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Molecular Biology (plant biology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 33 Molecular Biology (plant biology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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BOOSTING C4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS BY ALTERING PEP CARBOXYLASE

Western Sydney University Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
ABOUT THE PROJECT. The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) is offering a research scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate to work within a research group addressing how to improve the primary carboxylase of C4 photosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RS Sharwood
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the soil microbiome under controlled light conditions

University of Greenwich Faculty of Engineering and Science
Our research group is working within a consortium that is testing semi-transparent solar installations on crop growth-houses, to enhance biological and financial resilience in protected farming. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C.V.S. Supamaniam, Dr E Thompson
 24 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition 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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Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Discovery, evolution and applications in plant natural product biosynthesis

University of York Department of Biology
Lead supervisor: . The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Plants are capable of producing complex molecules for defense and adaptation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B R Lichman
 30 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-funded PhD- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences
The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes
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Self-funded MSc R- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences
The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes
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Engineering more water-use efficient crops: functional genomics of CO2 fixation during Crassulacean acid metabolism

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology
The world is getting hotter and drier due to climate change, and the human population is growing rapidly. Furthermore, it has been predicted that we will need to increase crop yields by 50 - 70 % by 2050 in order to feed the predicted 9 - 10 billion people. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hartwell, Dr P Walley
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Developing synthetic microbial communities for the control of pea downy mildew

University of Worcester Research School
Demand for food production is increasing due to growing global population, reduced land availability for agriculture, concern over the effects of the environment on agriculture, and decreasing yield reliability because of climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Tor
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Mitigating the impact of environmental stress on the quality and sustainability of malting barley

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
Climate change is challenging our ability to reliably grow crops. This PhD will be focused on the impact this is having on our capacity to produce a sustainable supply of malted barley for use within the brewing and distilling industries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Alexander
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Self-funded PhD in Biology: Engineering Gene Regulatory Networks To Enhance Crop Disease Resistance

University of York Department of Biology
Lead supervisor: Prof K Denby . Co-Supervisor: Dr B R Lichman. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Denby, Dr B R Lichman
 30 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Food Microbiology - Omics-driven investigation of unique features of olive fermentation isolates beneficial for plant fermentation with probiotic properties.

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 KA Karatzas, Dr MWB Wells-Bennik, Dr MD Dasenaki, Prof VV Valdramidis
 15 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Disentangling multipartite symbiont and pathogenic associations in a leafhopper plant pest

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology International Max Planck Research School
Background. Numerous insects host symbiotic microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, protists and viruses) that are integral to their life history, ecology and evolution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Vogel, Prof MK Kaltenpoth, Dr T Engl
 18 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Genetics of flowering shoot temperature responses in plants

Durham University Department of Biosciences
The shape of plants is shaped by both genetics and environment; changes in response to temperature can be the most dramatic of all. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Hepworth
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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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Unlocking the potential of plant cellulose for the production of new materials and chemicals

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Plant biomass, in the form of plant cell walls are the only renewable resource sufficiently abundant to make a meaningful contribution to decreasing CO. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Turner, Dr J Pittman
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