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Evolution Education Trust PhD project: Using experimental evolution to optimise natural product yields in yeasts
University of Bath Department of Biology & Biochemistry
The University of Bath's. Milner Centre for Evolution. is inviting applications for this PhD opportunity commencing in October 2021. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H-W Nützmann, Dr D A Henk
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

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PhD Studentship - Advanced molecular genetic methods for discovery of novel natural product antibiotics
Newcastle University Biosciences Institute
Number of awards. 1. Start date and duration. 27 September 2021 for 3 years. Application closing date. 25 February 2021. Overview. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Errington
 25 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Identification and characterisation of natural products from fungal non-reducing NRPS-like enzymes
University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences
Project Overview. Fungi are a treasure chest of yet unexplored natural products. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Brock, Prof S Avery
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Discovery of novel pharmaceuticals from marine and desert microorganisms
Aberdeen University Department of Chemistry
Microorganisms from extreme environments such as the deep seas, cold seas and hyper arid deserts have been shown to produce a range of complex natural products with high biological activity. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Jaspars, Dr R Ebel
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Tumour Targeting Analogues of Combretastatin A4
University of Greenwich School of Pharmacy (Medway Campus)
The aim of this PhD project is to design, synthesise and evaluate novel CA4-PUFA conjugates to discover novel compounds with high selectivity for cancer cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Casely-Hayford, Dr N Lavignac, Dr V Sumbayev
 31 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Tumour Targeting Analogues of Combretastatin A4
University of Kent School of Pharmacy (Medway Campus)
The aim of this PhD project is to design, synthesise and evaluate novel CA4-PUFA conjugates to discover novel compounds with high selectivity for cancer cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Casely-Hayford, Dr N Lavignac, Dr V Sumbayev
 31 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD in Enantioselective Catalysis and mechanistic studies
University of St Andrews School of Chemistry
Our research is currently directed towards developing catalytic methods for the promotion of a range of synthetic transformations with varying applications in enantioselective catalysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Smith
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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(Dual Award PhD with Tsinghua University) Establishing new microbial hosts for heterologous production of next generation antibiotics
The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry
The provision of new antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to treat neglected tropical diseases (NTD), which are problematic in the developing world, is a major global challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Micklefield, Prof A Pitt
 15 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Genome mining of novel antimicrobial and antiviral natural products from new bacterial strains
Aberdeen University Department of Chemistry
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rising to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world. In Europe alone, drug-resistant bacteria are estimated to cause 25,000 deaths annually and cost more than US$1.5 billion every year in healthcare expenses and productivity losses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Deng, Dr R Ebel
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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A biomimetic approach to peroxide-derived polyketide synthesis
Loughborough University Department of Chemistry
Reference code. CM/MK-Un1/2021. Campus. Loughborough. Closing date of advert. 30th September 2021. Start date. January 2021, April 2021, July 2021, October 2021. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Kimber, Dr G Pritchard
 30 September 2021 PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Toward developing next-generation therapeutics - targeting the undruggable interactome
Aberdeen University Department of Chemistry
Cyclic and modified cyclic peptides are very appealing scaffolds especially as therapeutics with several examples reach the clinic e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Houssen, Prof M Jaspars, Dr L Trembleau
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Synthesis of Lamellarin alkaloids using a photoredox initiated cyclisation cascade
Loughborough University Department of Chemistry
Reference code. CM/MK-Un2/2021. Campus. Loughborough. Start date. January 2021, April 2021, July 2021, October 2021. Full-time/part-time availability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Kimber, Dr G Pritchard
 30 September 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Isonitrile synthesizing nonheme iron enzymes: substrate scope and potential
The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science
Cheap and efficient synthesis of drug molecules remains a challenge and often leads to a large amount of by-products. Nature has developed a large range of enzymes for Natural Product Synthesis, but only few of them are able to incorporate an isonitrile group into a substrate. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S De Visser, Dr A Green
 1 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy NMR for the Rapid Identification of Medicinal Plants
Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy (DOSY) is a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique that is used to analyse mixtures.[1–3] Put simply, NMR signals that overlap in 1D NMR spectra are separated in 2D DOSY spectra according to molecular size and those that belong to the same component align as they are governed by the same diffusion coefficient. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM Peron, Dr A Le Gresley
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Improving the Shelf Life Stability of the Food Powder
University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
A fully funded 3.5 year PhD studentship is available aiming to develop food powder structures that can improve the physical stability and hence increase the shelf life. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AD Salman
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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