Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Cambridge

We have 90 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Cambridge

Changing beaver populations in the arctic, what are the effects on nature and people?

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG)

Research Group. Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Helen Wheeler. Theme. Climate change, species distribution. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Wheeler

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

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Wider benefits of the National Pollinator Strategy

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG)

Research Group. Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Alvin Helden. Dr Tom Ings. Several other members of Biology staff with interest in this subject area could be part of the team e.g., Dr Peter Brown and Dr Sarah Hart. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Helden, Dr T Ings

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Phagolysosome Resolution: From Genomics to Mechanisms

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Phagocytic cells, such as macrophages and microglia, are crucial for internalising and clearing extracellular targets, including dead cells, lipoproteins, synapses, microorganisms, and protein aggregates. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Levin Konigsberg

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Comparative connectomics across sexes in Drosophila larvae

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The neural circuit wiring diagram varies across sexes. In the adult fly, the gene fruitless has been associated with prominent changes across the nervous system between males and females. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cardona

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Supra-molecular architecture of neurotransmitter receptor complexes

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Chemical synapses are cellular connectors that define the organization and function of neuronal circuits and, as a result, the fundamental ability of the brain to acquire, process and store information. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Aricescu

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Genetic isolation: protecting biotech and the environment with synthetic genomes.

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

A direct consequence of the universality of the genetic code is the possibility for genetic information to be transferred between evolutionarily distant species. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Zürcher

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Circuit basis of learning and action-selection in Drosophila

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The overall goal of our research is to discover the circuit implementation of learning and action selection. Since these functions likely emerge from… Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Zlatic

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mechanism of transcription-coupled splicing

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The production of messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells involves precursor mRNA (pre-mRNA) synthesis and processing. During splicing, the spliceosome removes noncoding introns from pre-mRNA in a co-transcriptional manner on the surface of RNA polymerase II (Pol II). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Zhang

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Structures and mechanisms of the human replisome

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Accurate genome duplication is essential for all forms of life. The molecular machinery that orchestrates this process is collectively termed the replisome. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Yeeles

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cryo-EM structures of GPCRs from pathogenic fungi

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Pathogenic fungi are responsible for about 1.5 million deaths worldwide per annum and fungi also cause the spoilage of about 25% of the world’s crops. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Tate

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pathological protein assembly in neurodegenerative diseases

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the greatest health challenges facing our society. This large group of diseases is characterised by the pathological assembly of specific proteins into filaments in the central nervous system. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Falcon

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mapping neuroimmune interactions at mucosal sites

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Immune reactions against pathogens and tumours require several layers of control to safeguard the appropriate management of infectious agents and cancerous… Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rodriguez

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Synthetic Genomics in Gut Bacteria

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The Robertson lab develops genome engineering tools for the de novo synthesis of non-model gut bacteria, with the ultimate aim of reprogramming the microbiome to study and modulate human health. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Robertson

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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LPS ubiquitylation and innate immunity

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Our ability to fight infections relies not on the capacity of our professional immune system to defend our body but also on the skills of individual cells to defend themselves. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Randow

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cell biology underlying tuberculosis pathogenesis and drug resistance

Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

TB remains the world’s greatest infectious killer despite a vaccine (BCG) for a century and effective antibiotics for 60 years. TB’s persistence over millennia in the face of major medical advances underscores the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to evade and exploit host defences and antibiotics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Ramakrishnan

3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 90 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Cambridge

Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Cambridge

We have 90 Biological Sciences PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in Cambridge

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