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medical physiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 27 medical physiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Predictive biomechanics for aortic dissection prevention

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Aortic dissection is a medical emergency caused by a tear in the aortic wall, with a staggering 50% mortality rate within 30 days for those who survive long enough to reach a hospital. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Suresh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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15 fully funded PhD positions in molecular technologies and systems medicine

CeMM
PhD program
15 fully funded PhD positions in molecular technologies and systems medicine. Enabling and empowering free-minded scientific creativity in modern molecular medicine. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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Decoding gastric electrical activity non-invasively

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
This project offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of new computational tools for the personalised, non-invasive assessment of stomach function. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RA Avci
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimising remote conservative and post-operative rehabilitation of traumatic knee injuries using Blood Flow Restriction Exercise in UK Defence service personnel (Ref RDFC26/HW/SER/HUGHES)

Northumbria University
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
High rates of musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) are well documented in the UK Military. Lower limb injuries consistently account for the largest proportion of MSKI, with the knee joint representing the most commonly affected site. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Hughes, Dr J Andrushko
 29 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Non-protein ubiquitylation in infection and physiology

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Ubiquitylation is essential for eukaryotic life. Until recently, proteins were the only substrates known to be modified with ubiquitin. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Randow
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Drugging daily clocks in a dish

Medical Research Council (Cambridge)
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Many commonly used drugs would benefit from considering daily biological timing but mechanistic understanding of circadian medicine is limited (Cederroth et al). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J O'Neill
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reengineering a mitochondrial peptide to rescue diabetic heart dysfunction

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s fastest-growing chronic disease and a major reason why many people die early from heart failure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TP Pham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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From Imaging Atlases to Computational Models: Understanding Lymphatic Dysfunction in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
  Research Group: Cancer Imaging Group
About the Project. Breast cancer treatment can disrupt lymphatic drainage, resulting in lymphatic dysfunction and, in some individuals, breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), a chronic condition characterised by swelling of the upper limb. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HR Reynolds
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Rhomboid-like proteins: from molecular principles to their role in human disease

University of Oxford
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
The questions we address deal with the molecular mechanisms that underlie signalling between cells, and cellular responses to stress. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Freeman
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing realistic placental blood vessel virtual phantoms for optimisation of ultrasound scans

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Doppler ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in the field of obstetrics allowing for clinicians to assess haemodynamics of the placenta during pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Clark
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Multimodal lymphoedema mapper

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Lymphoedema is a painful, permanent swelling caused by disruption to lymphatic system drainage, affecting over 5,000 New Zealanders annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Nielsen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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The AITHYRA International PhD Call in AI for Biomedicine (all genders)

AITHYRA Institute
PhD Opportunities
AITHYRA, the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna will open a call for PhD students in September 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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Development of a wearable electro-impedance tomography system for early breast cancer screening

University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Imagine a future where a simple piece of clothing could help save lives. This PhD project aims to develop a revolutionary smart bra that uses gentle, safe electrical signals to detect breast cancer earlier than ever before. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MH Hesam, Dr TY Yeung
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Brain-heart connections: how astrocytes shape the cardiovascular protective effects of GLP-1

University of Bristol
Bristol Medical School
This PhD project will investigate how glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone central to metabolism, interacts with astrocytes – supportive “star-shaped” brain cells – to influence brain–heart communication. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SM Mastitskaya
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Role of nutrition, and gut function in human health and diseases (sarcopenia, frailty, diabetes and cardiovascular diseas); using metabolomics and genomics

University of Liverpool
Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences
Could what we eat reshape the crosstalk between our gut, muscles and heart as we age? This exciting PhD harnesses cutting-edge metabolomics to decode the nutrition-gut-muscle-heart axis, uncovering biomarkers of healthy ageing and novel targets to prevent age-related cardiovasucal and cardiometabolic disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Isanejad, Dr H Muhamad Ali, Dr U Alam, Dr VPV Pekovic-Vaughan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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