drug delivery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

(MRC DTP CASE) Designing Peptide hydrogels as vehicles for targeted and localised in-vivo therapeutics delivery

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

One of the key engineering challenges in the life-science and biomedical sectors is the design and manufacturing of bespoke hydrogels for 3D cell culture, tissue engineering and cell/drug delivery. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Saiani, Dr K Finegan

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Investigating the factors leading to crystallisation in drug melts and glasses

University of Strathclyde Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences

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Supervisors: Prof KE Edkins, Prof J Sefcik

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Treating Glioblastoma: Tricyclic antidepressants repositioned and administered as a cancer therapy by a novel nanoparticle delivery system in vitro

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Cancer is a disease that is rapidly increasing. The initiation and progression of cancer is a central topic of countless research with discoveries of multiple pathways implicated in formation and advancement of this debilitating disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Elbediwy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustained Ocular Delivery of APIs for Management of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

1. Introduction: . Diabetic Retinopathy (DRP), a severe ocular complication of diabetes mellitus, is a leading cause of blindness globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Al-kinani

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microneedle delivery systems for next-generation antibody therapeutics

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Microneedle arrays are minimally-invasive devices that painlessly, and without drawing blood, penetrate the skin’s stratum corneum barrier. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Donnelly

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

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Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

Discover the art of developing life-changing pharmaceuticals through our Medicinal Chemistry program. The aim of this programme is to prepare qualified experts who will work professionally in scientific activities in the field of development and analysis of drugs and its application to other scientific fields. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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Targeting glycans on the outside of cells, as new therapeutics

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Most drugs have intracellular targets (proteins etc). This creates a barrier to how to target a cell, and then get the drug inside the cell. Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nanomedicines Prepared using Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Background. Recent advances in polymer particle design have largely relied on developments in controlled/living or reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP). Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Aldabbagh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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High throughput exploration of the design space for antifungal nanocarrier development

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Fungal and bacterial infections contribute to over 7 million deaths yearly, affecting over 300 million people globally (GAFFI). Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Tian

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

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Engineering extracellular vesicles/exosomes for the treatment of ocular disease

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Optometry & Vision Sciences

Extracellular vesicles, also referred to as exosomes, are membrane‐bound particles containing huge numbers of proteins as well as genetic material in the form of RNA (mRNA and miRNA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mead

5 August 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Harnessing Breast Cancer Therapy: Innovative Formulation Strategies for Repurposing Medicines to Overcome Resistance

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Background. Research in the Kadri group focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for the discovery of novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

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

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Self-regulating, self-cleaning biomaterials

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

A major problem associated with medical devices is infection. With infection rates of approaching 100% in some devices, ways to prevent formation of bacterial biofilm on medical device surfaces are urgently required. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C McCoy, Dr M Wylie

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

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Development of tumor on a chip models for novel therapy evaluation

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project. Cancer is a complex and multifaceted disease, and the development of effective treatments remains a significant challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CXZ Zhao

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities available at the Cancer, Infection and Therapeutics research group

London South Bank University

Are you passionate about Cancer research and infectious diseases and eager to advance your research career? London South Bank University is pleased to offer self-funded PhD opportunities in molecular mechanisms and targeted therapy in cancer, and infectious diseases (wet lab and computational methods) for motivated and talented qualified individuals. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

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SLS 1: Human lung 3D models to assess antiviral effects of novel and sustainable compounds against SARS-CoV-2 variants

University of Westminster School of Life Sciences

We are looking for a PhD student to develop 3D models of the human breathing lung. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the resulting Covid pandemic has highlighted the need for effective biological methods to assess viral infectivity and potential antiviral drug candidates. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A McCormick, Dr M V Dwek, Dr HM Morad

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 102 drug delivery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

drug delivery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 102 drug delivery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

(MRC DTP CASE) Designing Peptide hydrogels as vehicles for targeted and localised in-vivo therapeutics delivery

Investigating the factors leading to crystallisation in drug melts and glasses

Treating Glioblastoma: Tricyclic antidepressants repositioned and administered as a cancer therapy by a novel nanoparticle delivery system in vitro

Sustained Ocular Delivery of APIs for Management of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Microneedle delivery systems for next-generation antibody therapeutics

Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University

Targeting glycans on the outside of cells, as new therapeutics

Nanomedicines Prepared using Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)

High throughput exploration of the design space for antifungal nanocarrier development

Engineering extracellular vesicles/exosomes for the treatment of ocular disease

Harnessing Breast Cancer Therapy: Innovative Formulation Strategies for Repurposing Medicines to Overcome Resistance

Self-regulating, self-cleaning biomaterials

Development of tumor on a chip models for novel therapy evaluation

Self-Funded PhD Opportunities available at the Cancer, Infection and Therapeutics research group

SLS 1: Human lung 3D models to assess antiviral effects of novel and sustainable compounds against SARS-CoV-2 variants

We have 102 drug delivery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

drug delivery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 102 drug delivery PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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