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Biophysics (biological physics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 34 Biophysics (biological physics) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Physics of biological morphogenesis: PhD position for a theoretical physicist at the University of Geneva (Switzerland)

University of Geneva Faculty of Science

We offer a PhD position for an outstanding, highly motivated, and creative theoretical physicist in the Salbreux group. Projects are at the interface of physics and biology and involve analytical theory, numerical simulations, and data analysis, in close collaboration with experimental groups. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Salbreux

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

PhD studentship in uncovering the universal physics in soft and living matter

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

The Universality in Biology group at Imperial College London is offering a fully funded PhD studentship to home students in the field of theoretical biophysics, under the supervision of Dr Chiu Fan Lee. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C F Lee

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Funded opportunities at the Max Planck School Matter to Life

Max Planck School Matter to Life

The Max Planck School Matter to Life (MPS MtL) offers an innovative integrated PhD program providing a highly interdisciplinary sciences education for excellent undergraduates. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

Revealing the correlation between physiology and physical chemistry of microcalcification in connective tissue using AI supported tissue characterization.

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

A fundamental component of human body is connective tissue which serves various structural and supportive functions including skin integrity, abdominal wall enforcement and bone formation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Chauhan, Dr R Kroger

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

A chemical engine to produce mechanical force: towards a physio-chemical model of heart cells

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Living systems are complex, and are based on the basic building blocks of genes, proteins, chemical reactions, and physical forces. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr Z Wang, Dr N Vasudevan

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

Machine learning the dynamics of force-sensing proteins

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Mechanosensing proteins detect mechanical forces within cells and convert them into biochemical signals. Understanding the dynamic behaviour of these proteins under force is key for advancing our understanding of this process called mechanotransduction. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SB Bo, Dr RTR Tapia-Rojo, Prof C Lorenz

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

Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. A biofilm is a robust form of bacteria colony resistant to antibiotics. They have significant impacts on a multitude of industries impacting health and industrial processes such as in food production and water security. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr G Barrett

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

Ageing to Arrhythmias

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Cardiac arrhythmias are a leading cause of sudden death and morbidity. This project aims to identify why they occur in the elderly and novel routes to therapies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M K Lancaster, Dr M.A. Colman

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

Embodiment of Robotic tail - Can we walk like a T-Rex?

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Individuals skilled in using tools for sports, arts, and culinary activities might experience notable alterations in their bodily self-perception. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Prof W Harwin

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

DNA-bending Proteins for Nanotech

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

DNA is the molecule that nature uses as genetic material and it rarely exists in a relaxed state inside cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Noy

31 October 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Intracellular Capillarity of Biomolecular Condensates

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

The emerging role of biomolecular condensates formed through a liquid-liquid phase separation process inside biological cells is driving a paradigm change in our understanding of cellular organisation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof HK Kusumaatmaja, Dr R Ledesma Aguilar

16 January 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Fully Funded 4-Year Cheney Scholarship PhD Programme in In Situ Structural Biology

University of Leeds

Exciting new developments in imaging and structural methods, known as “in situ structural biology”, can reveal the structure and behaviour of biological macromolecules inside healthy and diseased cells and tissues. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

Hungry tissues: Understanding how energy metabolism fuels morphogenesis

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

A vital aspect of multi-cellular life is morphogenesis, the process where the shape and size of an animal emerges from its constituent cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J.R.D Davis, Dr T Millard, Dr S Woolner, Prof E Amaya

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

Biozentrum PhD Fellowships in life sciences

University of Basel Biozentrum

The Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland, announces the opening of the Winter Call 2023_24 for the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Switzerland PhD Programme

Fractional order modelling of neurons

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Fractional order calculus (integro-differential equations that are of non-integral order) is an emerging methodology with wide applications across all areas of Physics and Engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos

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

UKRI CDT in AI for Biomedical Innovation

University of Edinburgh

We will train 60+ doctoral researchers over the next 8 years (2024-2032), who will design, develop, and implement AI approaches in partnership with our external stakeholders. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training

Machine Learning and Molecular Modelling in Mass Spectrometry

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

This PhD project will harness the power of computational modelling and machine learning (A.I.) to analyse data obtained by mass spectrometry experiments and predict structural characteristics of biomolecules and their interactions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof F. Sobott, Dr A Kalli, Dr H Wang

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

Bottom-Up Construction of a Synthetic Gap Junction

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Gap junctions play a crucial role in cellular communication, facilitating direct intercellular exchange of ions and small molecules. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Wallace, Prof C Lorenz, Dr J Burrone

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

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)

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in identifying and controlling of key regulatory mechanisms for differential responses and metabolic shifts in microorganism populations.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr IOM Otero-Muras, Prof CT Trelea, Assoc Prof EB Bernuau

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

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Fully-funded PhD in Biology EPSRC iCASE with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDBK): Development of modular chromatography strategies for the straight through purification of biotherapeutic recombinant proteins from E.coli

University of York Department of Biology

Lead supervisor: Dr Michael Plevin (Department of Biology). Co-supervisors: Dr John Oyekan (Department of Computer Science) and Christopher Fox (Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Plevin

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

The role of regulatory evolution in phage ecology

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The regulation of genes crucially determines the fitness and function of all organisms. This is particularly relevant for bacteriophages, the viruses that infect bacteria, as they rely on a tightly scheduled program for a successful infection. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Lagator, Dr CI Igler

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

Optimizing phage-antibiotic-synergies to kill bacterial pathogens

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Phage therapy, the use of viruses that only infect bacterial cells and kill them, is a promising potential solution to the antimicrobial resistance crisis that is threatening modern medicine1. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Brockhurst, Dr CI Igler

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

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science

University of Bristol EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science

Fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships are available as part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral training in Aerosol Science. Read more

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

Fully funded PhD positions

Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

The International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics (IMPRS-CBP) invites excellent graduate students in life sciences to apply for fully funded PhD positions. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

Biophysical explorations of neural crest cell behaviours in development and cancer

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Neural crest cells are highly migratory. These cells travel throughout the developing embryo, eventually contributing to most organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system, pigment cells and craniofacial skeleton. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Isaacson, Prof K Liu

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

Understanding the evolution of gene regulatory networks through biophysical modelling and machine learning

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The ability to coordinate the expression of genes within a cell is at the heart of life. When and how much of a specific gene is turned into a protein is essential for organisms to respond to their environment and to manage resources. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Lagator, Prof M Rattray

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

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in the design of Information Extraction Tools to characterise molecules produced or degraded by microbes and applications to plant-fermented food ecosystems.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RB Bossy, Dr BN Nagy, Dr LV Vidács, Dr CN Nédellec, Dr SD Derozier, Dr HC Chiapello

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

Biomechanical Investigation of Tendinopathy: A Multiscale Study

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Overview. This PhD project aims to address the prevalent issue of tendinopathies, which significantly impact the general population and pose substantial socio-economic challenges globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KZ Zheng

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

Microbial Induced Electrochemistry at the Local Site and Single Cell Level

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

Microbial Induced Corrosion (MIC) is a serious economic problem with an estimate worldwide cost of $113 Bn every year. MIC impacts a very wide range of industries, from power plants to construction, and even the health of humans with implants or protheses. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Raval, Dr A Vezzoli

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

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