Biochemistry (death) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 30 Biochemistry (death) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Investigation of the extracellular matrix as a regulator of Parkinson’s progression

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

Parkinson’s is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting around 1 in 20 people aged over 65. In the UK, the number of affected people is set to rise by 50% over the next 50 years due to ageing populations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SM Dickens

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

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Development of a personalized therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating cardiovascular disorder which, if left untreated, leads to heart failure and death. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Nasim

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

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Laser-based fabrication of medical diagnostic devices in paper

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The focus of our group’s research is the development of user-friendly sensors or devices for affordable and rapid clinical diagnostic testing at the point-of-care (POC) of a patient, i.e., at their hospital bedside or in a care/nursing home, or in ambulance or at home. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Sones

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

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Structural investigation of oncogenic splicing factors

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

More than 90% of human genes can and do express multiple proteins. This is achieved by a process called alternative RNA splicing, which is an essential step in gene expression in mammals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Dominguez, Prof I Eperon, Prof A Hudson

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

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Cancer: Characterization of EGFR signaling activated by the endothelium in the process of breast cancer metastasis to the brain

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is important in normal physiology regulating epithelial development and homeostasis. In cancer, deregulation resulting from mutation, amplification or transcriptional upregulation promotes tumorigenesis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Mavria, Dr S Bell

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

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Evaluating the role of circulating proteins in cancer risk and progression using genetic and observational approaches

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Circulating proteins play fundamental roles in biology and disease aetiology, including development of cancer, and are the direct targets of many drugs (1). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Martin, Dr JY Yarmolinsky, Dr P Haycock

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

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Untying the knot: Remodelling of G4 structures by the NER machinery- implications in human DNA repair and regulatory pathways

University of St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy

Open PhD position on Genome Stability and Biochemistry. Joint PhD scholarship - St Andrews and Bonn-Biology. Untying the knot. Remodelling of G4 structures by the NER machinery- implications in human DNA repair and regulatory pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Penedo, Prof K Paeschke

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

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New strategies to cryopreserve cell-based therapies

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

In the past decade, cell-based therapies have emerged to transform the treatment of disease, particularly cancer. Whilst potent, these therapies are challenging to deliver in practise as must be stored frozen (cryopreserved). Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Investigating the Roles for deSUMOylation Enzyme SENP3 in Autophagy Impaired by α-synuclein

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Aggregation of α-synuclein protein in neuronal cells has been strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders (Synucleinopathies) including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Guo

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

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Investigating bacteria-bacteriophage diversity to develop phage libraries for treatment of bacterial infections

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections will be the leading cause of death globally by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Mulley

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

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We have 30 Biochemistry (death) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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