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EASTBIO: Investigating the impact of food restriction on Locus Coeruleus activity and cortical function

Deep-brain imaging remains a major challenge in neuroscience, as existing technologies balance between resolution, invasiveness, and depth accessibility. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Rochefort
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Cortico-hypothalamic computations for neural control of feeding

Recent weight-loss medications have revolutionised obesity treatment at the population level, but sustaining long-term behavioural change in individual patients remains a challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Karnani, Dr NK Kudryashova
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Decoding the dynamics of stress information

Cells in the body are constantly exposed to environmental signals that vary in strength, duration, and frequency. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Romano, Dr J Walker, Dr G Whyte
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: How does declining cerebral blood flow affect oligodendrocytes, white matter and cognitive function during brain ageing?

White matter consists of long-range, myelinated axonal pathways that coordinate information flow across brain networks. In ageing, reduced cerebral perfusion and vascular dysfunction render white matter tracts particularly vulnerable. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Fowler, Prof K Horsburgh, Dr A Montagne, Prof A Tavares
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Does amyloid pathology cause synapse loss and alter synapse-glia interactions in ageing across mammalian species?

Many species including humans, cats, dogs, dolphins, and whales, can develop age-related accumulation of amyloid beta in the form of amyloid plaques, which is often associated with cognitive decline. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T L Spires-Jones, Dr RG McGeachan, Dr S.V Vernes
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Programming temporal human decidual natural killer cell states in vitro: developing an experimental platform for investigating stage-specific functions and informing targeted immunomodulatory strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes

Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant maternal immune cell population in the uterine mucosa during the implantation window and early pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R F Fraser, Dr C-J Lin
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: A Molecular Toolkit for Analysis of Don’t-Eat-Me Signals

Viable mammalian cells express so-called Don’t-Eat-Me signals (DEMs) that block phagocytosis by binding to phagocyte DEM receptors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Vermeren, Dr E C Calder
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-throughput exploration of complex and multicomponent metal organic frameworks (MOFs)

This project focuses on discovering new multicomponent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) using robotic synthesis and high-throughput experimentation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr A Katsoulidis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EASTBIO: Identification of pancreatic β-cell RNA binding proteins and characterisation of their metabolic regulation: uncovering the post-transcriptional machinery regulating insulin biosynthesis

Background. Pancreatic β-cells maintain glucose homeostasis via tightly regulated insulin secretion. Insulin synthesis and secretion are controlled at multiple levels, including transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Brook, Dr EH Haythorne
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Investigation of how endocrine disrupting chemicals, from plastic pollution, impact the function of pancreatic β-cells

Background and aims. The chemical effects of plastic pollution are not only detrimental to the natural environment, but they also pose an increasingly recognised risk to human health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr EH Haythorne, Dr CB Benezech
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Developing a luciferase reporter platform for testing RNA therapies in human renal tubular cells

SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM. RNA-based medicines are an expanding class of therapeutics with proven potential to treat diseases of the kidney, liver and other organs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Hunter , Dr KD Duffin, Dr M K Mansley
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Characterization of miR-30d-5p as a novel target to help improve vascular function

Healthy endothelial cell function is essential for vascular regulation of adequate blood flow, angiogenesis, and tissue repair. Endothelial cell dysfunction can occur as we age and it contributes to a wide variety of human diseases. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Farr, Dr AC Caporali
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO(CASE): Engineering fluorescent non-canonical amino acids for quantitative imaging of protein therapeutics trafficking

How proteins are sorted, recycled and degraded in the endolysosomal system is a fundamental question in cell biology and a key determinant of how engineered biologics perform. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Vendrell, Dr E C Calder, Dr F N Nadal-Bufi
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Decoding Volume Regulation Across Timescales with Ultrafast imaging and Mechanistic Modelling

Cell volume is fundamental to biological organisation, controlling molecular concentration, intracellular transport, membrane tension and cytoplasmic mechanics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Bagnaninchi, Dr C G Hansen
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: The impact of diet-microbiome-immune interactions on intestinal function

Maintenance of gut health is determined by a balance among epithelial cell function, proper immune response, and symbiotic microbiota. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Yao, Dr LG Glendinning, Dr C Benezech
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)