protein synthesis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 48 protein synthesis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Graphene oxide as growth factor carriers for meniscus tissue engineering

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Damage to the meniscus of the knee leads to increased risk of osteoarthritis. Tissue engineering of a healthy meniscal fibrocartilage offers the opportunity to restore function. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Lu, Dr S Richardson, Prof P Xiao

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

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Overcoming replication stress–defining new mechanism from archaea to human

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

How cells respond to DNA replication stresses (e.g., DNA replication collapse, stalling or hyper-activity) is critical for their survival, and is a hallmark of cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Bolt, Prof T Allers

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

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Synthesis of Novel Organic Probes for the Study of Lipid-Lipid Interactions

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Lipids are diverse and principal components of the cell and are involved in a vast array of processes ranging from their well-known structural importance in cell membranes, through to energy storage and participation in signalling pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cobb, Prof U Eggert, Dr ES Silva

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) assisted analytical methods for detection and monitoring of protein/enzyme biomarkers

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Biomarkers have been used prolifically in the field of medicine to provide a rapid and easy method of monitoring many normal biochemical pathways and many pathological conditions without the need for any invasive procedures [1,2]. . Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Barker

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

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Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top 10 global threats to human health (http://www.who.int/). Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Wagner

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

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Bio self-assembled molecular wires

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Biology has evolved sophisticated ligands for metal ion coordination in the form of proteins. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Peacock

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top 10 global threats to human health (http://www.who.int/). Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Wagner

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

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MSc by Research: Protein secretion landscapes in human immune cells

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Roughly one third of the human genome encodes secretory and membrane proteins. Following synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), these proteins are captured into transport vesicles for delivery within the cell. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Miller, Dr A Howden

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PhD in Supramolecular Chemistry: Metallo-Peptide Cages - Peptides as Adaptable Building Blocks in Metal-Organic Supramolecular Self-Assembly

King’s College London Department of Chemistry

We are a synthetic chemistry group working in supramolecular and biological chemistry, and nanotechnology. We work in the Francis Crick Institute in London, and at King's College London - find more details at https://www.mcternanresearchgroup.com/. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CMT McTernan

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Chemical energy conversion in biology studied using advanced spectroscopic and structural tools

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

Redox properties of metal-containing active sites are critically important to many biocatalytic processes. one third of all proteins contain a redox-active metal, and ca 22% of submissions to the Protein Data Bank contain a transition metal. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PA Ash, Dr H Kwon

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) analysis by Polarized Excitation Emission Matric (pEEM) spectroscopy, NBL-3

University of Galway School of Natural Sciences

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in February 2024 affiliated to the Nanoscale Biophotonics Laboratory in the Discipline of Physics (School of Natural Sciences) at the University of Galway. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AG Ryder

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Elucidation of a new pathological mechanism for brittle bone disease

University of Liverpool Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease Department of Musculoskeletal Biology

The incidence of the brittle bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is estimated to be around 1 in 10,000 individuals. The phenotypic spectrum of OI ranges from mild to perinatal lethal and includes extra-skeletal connective tissue manifestations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EG Laird

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

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Revealing Reactivity in Cancer-Associated Heme Proteins: Novel Time-Resolved Structural Approaches

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is a heme-containing enzyme involved in the degradation of tryptophan to kynurenine. Cancer cells upregulate IDO1 to escape normal immune responses and, in many cases, a high expression of IDO1 is connected to poor prognosis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr HK Kwon, Dr P A Ash

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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ThAnoS: thiopeptide antibiotics biosynthesis (GHILAROV_J24DTP)

John Innes Centre Graduate Programme

Background. The acute problem of antimicrobial resistance incentivises us to develop innovative approaches to antibiotic discovery & production. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Ghilarov

9 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Targeting the mechanism of small GTPase splice variant RAC1B using ligand design

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

RAC1 is a small GTPase protein that functions as a key signalling node downstream of various microenvironmental signalling pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RB Bryce, Dr S Butterworth, Dr T Jowitt, Dr A Ucar

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We have 48 protein synthesis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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