Molecular Biology (self) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 197 Molecular Biology (self) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Uncovering the links between the environmental sensor, AHR, and the development of breast cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Gorrini, Dr A Zhuravleva

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

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Next Generation Oligonucleotide Drugs for Gene Therapy

University of Portsmouth School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Synthetic oligonucleotides are short strands of DNA that can be used to treat or manage a wide range of diseases, for example by silencing malfunctioning genes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Rusling

Year round applications 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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UCL SECReT: The International Training Centre for Security and Crime Research Degrees

University College London UCL SECReT

UCL's Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre (UCL SECReT) was founded in 2009 with support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESRC) and an array of public and private sector organisations working in crime reduction security and law enforcement. Read more

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

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Biological contributors to composition and structure in sea urchin teeth at developing life-stages

University of Southampton School of Biological Sciences

Organisms employ a number of different chemical and structural strategies to produce materials with the specific properties they require. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J.L. Thompson

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

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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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How does the dynamic intra-membrane aggregation of phage lysis proteins kill bacterial pathogens?

The University of Manchester Department of Physics and Astronomy

This is an interdisciplinary project. It will provide a unique opportunity to obtain training in a wide range of interdisciplinary skills, including protein engineering techniques, protein purification, atomic force microscopy, neutron reflection and scattering as well as molecular dynamics simulations. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Lu

28 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Control of skeletal muscle regeneration and aging by cell signalling

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

The ability of skeletal muscles to regenerate in response to injury, exercise, growth or disease depends on a population of adult skeletal muscle stem cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A G Borycki

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Engineering extracellular vesicles/exosomes for the treatment of ocular disease

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Optometry & Vision Sciences

Extracellular vesicles, also referred to as exosomes, are membrane‐bound particles containing huge numbers of proteins as well as genetic material in the form of RNA (mRNA and miRNA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mead

5 August 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Structure and function of enzyme complexes involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation

University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy

Many proteins in human cells function as part of high molecular weight multi-subunit assemblies. The structure and function of such large molecular machines is often difficult to characterise due to their complexity, low abundance and structural dynamics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G S Winkler

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

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Role of BTG1 and BTG2 in acute lymphocytic leukaemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy

Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is often associated with small deletions of or point mutations in the highly related BTG1 or BTG2 genes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G S Winkler

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Discovery and profiling of small-molecule inhibitors of cellular nuclease enzymes

University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy

Nuclease enzymes are non-traditional drug targets that attract an increasing amount of interest as potential targets relevant for a variety of therapeutic areas including infection, cancer and bone disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G S Winkler

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

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Engineering Virus-Like Particles for Next-Generation Vaccine Manufacturing

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are structures typically composed of viral structural proteins that self-assemble into virus-like structures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Tee, Prof TS Wong, Dr C Evans

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

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Investigating the mechanisms of fungal induced airway damage and biomarker production in asthma

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Namvar, Dr A Mukhopadhyay

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

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Functional Antifouling Electroactive Interfaces for Electrochemical Biosensing

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Lehr

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We have 197 Molecular Biology (self) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Molecular Biology (self) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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