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stem cells PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 162 stem cells PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Exploring the testis unknome - functional analysis of testis-specifically expressed genes

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Project description. Normal animal reproduction depends on the appropriate production of gametes sperm and egg, and on their successful interaction (fertilisation). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H White-Cooper, Prof K Swann
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: How does maternal metabolism shape the developing human brain? Exploring the choroid plexus using iPSC-derived brain organoids

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. The environment experienced during pregnancy plays a crucial role in shaping early human brain development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Kang, Dr D Berg
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using gene expression to understand productivity and resilience in the shoot apical meristem

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Project Description. Extreme weather events can have profound effects on plant growth. One strategy for survival is the plant's capacity to preserve it's stem cell populations so that it can resume growth when favourable conditions return. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AR Jones, Dr J Fouracre, Prof P Kille, Dr W Dewitte
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Evaluating the effects of food contaminants on the human neuroendocrine system

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Contaminants found in food can have a negative impact on human health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Gonzalez Sanchez, Dr A Kolb
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Small RNA, Big Impact: The role of SNORD116 in the metabolic development of adipocytes (SMITH_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr James Smith. Investigating the Molecular Basis of Adipocyte Metabolic Development. Understanding how fat cells (adipocytes) develop is fundamental to population-level metabolic health. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Smith
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Biomechanics of Plant Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis is ultimately a biomechanical process, where cells and biomaterials are molded into functional shapes by biomechanical forces. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YL Long
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Creating Clinically Relevant Novel 3-Dimensional Neuronal-Glial Cell Models for Understanding the Molecular Pathology of Multiple System Atrophy’s Neurodegeneration

Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is a rare, progressive neurological disorder that is without cure, that causes nerve cell loss in the brain, leading to issues with movement, balance, blood pressure, bladder control, and digestion, as the autonomic system is also affected. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Pienaar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A meristematic mystery: unravelling the paradox of SPL gene function in meristem size and how we can solve it to increase crop yields

Plants have the amazing ability to continuously produce organs throughout their lives while integrating responses to whatever signals the environment might throw at them. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Fouracre, Dr AR Jones
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - Understanding asymmetric cell division in Drosophila

This PhD project will investigate how mechanical forces and biochemical activity interact to generate rhythmic cellular pulses and drive asymmetric cell division. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Sknepnek, Prof J Januschke
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio - Molecular basis of transcriptional regulation during mammalian pre-implantation development

The life of mammals starts with fertilization of an egg, which subsequently undergoes multiple rounds of cell division and develops into a complete organism. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Kobayashi, Prof T A Owen-hughes
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building branches: meristem formation during dichotomous branching in plants

Plants create diverse and elaborate 3D branching architectures by modulating the number, position, and size of shoot branches. The growth of shoot branches requires the maintenance of stem cells within generative structures known as meristems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Spencer
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Inherited Eye Diseases and Mitochondrial Genetics

I am an academic neuro-ophthalmologist with a major research interest in mitochondrial genetics and inherited eye diseases. I coordinate a specialist clinical service for patients with mitochondrial eye diseases in Cambridge and London. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof PYWM Yu-Wai-Man
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biodegradable Mg alloy scaffolds for musculoskeletal regenerative therapies

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Roxane Bonithon, Dr Katerina Karali and Professor Gordon Blunn. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Bonithon, Dr K Karali, Prof G Blunn
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Investigating the Role of Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Transfer of snoRNAs and Ribosomes in Joint Ageing

Ageing causes significant deterioration in musculoskeletal tissues, especially cartilage, contributing to osteoarthritis. Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) change with age and may drive cartilage decline by altering ribosome function and transferring regulatory RNA cargo. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MJ Peffers, Dr e Clarke , Dr A Chabronova
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Effects of estrogen on the activity of hypoxic neural networks

Project Overview. This project offers an exciting opportunity to understand how estrogen protects the brain from the effects of stroke. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos
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