Molecular Biology (coding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 28 Molecular Biology (coding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Investigating the regulation of neutrophil gene expression by intracellular signalling and small non-coding RNAs

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affect millions of people worldwide and cause debilitating and disabling musculoskeletal disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr HL Wright, Prof MJ Peffers

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

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Determination of the non-coding RNAs in the knee joint tissues of dogs at differing risk to cranial cruciate ligament rupture.

University of Liverpool Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease Department of Musculoskeletal Biology

Background. The cranial cruciate ligment (CCL) is the most frequently damaged ligament of the canine knee joint following injuries and age-related ligament breakdown, leading to the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Comerford, Prof M Peffers

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

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Identification of transcriptomic signatures of autism-like neurodevelopmental disorder

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The overarching aim of this project is to define transcriptional patterns and identify new genetic elements essential for the correct development of the human brain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PG Grzechnik, Dr A J Whitmarsh

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

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Identifying variants impacting splicing of 5’ and 3’ UTRs and underpinning inherited retinal disease

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Genomic variation that impacts splicing is well established as a cause of genomic disorders, but is almost exclusively limited to protein-coding exons and introns intersecting protein-coding exons. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Ellingford, Prof R O'Keefe

15 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Retrotransposons in immunity

UNSW Sydney School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

Only about 1-2% of our genome is made up of protein coding genes, the rest is non-coding and at least half of that is made up of repetitive DNA sequences known as transposable elements (TEs). Read more

Supervisor: Prof C King

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

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Development of miRNAs as a new therapeutic tool in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Semmelweis University Budapest Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

Ischemic heart diseases and their pathological consequences belong to the leading causes of death worldwide. In the acute treatment of myocardial ischemia one of the most important tasks is the restoration of the tissue perfusion. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Ferdinandy

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

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Nuclear and transcriptional dysregulations during cellular senescence

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Cellular senescence, which is characterised by a proliferation arrest, is a driver of ageing (1). Several stresses can induce cellular senescence, including persistent DNA damage, telomere dysfunction, and oncogene activation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MT Tellier, Dr Y Markaki

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

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Control and inhibition of virus replication

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The Tuplin laboratory utilises a range of cutting-edge approaches to investigate how arboviruses - specifically Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika viruses - control replication and translation of their genomes through interactions between RNA structures, host cell proteins and non-coding RNA, and the potential of such RNA elements/interactions as novel therapeutic targets. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A.K Tuplin

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

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Utility of in silico prediction tools to aid variant interpretation

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Accurate variant interpretation represents is essential for the successful implementation of genetic testing in the clinical setting. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Newey

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Biomedicines from the hidden animal world: The microbiome and immune system of micro-metazoans and the potential for antimicrobial discovery

University of Plymouth Faculty of Health

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1 October 2024. Project Description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Banton

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

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Bidirectional mobile sRNA signalling in pea-downy mildew interactions

University of Worcester Research School

Plants are constantly being challenged by microbial pathogens and they have evolved the capacity to detect and defend against these incoming microbes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Tor

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

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Uncovering mechanisms of associative learning and memory in the male and female brain relevant to psychiatric disease

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

Hodge Centre for Translational Neuroscience. “Towards innovative treatments for mental illness”. Cardiff University Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Hall

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

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Creation of cell lines modelling complex karyotype in B cell lymphomas using CRISPR/Cas9

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) make up more than half of all the newly diagnosed cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), the 6th most common cancer in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Slupsky, Dr N Kalakonda, Dr M Glenn

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Self funded PhD in Biology: Exploring Novel Protein Families for Sustainable Crop Protection

University of York Department of Biology

Lead supervisor: Dr Federico Sabbadin. Co-Supervisor: Prof S Sweeney. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Sabbadin, Prof S Sweeney

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Understanding the role of spliceosome gene mutations in disease

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The DNA of a cell is copied into a pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) that the cell uses as a template for protein production. Some of the information contained in DNA is not required for making proteins, therefore, unwanted information must be removed before a protein is made. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R O'Keefe, Prof B Newman

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

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We have 28 Molecular Biology (coding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Molecular Biology (coding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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