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francis crick institute PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 40 francis crick institute PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Elucidating the structure and mechanism of the ZAP antiviral response

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Ian Taylor. Project background and description. Zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) is an interferon-stimulated gene that restricts a wide range of viruses including retroviruses, Ebola virus, hepatitis B virus and SARS-CoV-2 [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Taylor
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolution of novel function through retrotransposable element exaptation

A 2027 Crick PhD project with George Kassiotis. Project background and description. A major force in the evolution of new molecular and cellular functions is the genetic diversity provided by transposable elements (TEs) [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Kassiotis
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chromosome Organisation by Dynamic Cohesin Complexes

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Frank Uhlmann. Project background and description. In the Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, we investigate molecular mechanisms that underpin faithful chromosome segregation during cell division. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Uhlmann
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Circuit mechanisms underlying multisensory integration in the superior colliculus

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Florencia Iacaruso. Project background and description. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Iacaruso
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Enabling antibiotics discovery by targeted protein degradation

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Ester Morreale. Project background and description. Our lab aims to establish targeted protein degradation (TPD) technology in pathogenic bacteria, addressing the critical need for novel antibiotic development strategies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Morreale
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Determinants of Clonal Fitness in SF3B1-Mutant Clonal Haematopoiesis

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Dominique Bonnet. Project background and description. Background. Clonal haematopoiesis (CH) is an age-associated condition in which haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) clones carrying somatic mutations acquire a competitive advantage and progressively expand [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bonnet
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tissue immunity and immune memory in response to viral and bacterial lung infections

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Andreas Wack. Project background and description. We are interested in determinants of disease severity in lung infections including influenza, COVID and bacterial infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Wack
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Cryo-EM structure of mechanically unfolded proteins

A 2027 Crick Joint PhD project with Alessandro Costa and Sergi Garcia-Manyes. Project background and description. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Garcia-Manyes Garcia-Manyes , Dr A Costa
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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In situ structure of the replication machinery imaged inside a vertebrate nucleus

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Alessandro Costa. Project background and description. DNA must be replicated only once per cell cycle to maintain chromosome integrity and prevent the onset of cancer. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Costa
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Host-pathogen interactions of the Cryptosporidium parasite

A 2027 Crick PhD project with Adam Sateriale. Project background and description. Cryptosporidium is an intracellular parasite that causes a severe diarrhoeal disease known as cryptosporidiosis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Sateriale
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)