in adult plants is slow, low-throughput, and requires large chemical inputs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Devoto, Prof RM Mott
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reconstructing Cellular Architecture in 3D: Integrated Nanoscale Imaging of Organelles, Molecules and Tissue Structure

The objective of this project is to develop and apply novel high-resolution quantitative imaging approaches capable of mapping the organelles and structures that constitute cells in three dimensions and within their physiological tissue context. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Pichaud, Dr S Simoncelli
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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GW4 BioMed3 MRC DLP PhD project: Decoding Neurodevelopmental Disorders: From Patient Variants to Disease Mechanisms

This project is one of several in competition for funding from the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme (DLP), which is offering up to 17 studentships for entry in September 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Licchesi
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cellular decision making in normal and leukaemic blood stem cells

Group Leader. Professor Bertie Göttgens (Göttgens Group). Research Summary. Blood stem cells maintain the lifelong production of all blood cell types. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Göttgens
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the fidelity of real-world data transformation into Common Data Models: novel measures for the assessment of OMOP data standardisation as a case study (Botnar-2026-05)

Real-world data (RWD), routinely collected across various healthcare settings, are increasingly used in observational studies, which are now recognised as valuable complements to traditional randomised controlled trials for informing patient care, healthcare delivery, and policy-making. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Delmestri, Assoc Prof S Kiefer, Dr M Pineda-Moncusí
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Impact of epigenetic reprogramming on neutrophil function

Neutrophils are the most abundant circulating leukocytes and form a first line of defence against infection. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Udalova, Prof B Kessler, Dr A Mukherjee
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Inducing Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer to Enable Effective Immunotherapy for Advanced Disease

The generation and propagation of adaptive immune responses are normally confined to secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs), specialised tissues in which complex stromal cell networks coordinate interactions required for effective lymphocyte activation and differentiation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Coles, Prof D Withers, Prof C Buckley
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-driven discovery of microbial surface structures that prime the early-life immune system

Early life is a critical developmental window for the human microbiome and the immune system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Pust, Dr S Sansom
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dual Ended HDAC-Bcl-2 Inhibitor Therapeutics (DEHBIT): A Continuous Flow Chemistry Approach to Next-Generation Polypharmacological Cancer Therapeutics

Background and Scientific Rationale . Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, characterised by complex, multifactorial disease mechanisms requiring equally sophisticated therapeutic strategies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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We are what we eat: Plants and their effects on the brain

Project Overview. Plants synthesize many compounds that can act like hormones in mammals. A class of plant compounds called phytosteroids act like steroid hormones and may influence anxiety, reproduction and healthy aging, though the mechanisms by which these signal are poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Vasudevan, Prof J A Hawkins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Towards robotic 2D-IR spectroscopy for biomolecular fingerprinting of cancer

  Research Group: Healthcare Engineering
Ultrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy is a new variant of Infrared spectroscopy which offers a unique analytical method for characterizing complex biomolecular samples. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Chauhan, Prof N Hunt
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Deconstructing biofilms

Lead supervisor. Dr Agnes Noy. Co-supervisors. Dr Martin Fascione and Prof Gavin Thomas. The student will be registered with the Department of Physics, Engineering and Technology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AN Noy, Dr M A Fascione, Prof G Thomas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only