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University of Dundee PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 72 University of Dundee PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

EastBio - Understanding asymmetric cell division in Drosophila

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

This PhD project will investigate how mechanical forces and biochemical activity interact to generate rhythmic cellular pulses and drive asymmetric cell division. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Sknepnek, Prof J Januschke

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Investigating mode of action and cellular impact of anti-bacterial effector toxins

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Many species of bacteria use a contractile nanomachine called the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) to deliver a wide range of toxic proteins, known as ‘effectors’, directly into neighbouring cells. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Coulthurst, Dr S Pitt

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Molecular basis of transcriptional regulation during mammalian pre-implantation development

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The life of mammals starts with fertilization of an egg, which subsequently undergoes multiple rounds of cell division and develops into a complete organism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Kobayashi, Prof T A Owen-hughes

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - The proteome social network: characterizing cellular protein interaction networks using advanced mass spectrometry and machine learning

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Proteins are building blocks of the body and the engines of life. They can be structural, like hair and skin, or mechanical, like machines that perform chemical transformations and tasks within cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Ly, Dr J Abbott

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - How cells find the right chromosomes: regulation of kinetochore-microtubule interactions for biorientation

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

To maintain genetic integrity, eukaryotic cells must correctly segregate chromosomes to opposite spindle poles during mitosis. This process relies on the fine-tuned interaction between spindle microtubules (MTs) and the kinetochore. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Tanaka, Prof R Sknepnek

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Outer Limits – how plants make their skin

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Plants face challenging conditions on land from dehydration, pests, UV exposure and temperature extremes. To survive and thrive, land plants evolved a specialised surface, sealed by a waxy ‘cuticle’ and distinctive epidermal cells such as gas pores and defensive barbs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S McKim, Dr C Campoli

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Where environmental stress tolerance meets biotechnology – understanding Cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase function during stress responses and targeted protein degradation in plants

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Plants use ubiquitination to regulate cellular function more than any other group of Eukaryotes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr M Balcerowicz

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Identification of novel mitochondrial mechanisms in cellular homeostasis

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Molecular dissection of the protein kinase PINK1 and ubiquitin ligase Parkin has revealed a highly conserved mitochondrial quality control pathway found in nearly every cell type including neurons. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Muqit, Prof D Alessi

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - How Plants Breathe in a Warming World: Temperature Control of Stomata Development

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Mean global temperatures have already risen by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and could climb by another 4°C by 2100. Climate change is already affecting crop yields, and without effective mitigation, global yields of major crops could decline by as much as 36% by the end of the century. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Balcerowicz, Dr S McKim

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Post transcriptional control of the segmentation clock and somitogenesis

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

During early embryogenesis, segments (somites) are formed during a process called somitogenesis. These somites will go on to form the bones and muscles of the skeleton. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J K Dale, Dr P Murray

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - New tools to study plant parasite effectors at the interaction interface

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Plant parasites form close associations with their host plants and deliver suites of effector molecules, including proteins, inside their host essential for infection or infestation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Bos, Prof P Birch

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - How does cell size control cell fate? - studying cell fate specification in the developing nervous system

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

We all have started as a single cell, the egg, yet our bodies consist of hundreds of different cell types. This raises the question of how this cell type diversity is established. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Januschke, Dr D H Murray

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio- How does dysregulated Ser-Arg Protein Kinase (SRPK) signalling cause Alzheimer’s disease?

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The focus of our lab is on dissecting neurological functions of the Ser-Arg Protein Kinases (SRPK) kinase family and its downstream signalling pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Findlay, Dr RJ Jackson

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Understanding the genetic and molecular basis of complex glycan metabolism by the human gut microbiota

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Understanding the genetic and molecular basis of complex glycan metabolism by the human gut microbiota. The human gut is colonised by trillions of microbes collectively termed the human gut microbiota (HGM) that play a vital role in human health and disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Ndeh, Dr V Singh

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Uncovering the non-canonical proteolytic activity of Deubiquitinating enzymes

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

One of the key challenges in molecular biology is understanding how post-translational modifications regulate protein function. Pathogens and cancer cells are highly effective at hijacking these mechanisms to advance their own agendas. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Maniaci, Dr P Cossar

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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