enzymology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 26 enzymology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Enzymology and Metabolic Engineering for Conversion of Lignin into Renewable Chemicals

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Lignin is an aromatic heteropolymer found in plant cell walls, and is the most abundant renewable source of aromatic carbon in the biosphere. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Bugg

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Structural and Mechanistic Characterisation of Bacterial Natural Product Targets

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Natural products are a vital source of medicines and agrichemicals. For example, over 70% of the antibiotics on the World Health Organisation’s list of essential medicines are derived from natural sources (plants, bacteria or fungus). Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Alkhalaf

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Investigating the mechanism of mucin degradation by a key member of the human gut microbiota

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

The human gut microbiota is closely associated with health, development and disease. The thick mucus layer in the colon is the key barrier between the contents of the lumen and the epithelial cells, providing protection against potential pathogens and environmental insults. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Bolam, Prof D Rigden, Dr J Marles-Wright

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The identification of allosteric inhibitors of high value therapeutic targets

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

This study will develop a novel approach to identify allosteric inhibitor sites on a wide variety of high-value therapeutic targets, including protein kinases, protein phosphatases and small G-proteins. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J P Waltho

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

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Unravelling the Molecular Mechanisms Behind Antibiotic Tolerance

University of St Andrews School of Biology

Antibiotic resistance jeopardises our ability to effectively treat bacterial infections, yet it is not the only survival strategy pathogenic bacteria use to evade killing by antibiotics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Hobbs

19 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Functional and structural characterisation of glycosyltransferases involved in protein mannosylation

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Glycosylation is one the most abundant post-translational modifications and an evolutionary indicator. indeed the increasing complexity of host-pathogen and organism-environment interactions, amongst others, is reflected in the newly-reported ability of prokaryotes (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Tosin

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Elucidating and exploiting molecular mechanisms of bacterial natural product biosynthesis

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Natural product-based therapeutics are an essential part of modern medicine, and are also used widely in agriculture, e.g. as fungicides. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Challis

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Dissecting and exploiting fungal polyketide-nonribosomal peptide synthetase

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

The biosynthesis of polyketides in fungi is catalysed by iterative polyketide synthases (iPKSs). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Jenner

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Molecular level understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has evolved to survive and replicate inside macrophages. The project will investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning adaptation to this specialised intracellular niche. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H O'Hare, Dr N Garton

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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How does Clostridium perfringens colonise the human intestine?

University of Birmingham School of Biosciences

Clostridium perfringens is a strictly anaerobic pathogen that produces a large number of different toxins. It causes a variety of intestinal diseases which are particularly lethal in very young infants. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Crouch

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Maturation of microbial metalloenzymes – determinants of correct metalation

Durham University Department of Biosciences

Metals were essential for the emergence of life. Nearly half of enzyme reactions now require a metal cofactor. How does an enzyme get its correct metal? This answer is not a simple one. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P.T. Chivers, Prof F Sargent

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully-funded White Rose BBSRC DTP Biology project: New secreted virulence factors from Phytophthora infestans

University of York White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology

Lead supervisor: Dr Federico Sabbadin. Co-supervisors: Prof Katherine Denby. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Sabbadin, Prof K Denby

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Bioprospecting for plastic-degrading enzymes from landfill

University of Birmingham Institute of Microbiology and Infection

Plastic waste is a huge problem for most environments on Earth. This not only includes large collections of different plastics accumulating in different locations, such as landfills and Oceans, but also includes microplastics that are now understood to be infiltrating many different organisms and food chains. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Crouch, Prof J McDonald

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NERC E4 Ecophysiology and biochemistry of starch metabolism in fungal members of the rumen microbiome

University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Sustainable ruminant farming is required to ensure global food security while mitigating environmental impacts. Ruminant performance, including greenhouse-gas emission, is critically impacted by activity of the microbiome. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J van Munster, Dr M Wear

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Introducing Artificial Metalloenzymes to Whole-Cell Biocatalysis

University of York Department of Chemistry

Background. Whole-cell biocatalysis is an attractive and cost-saving alternative to the use of purified enzymes. Given that the range of natural enzymes is limited, the potential of artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) to create biocatalytic novelty is huge. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A-K Duhme-Klair, Prof G J Grogan

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 26 enzymology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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