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stem cells PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 162 stem cells PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Evaluation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes for cardiotoxicity testing

  Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences
Evaluation of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes (hiPSC-CMs) for cardiotoxicity testing Potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias such as Torsades des Pointes (TdP) are linked to adverse side-effects of drugs intended as potential treatments for a variety of clinical disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hussain, Dr T Nasim, Prof MR Boyett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling the role of SOX10-regulated paraspeckles in the enteric nervous system development and disease

The enteric nervous system (ENS), the vast network of neurons and glia controlling gut function, is generated in utero by embryonic neural crest (NC) cells that colonise the gastrointestinal tract. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Tsakiridis, Dr T Shelkovnikova, Dr SC Campbell
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – AI-based target identification of a potential anti-metastatic drug and further search for novel drugs- HLSUOB26

About the project. Most cancer deaths stem from metastasis, highlighting the urgent need for effective treatments. While many anti-cancer drugs are available to target solid tumours, drug development for circulating metastatic cells has been hindered by a lack of in vitro models. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Itasaki, Dr RC Corey, Dr J Lees
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing an advanced microscopy platform to characterise neuronal internalisation and spreading of pathological protein aggregates

PhD studentship in automated fluorescence microscopy to study intercellular aggregate spreading, Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Ye
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MSc by Research: Function of presomitic mesoderm specific phosphorylation of the Notch intracellular domain in somitogenesis

The Notch signalling pathway is one of the key pathways required for the developing embryo. It is especially important for the process of somitogenesis, the formation of body segments that develop into e.g. the bones and muscle of the skeleton. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J K Dale
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying therapies to enhance muscle stem cell function in ageing using advanced imaging and AI models

Muscle function is essential for healthy ageing, yet we know deficits in muscle stem cell (muSC) function occur when we get older, resulting in weakness and frailty. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Knight, Dr M S Bergholt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CASE: Developing a microfluidic system for the continual harvesting and assessment of stem cell derived extracellular vesicles from bioreactor cultures

Extracellular vesicles (EV) are lipid spheres containing a mixture of proteins, RNA and DNA which all cells release. EVs act as a method of communication between cell types and are recognised to deliver both anti-inflammatory and pro-repair signals to damaged tissues. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Ross, Dr E Theodosiou
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(PDS) From Environmental Pollution to Neurodegeneration: Investigating the Effects of Liquid Crystal Monomers on Microglial dysfunction

Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are synthetic organic chemicals widely used in liquid crystal displays found in smartphones and other electronic devices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RN Ng, Dr P Kasher, Dr AV Voliotis, Dr PW-LH Wing-Lok Ho
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exercise-Induced Extracellular Vesicles and Tissue Crosstalk in Health

Exercise improves health throughout life, but the signals that coordinate adaptation between tissues remain poorly understood. Cells release small membrane-bound particles called extracellular vesicles into the circulation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Whitham, Dr S.J.E. Lucas, Dr RJ Elsworthy
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MCRC Clinical)Shaping early post-transplant inflammation to strengthen graft-versus- leukaemia

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is the only cure for most patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia. It works because donor immune cells recognise and destroy residual leukaemia, an effect known as graft-versus-leukaemia (GvL). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MW Williams, Prof RW Wynn, Prof T Somervaille
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MSc by Research: Human heart organoids for drug discovery in heart failure

Study of heart failure and heart attack is extremely difficult. Moreover, only 5% of all drugs tested in animal models are approved for human applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PD Davies
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.

In RIT's microsystems engineering Ph.D., you’ll conduct research in nano-engineering, design methods, and technologies for micro- and nano-scaled systems. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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The Astrocytic Aftershock: Dopamine and Neuroinflammation Following Brain Injury

While neuroinflammation is an expected response of the organism in the presence of threats to the nervous system, it has become well accepted that exacerbated neuroinflammatory states are detrimental. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Cordero Llana, Dr T Boto
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multiscale modelling and statistical inference of tumour initiation and evolution in neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumour of early childhood and, in its aggressive forms, remains hard to treat. These tumours arise when embryonic cells - trunk neural crest cells and their derivatives - fail to differentiate correctly. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Fletcher, Dr A Tsakiridis
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Towards Mitigating Severe Neurotoxicity in T-cell Immunotherapy

Are you ready to tackle one of the most pressing safety challenges in immuno-oncology?. This NW-DMS CASE PhD studentship offers a translational project at the interface of neuroscience, immunology and drug safety. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Dickens, Prof M Pirmohamed, Prof A Dinkova-Kostova
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)