protein structure PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Exploiting Deep Learning-based protein structure prediction for function annotation and structural biology

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Applications will be reviewed until a suitable candidate is appointed. Protein structural information is crucial for an understanding of protein function and evolution. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D J Rigden, Dr R Keegan

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

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New protein modification chemistries for studying protein structure and function

University of York York Biomedical Research Institute

Chemically modified proteins can be used to understand, treat, and diagnose disease. However, relatively few chemical reactions can be used to modify proteins, severely limiting the diversity and applications of new technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Spicer, Dr M Plevin

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

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Automated Protein Structure Annotation with Advanced Language Models.

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

This project does not require any previous knowledge of Biology. Proteins are the building blocks of all living organisms’ cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Abbass

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

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Structure-function analysis of a plant virus RNA transport protein

The James Hutton Institute Postgraduate Training

Background. Plants form the basis of human nutrition but crop yields are increasingly under threat from climate change and the associated shifts in pathogen distributions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Tilsner, Dr J Bos, Prof M White

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Deep learning-based classification of proteins represented by Structural Alphabets to identify potential drug targets

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

- This project does not require any previous knowledge in Biology -. Proteins are the building blocks of all living organisms’ cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Abbass

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

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Plant transporter biochemistry, biophysics, and inhibition for sustainable agriculture

University of Oxford Doctoral Training Centre

Brief description of project. Organismal growth requires the movement of nutrients to appropriate tissues and organelles to feed numerous essential biochemical pathways. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Sauer

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Functional and structural characterisation of glycosyltransferases involved in protein mannosylation

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Glycosylation is one the most abundant post-translational modifications and an evolutionary indicator. indeed the increasing complexity of host-pathogen and organism-environment interactions, amongst others, is reflected in the newly-reported ability of prokaryotes (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Tosin

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Determining how phosphorylation drives functional protein interactions

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Phosphorylation is one of the most highly studied posttranslational modifications, due to its fundamental importance in regulating protein function, interactions, subcellular localisation, and turnover. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Jones, Dr P Stansfeld

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leveraging genetics to identify drug targets for respiratory disease

University of Nottingham Researcher Academy

We have made significant advances in identifying genetic variants that increase the risk of lung function impairment and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including recently 26 genetic variants that are potentially deleterious to protein structure/function. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Sayers

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Better together: constructing tuneable fluorescent protein sensors for cellular imaging of protein-protein interactions

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

Project Description. Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) commonly occur in biology with ~650,000 contributing to processes critical to human life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Dr PD Watson, Dr G Menzies, Dr R Clarkson

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

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Smart protein hydrogels: developing new approaches to control drug release from protein-based biomaterials

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Physics and Astronomy

This PhD project opportunity is part of an ambitious European Research Council research project which aims to exploit folded proteins to understand and exploit protein networks for future applications. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Dougan, Prof N Kapur

Open Day(s) 12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Structural-guided PROTAC targeting of BMX to modulate apoptotic sensitivity in disease

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

What determines at the molecular level whether a cell lives or dies? Regulation of the cellular life–death switch is essential in healthy cells for normal foetal development and for the clearance of damaged cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JF Fox, Dr JH Hodgkinson

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Funded PhD SWBio DTP- Designing light harvesting proteins and photoactive enzymes for artificial photosynthesis

University of Bristol School of Biochemistry

Electron and captured energy flow within proteins is essential to life; these phenomena underpin cellular respiration and photosynthesis, both of which are dependent on complex protein machinery supporting chains of redox active cofactors or chromophores. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Anderson

4 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Funded PhD - Designing light harvesting proteins and photoactive enzymes for artificial photosynthesis

University of Bristol School of Biochemistry

Electron and captured energy flow within proteins is essential to life; these phenomena underpin cellular respiration and photosynthesis, both of which are dependent on complex protein machinery supporting chains of redox active cofactors or chromophores. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Anderson, Prof A J Mulholland

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(BBSRC CASE) Investigating the structure and dynamics of G protein-coupled receptors by EPR Spectroscopy and other cutting-edge methodologies

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Membrane proteins (MPs) make up a significant part of the genome and are the target of ~30% of therapeutics and yet our structural and functional understanding often lags behind their soluble counterparts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CP Pliotas, Dr A Politis, Dr A Bowen

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 189 protein structure PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

protein structure PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 189 protein structure PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Exploiting Deep Learning-based protein structure prediction for function annotation and structural biology

New protein modification chemistries for studying protein structure and function

Automated Protein Structure Annotation with Advanced Language Models.

Structure-function analysis of a plant virus RNA transport protein

Deep learning-based classification of proteins represented by Structural Alphabets to identify potential drug targets

Plant transporter biochemistry, biophysics, and inhibition for sustainable agriculture

Functional and structural characterisation of glycosyltransferases involved in protein mannosylation

Determining how phosphorylation drives functional protein interactions

Leveraging genetics to identify drug targets for respiratory disease

Better together: constructing tuneable fluorescent protein sensors for cellular imaging of protein-protein interactions

Smart protein hydrogels: developing new approaches to control drug release from protein-based biomaterials

Structural-guided PROTAC targeting of BMX to modulate apoptotic sensitivity in disease

Funded PhD SWBio DTP- Designing light harvesting proteins and photoactive enzymes for artificial photosynthesis

Funded PhD - Designing light harvesting proteins and photoactive enzymes for artificial photosynthesis

(BBSRC CASE) Investigating the structure and dynamics of G protein-coupled receptors by EPR Spectroscopy and other cutting-edge methodologies

We have 189 protein structure PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

protein structure PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 189 protein structure PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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