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(A*STAR) Rules for the design of allosteric effectors: chemistry and interactions
The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry
Allosteric drugs have become an indispensable toolbox of rapidly developing precision medicine, having already established a reputation of advantages over traditional medicine. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Popelier, Dr S De Visser
 31 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Precise, peptide-directed loading of drugs onto therapeutic antibodies for targeted imaging and treatment of tumors.
University of Sheffield Department of Chemistry
The PhD project aims to develop a non-covalent technology for loading small molecules and therapeutic enzymes onto monoclonal antibodies thus addressing issues in preparations of antibody-drug conjugates, such as poor yields and non-specific conjugation of the drugs resulting in compromised immunoaffinity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Ciani
Open Day(s)  Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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China Scholarship Council - Anti-parasitic drugs: Mechanisms and protein modifications
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences
The School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, joint with the China Scholarship Council (CSC), is proud to be able to offer a scholarship programme for postgraduate research students. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Field, Prof D Horn
 8 February 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Property based design of mitochondria targeted molecules
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School
Applications are invited from Graduates in Chemistry, Pharmacy and Medicinal Chemistry Master’s level programs to join our group within the Faculty of Medical Sciences looking at novel approaches to the design of the next generation of mitochondria targeted therapeutic agents. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Obara, Dr J Harburn, Prof M Birch-Machin
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: The identification and optimisation of small molecule inhibitors of PfAPP as a novel antimalarial strategy
University of Leeds MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership
Malaria poses a significant threat to approximately half of the world’s population with an annual death toll close to half a million. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Foster, Prof E Isaac
 27 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Big data and machine learning for reaction design
University of Bath Department of Chemistry
The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project commencing in October 2021. Funding is available to candidates who qualify for ‘Home’ fee status. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M N Grayson
 31 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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Formulation of poorly-soluble drugs
University of Reading School of Pharmacy
Poorly water-soluble drugs is an important class of pharmaceutical compounds that are finding numerous applications for the therapy of different pathological conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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A 3-year PhD studentship in deep-learning assisted in silico design of active materials for targeted delivery
University College London Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecular Modelling and Material Science, UCL
The Studentship. This position is fully funded by the UCL-A*STAR Collaborative Programme via the Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecular Modelling and Materials Science (M3S CDT) at UCL. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Volpe
 31 July 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Mechanism of replication proofreading by SARS-CoV-2.
Newcastle University MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership
The stubborn recurrence of coronaviral epidemics (we are now living through the third and deadliest outbreak of the 21st century) implies that we will face a new coronavirus soon. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Yuzenkova, Dr P Salgado
 27 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Influencing the chemistry and biochemistry of electron-deficient organometallics
University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences
In 2012, 14 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed worldwide, while 8.2 million people died due to cancer or related illnesses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Barry, Dr W Martin, Dr S Shnyder
Open Day(s)  Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Does the brain renin angiotensin system influence the occurrence of depression in Alzheimer’s disease?
University of Bristol Bristol Medical School
Rationale. In the last decade the involvement of imbalance in counterbalancing arms of the brain Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) has been found to be a significant factor in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Kehoe, Dr S Miners, Dr L Sinclair
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Chemical modulation of cellular redox balance for cancer treatment
University of Birmingham School of Pharmacy
Platinum complexes, cisplatin, oxaliplatin and carboplatin, are the most widely used anticancer drugs. However, these DNA-targeting treatments are a low selectivity approach with deleterious consequences and a high incidence of resistance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Romero-Canelon
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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EPSRC project 2: Epigenetic Control of Genes Encoding Therapeutic Proteins
University of York Department of Biology
As part of an ongoing collaboration with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies UK (FDBK), this fully-funded PhD project aims to improve the production of biologic drugs by cell lines expressing transgenes. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R J White, Prof N Bryant
 31 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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EPSRC project 1: Computational modelling to investigate the rules governing biologics-glycosylation
University of York Department of Biology
As part of an ongoing collaboration with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies UK (FDBK), this fully-funded PhD project aims to improve the quality of biologic drugs recombinantly produced in mammalian cell lines. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Ungar, Prof N Bryant
 31 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Validating NMR metabolomics as a novel technology for measuring drug safety using human induced pluripotent stem cell-cardiomyocytes
University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Science
The use of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hIPSCs) in modelling cell response to drugs is an area of research that is growing rapidly and is of global significance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Oldershaw, Dr A Meeson, Dr M Phelan, Dr A Chadwick
 22 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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