We have 168 biochemical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We invite applications for a UKRI-EPSRC Industrial CASE 4-year PhD studentship, "Persistent biochemical computation for sense and respond applications". Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Ouldridge

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD in “Integrated bioprocess economics and sustainability analysis for intensified processes for cell and gene therapies”

University College London Department of Biochemical Engineering

Supervisors . Primary Supervisor: Professor Suzanne Farid (Department of Biochemical Engineering, UCL) . Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Farid

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

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Skeletal Muscle Organoid Models for Genetic Mitochondrial Disease (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/Johnson)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Genetic mitochondrial diseases are both clinically and genetically heterogeneous. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Johnson

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

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Developing multifunctional biomaterials: an anti-infective and pro-endothelialisation polymer graft

University of Strathclyde Pure and Applied Chemistry

This project is one of 14 four year PhD Studentships funded by Medical Research Scotland (MRS) (https://www.medicalresearchscotland.org.uk) to be delivered jointly by the named University and External Partner Organisation (EPO). Read more

Supervisor: Dr K.H.A Lau

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

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Identifying cognitive and biochemical changes underlying lifestyle risk factors for dementia

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Dementia describes a group of age-associated conditions of which cognitive decline is a major feature. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is characterised by the onset of a gradual cognitive decline. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S McLean, Dr R Williamson

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

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Investigating effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem function using hyperspectral leaf reflectance

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

There is an increasing urgency to understand the biochemical and physiological responses of plants to global environmental change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Duran

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

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Cross-talks of immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to suppress cytotoxic attacks and escape immune surveillance

University of Greenwich School of Pharmacy (Medway Campus)

Overview. Immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to escape cytotoxic immune attack and thus progress the disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Sumbayev

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

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Cross-talks of immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to suppress cytotoxic attacks and escape immune surveillance

University of Kent Medway School of Pharmacy

Overview. Immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to escape cytotoxic immune attack and thus progress the disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Sumbayev

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

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Algae Feedstock for Food Security

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

There is an urgent need to find innovative and sustainable solutions to meet the demands of feeding the growing global population. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Vaidyanathan

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

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Impact of adeono-associated virus (AAV) formulation on utility

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Vaccines team

AAV gene therapy clinical trials are expanding to address unmet medical needs and the breadth of diseases to which AAVs are applied is increasing rapidly with over 200 trials registered globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Kempster

19 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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EPSRC CDT in Bioprocess Engineering Leadership: Complex Biological Products Manufacture

University College London Department of Biochemical Engineering

Biological products and their manufacture are progressing to unparalleled levels of complexity. Examples include engineered biocatalysts, antibody-drug conjugates, multivalent vaccines and cellular therapies. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Obtaining insights into how a signalling hub protein Ras activates multiple effectors

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

The RAS family of small GTPases act as signalling hubs regulating cell proliferation and differentiation. They are highly conserved from yeast to humans, highlighting their fundamental biological roles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Tanaka , Dr R Mahen

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

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Self-funded PhD- Integrated multi-omics characterisation of human retroviral reservoirs

University of Bristol School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Human retroviruses are a group of pathogens infecting an estimated 50 million people worldwide. The most widespread human retrovirus is HIV-1, which remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr IL Shytaj

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

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Optimising Transient Carbohydrate Partitioning in Wheat to Improve Climate Resilience

Harper Adams University Department of Agriculture and Environment

Elucidating the diversity and flexibility of plant metabolism is a key avenue of research in the pursuit of malleable traits to enhance plant productivity (Paul, 2021). Read more

Supervisor: Dr AWL Watson-Lazowski

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

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Investigation of the role of STAMBP as a therapeutic target in oesophageal cancer

Queen’s University Belfast School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences

Research Group: The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

Publicly available data from CRISPR knock out screens in hundreds of cell lines suggests a strong dependency on STAMBP in oesophageal cancer. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Kennedy

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

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Developing novel light-induced in-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) methods

