medical genetics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Austria PhD Programme

15 fully funded PhD positions in molecular technologies and systems medicine

CeMM PhD program

At CeMM, you will be supervised by a top scientist and the entire Faculty in a dynamic and highly multidisciplinary international research environment. Read more

Genetics: Investigating the functional effect of novel genes and genetic variants in malignant hyperthermia susceptibility using model systems

Supervisors: Prof P Hopkins, Dr M-A Shaw, Dr C Diggle

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an inherited condition, where patients exposed to anaesthetic drugs are susceptible to a dramatic hyperthermic and hypermetabolic response that can contribute to a significant proportion of post-operative morbidity and deaths. Read more

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

Identifying causal pathways to disease using DNA methylation derived scores.

Supervisors: Dr J Min, Prof C Relton, Prof J MIll, Dr E Hannon, Dr G Hemani, Prof T Gaunt, Dr B Heijmans, Dr J Bell

Rationale. DNA methylation is an epigenetic biomarker that has been shown to reflect lifestyle and biological factors (smoking, alcohol use, chronological age). Read more

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

Genetics: Unravelling the Norrin/beta-catenin signaling pathway and its role in retinal angiogenesis and blindness

Supervisors: Dr C Toomes, Dr J Bond, Dr S Bell

Our previous work on the genetic analysis of individuals with the inherited retinal disease Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), has helped identify a new angiogenesis pathway, the Norrin/beta-catenin pathway. Read more

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

Genetics: Investigating the molecular basis of optic nerve degeneration in glaucoma to try and develop a personalized medicine strategy for treatment

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

The optic nerve is a special sensory nerve that transmits visual impulses from the retina to the brain. Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy of multifactorial origin that affects 1 in 10 elderly individuals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Ali

Genetics: Genetic studies of developmental eye disorders to investigate genotype-phenotype correlations

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

Developmental eye defects that affect the front of the eye give rise to a spectrum of congenital ocular phenotypes that affect the cornea, lens, iris, trabecular meshwork or the globe itself. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Ali

The genetic map of human molecular phenotypes

Supervisors: Dr J Min, Dr G Hemani, Dr JH Hawe

Rationale. Genome wide associations studies (GWASs) have discovered many genetic associations with a large range of human traits, but the functional consequences of GWAS signals often remain elusive, as most GWAS signals reside in non-coding genomic regions. Read more

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

Breastfeeding and big babies - lifecourse and genomics epidemiological approaches to disentangle cause and effect.

Supervisors: Dr L Zuccolo, Dr LJ Johnson, Dr L Howe, Dr C Borges

Rationale. The World Health Organisation recommends exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months, but in the UK, only 1% of infants meet the guidelines (1). Read more

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

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Hong Kong PhD Programme

Research Postgraduate Studies @HKUMed 2024/25

University of Hong Kong

Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy applications start 1 Sep 2023! Get your hands on our latest pamphlet, contact your new supervisor NOW and apply before 1 Dec 2023. Read more

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Hungry tissues: Understanding how energy metabolism fuels morphogenesis

A vital aspect of multi-cellular life is morphogenesis, the process where the shape and size of an animal emerges from its constituent cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J.R.D Davis, Dr T Millard, Dr S Woolner, Prof E Amaya

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

Max Planck School of Cognition

PhD Studentship Opportunities in the overall Field of Cognition Research

The Max Planck School of Cognition (MPS-Cog) is a joint graduate program of the Max Planck Society and leading German Universities together with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Helmholtz Association, and University College London, and is additionally funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Investigating Epilepsy Molecular Mechanisms in Patient-Specific Stem Cell Models of SLC6A1 Deficiency

SLC6A1 encodes GAT-1, a voltage-dependent gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter that is responsible for the reuptake of GABA from the synapse. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Alsaqati, Prof A Trevelyan

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

An investigation of the causal relationship and genetic overlap between sleep traits and physical and mental health using Mendelian randomization

Supervisors: Dr S Lewis, Dr MR Renteria, Dr HJ Jones

Rationale. Sleep has long been known to play a role in physical and mental wellbeing and sleep disruption has been observed to co-occur with a number of health conditions including. Read more

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

Identifying causal pathways to disease using DNA methylation predicted blood traits.

Supervisors: Dr J Min, Dr E Hannon, Prof J MIll

Project Background. Blood cell types have been implicated in pathogenesis of chronic diseases. Genome wide association studies have identified thousands of variants associated with blood trait variation. Read more

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