Biochemistry (tissue) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 80 Biochemistry (tissue) 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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Engineering human tissue in vitro: development, characterisation, and application

Durham University Department of Biosciences

Tissues in the human body have a defined structure in that their growth and differentiation have developed in specific ways to create a cellular architecture… Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Przyborski

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

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Preclinical testing of collagen synthesis inhibitors for fibrotic disease

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

Fibrotic disease is characterised by an excessive accumulation of collagen within tissues, which then impedes tissue function. Organ fibrosis specifically kidney fibrosis, liver fibrosis, cardiac fibrosis and lung fibrosis have limited treatment options, pose a huge clinical burden and are life-limiting diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EG Laird

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

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Examining the mechanisms that cause cardiovascular disease by studying the heart or adipose tissue

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Heart failure has a serious impact on our society and once diagnosed has a poor survival rate. In the United Kingdom, there are about 1.5 million people living with the after-effects of a heart attack. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Boateng

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

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PhD position (f/m/x) in the multi-omics delineation of planarian regeneration specificity

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration

The Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences is a leading international research institute of exceptional scientific breadth. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Rink

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

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MSc by Research: The Generation Gap – understanding tissue communication during grain development

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Cereal grain provides more calories than any other source to our diet, making grain production vital to food security. We study grain development in barley, a globally important cereal, and a powerful genetic model system. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S McKim

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

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Understanding centrosome assembly in healthy and cancerous tissue with imaging

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

This is an opportunity for a scientist to join the lab of Dr Robert Mahen in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of Leicester. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mahen

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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Advancing translational cell therapy for Hirschsprung disease

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust BRC Translational Research (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Clinical disorders characterised by neuronal loss or dysfunction in the gastrointestinal tract remain some of the most challenging to manage, with considerable morbidity and mortality and very limited treatments. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C McCann, Prof P De Coppi

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

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Developing a novel drug screening platform for schistosomes using the free-living flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea

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

Schistosoma mansoni is one of three major schistosome species that infect over 240 million people across 70 developing countries, with an additional 0.6 billion at risk of infection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Shakir

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

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A sticky situation; determining the interplay between gastric mucus and the gastric microbiota using pre-cancerous organoids

University of Birmingham Institute of Microbiology and Infection

The gastrointestinal tract is lined by a layer of mucus, which serves as a barrier separating the microbiota and the underlying epithelial cell layer (Paone and Cani, 2020). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Rossiter, Dr L Crouch

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

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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Biomaterials Synthesis and Cartilage Tissue Engineering

University of Galway School of Medicine

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship starting in September, 2024 affiliated to the School of Medicine at the University of Galway. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Mitra

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

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Molecular mechanisms of the increase in maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) with regular exercise

University of Stirling Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport

Research Group: PENRG - Physiology Exercise and Nutrition Research Group

Performing regular exercise is crucial for good health and wellbeing, whereas failing to perform sufficient exercise increases the risk of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, etc. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Vollaard, Dr ECR Hall

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

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Determining metabolic reprogramming events in stem cells in response to inflammatory disease phenotype

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are responsible for the repair of damaged tissue following injury and disease as well as moderating innate and adaptive immune responses and regulation of self-tolerance and tissue homeostasis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Oldershaw, Dr A Chadwick, Dr M Phelan, Dr BN Norman

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

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Biological pathways supporting the formation and function of chromatin (Scholarship)

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Every cell in our body contains the same DNA yet each cell expresses a different set of genes. These changes in gene expression are heavily influenced by histone proteins, their role in packaging DNA into chromatin and the “epigenetic” information they carry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CM Hammond

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

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We have 80 Biochemistry (tissue) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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