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Light-induced in-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies are a growing field in both continuous wave and pulsed EPR. It can be used to monitor photoactivated chemical and biochemical reactions involving radical reagents, projects or intermediates. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bowen, Prof D Collison, Dr A Golovanov

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Animal free alternatives to the study of nutrition in pregnancy

University of York Hull York Medical School

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Supervisor: Dr R Sturmey

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Self funded PhD in Biology: Exploring Novel Protein Families for Sustainable Crop Protection

University of York Department of Biology

Lead supervisor: Dr Federico Sabbadin. Co-Supervisor: Prof S Sweeney. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Sabbadin, Prof S Sweeney

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigation of novel glycoconjugate vaccines to produce mucosal and systemic immunity against Group A Streptococcus.

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Vaccines team

Glycoconjugate vaccines have shown to be effective for several mucosal pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae. While there is still no licensed vaccine against Group A Streptococcus (GAS), there has been significant progress in the development of candidate vaccines in recent years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Shaw

19 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Cardiotoxicity of Anticancer Drugs

Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy

Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Department of Biochemical Sciences. The project fits into the field of cardio-oncology, which deals with the detection, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases that occur as a side effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Šimůnek

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

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Structure and function of enzyme complexes involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation

University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy

Many proteins in human cells function as part of high molecular weight multi-subunit assemblies. The structure and function of such large molecular machines is often difficult to characterise due to their complexity, low abundance and structural dynamics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G S Winkler

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

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Discovery and profiling of small-molecule inhibitors of cellular nuclease enzymes

University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy

Nuclease enzymes are non-traditional drug targets that attract an increasing amount of interest as potential targets relevant for a variety of therapeutic areas including infection, cancer and bone disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G S Winkler

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

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Harnessing Breast Cancer Therapy: Innovative Formulation Strategies for Repurposing Medicines to Overcome Resistance

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

Background. Research in the Kadri group focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for the discovery of novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

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

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MSc By Research: Cell based assays for the detection of environmental toxins

Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

The MSc by Research programme at the University of Aberdeen is for students interested in a research-intensive master's degree. It is designed specifically to enhance your skills for a PhD or research career. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Kolb, Dr S Gratz

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

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Engineering more water-use efficient crops: functional genomics of CO2 fixation during Crassulacean acid metabolism

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

The world is getting hotter and drier due to climate change, and the human population is growing rapidly. Furthermore, it has been predicted that we will need to increase crop yields by 50 - 70 % by 2050 in order to feed the predicted 9 - 10 billion people. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Hartwell, Dr P Walley

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

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Targeting ageing and neurodegenerative diseases using the fruit-fly Drosophila melanogaster

Royal Holloway, University of London School of Biological Sciences

In the last 20 years the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster emerged as a pre-eminent model system for studying changes that occur during both normal and pathological ageing (~75 per cent of the genes that cause disease in humans are also found in the fruit fly!). Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Augustin

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

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Investigating monogenic disorders of the protein synthesis machinery

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Translation of mRNA into proteins is a critical cellular biological process. We recently described a novel human disorder, now called Faundes-Banka Syndrome (FABAS), caused by heterozygous variants in EIF5A1 that encodes a translation factor. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Kasher, Dr S Banka, Prof G D Pavitt

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

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Identification of phosphatases that inactivate the endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor Ire1

Durham University Department of Biosciences

A self-funded PhD studentship is available in the group of Dr. Martin Schröder in the Department of Biosciences at Durham University to study stress signalling mechanisms originating from the endoplasmic reticulum. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Schroeder

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

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Microalgal Carbon Sequestration Towards a Carbon Negative Economy

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

The increasing CO2 emissions to the atmosphere is a major environmental crisis that is in immediate need of innovative solutions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Vaidyanathan

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

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Algal Bioplastics

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Single use plastic is a major environmental concern that is urgently in need of innovative solutions. Microalgae are photosynthetic organisms that can be employed to develop processes that are environmentally sustainable. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Vaidyanathan

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