Bioinformatics (clinical development) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 36 Bioinformatics (clinical development) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

VariantVisualiser: Ensuring precise diagnoses of genetic disorders through the development of intuitive software that facilitates the integration and visualisation of complex informatics with biological and clinical data

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Rare diseases affect. This proposal builds on substantial efforts of a Human Genome Organization committee which has proposed a unified professional-standard for representing genomic data which, when finalised, will be adopted world-wide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Pettifer, Dr PF Freeman

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

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Determining the biological basis of observed clinical outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis using genetics and multiomics

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis affecting children and young people with an age of disease onset less than 16 years of age. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Bowes, Dr J Humphreys

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

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NIHR GOSH BRC Translational Research (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

The NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC) PhD Studentship Programme aims to fund five highly motivated non-clinical PhDs students to support the training and development of the next generation of translational researchers. Read more

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Using pre-clinical models of disease to define new targets to slow joint degeneration in osteoarthritis

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

The main overall aim of this project is to understand mechanisms of joint degeneration during osteoarthritis progression in order to define new targets for therapy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Poulet

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

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From bench to pre-clinical evaluation: a novel nucleic acid vaccine targeting tumour-associated antigens

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics

Cancer and the long-term toxicities sustained from treatment remain a public health issue for adult and paediatric patients. The spread of tumour cells is believed to account for up to 90% of cancer-related morbidities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Piskareva

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

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Development of a novel automatised platform for drug discovery in relevant human tissue models

University College London UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

A 4-year funded PhD studentship is available in the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health “Developmental Biology and Cancer” department. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Stoyanov, Prof P De Coppi, Dr GGG Giobbe

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

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Clinical: Adherence with Cancer Treatment in Adolescents and Young Adults

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Adherence with therapy is a significant clinical problem in young people, for many reasons. The scale of this has never been quantified in a population-based setting. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Stark, Dr R Feltbower

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

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Using Exposome, Omics, and AI to Develop a Digital Platform for Tailoring the Care of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by social impairments, repetitive behaviours, and restricted interests [1]. Over the past 20 years, there is a significant increase in the incidence of Autism spectrum disorders in the UK [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Morsy, Dr M Elshehaly, Prof C Wright

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

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Unlocking Precision Medicine: Advanced Survival Analysis Tools for Cancer Biomarker Validation

Sheffield Hallam University Computing and Informatics

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LQ Quayle, Dr KH Harris, Dr NC Cross

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational simulation of nanomedicine for coronary microvascular disease

Coventry University Centre for Intelligent Healthcare

This is a four year collaborative studentship which requires the candidate to spend two full years based at Coventry University (UK) and two years based at A*STAR Research Institute (Singapore). Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Liu

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: The microbiome and the promotion of bowel cancer: The key to understanding causation and prevention of this important disease

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Bowel cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer death in the UK and affects 1.9 million people annually worldwide. Its cause is still unknown but recent work by Wood et al. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Marks, Dr H Wood, Dr N West, Prof P Quirke

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

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An optimal framework for disease risk prediction and stratification for multi-ethnic populations (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/Chimusa)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The exceptional polygenicity of human traits makes unravelling mechanisms from disease risk prediction models daunting. The development of polygenic risk scores (PRS) methods, their evaluation and clinical utility have been explored almost in European ancestry Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) data sets. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Chimusa

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

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Haematology: Oncogenic reprogramming of immune cells; novel mechanism for drug resistance in leukaemia

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Under pathogenic challenges, cells of the haematopoietic system become epigenetically reprogrammed and establish immune memory. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Laslo

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Development and validation of a radiosensitivity gene expression signature in prostate cancer

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Prostate cancer (PCa) is diagnosed in 1.4 million men globally each year and causes 375,000 deaths, making PCa the second most common cancer and fifth most common cause of death from cancer in men[1]. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Choudhury, Dr MR Reardon, Dr TS Smith

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

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Pulling the plug on antimicrobial resistance – novel antimicrobial compounds from The Roman Baths hot spring (Bath, UK)

University of Plymouth Faculty of Health

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2024. Project Description. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens is a globally recognised threat to the treatment of infectious diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Hutt

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

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We have 36 Bioinformatics (clinical development) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Bioinformatics (clinical development) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 36 Bioinformatics (clinical development) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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