University of Liverpool Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 University of Liverpool Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Engineering polysaccharide sulfotransferases

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

The ENZACT Prosperity Partnership is led by UCL and brings together five Universities and two major MNCs. The Liverpool component of ENZACT is focussed on enzymatic sulfation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D G Fernig, Dr E A Yates, Dr IB Barsukov

14 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Chromatin regulation of oncogenic transcription and replication stress: mechanism and functional implications in acute myeloid leukemia

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

This project focuses on the molecular mechanisms promoting acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a disease of great unmet need. AML is an aggressive blood and bone marrow cancer characterized by abnormal proliferation and differentiation of myeloid cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Papamichos Chronakis, Prof D MacEwan, Dr A Kanhere

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD 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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Biological pathways supporting the formation and function of chromatin (Scholarship)

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Every cell in our body contains the same DNA yet each cell expresses a different set of genes. These changes in gene expression are heavily influenced by histone proteins, their role in packaging DNA into chromatin and the “epigenetic” information they carry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CM Hammond

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

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Investigating the cellular functions of Trappc9 in brain development and microcephaly

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

This PhD project will investigate the cellular functions of the Trafficking protein particle complex subunit 9 (Trappc9) and its roles in brain development. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Plagge, Dr T Zech

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

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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

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

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Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency - Engineering and Evolution of Light-Harvesting Complexes via Synthetic Biology

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Photosynthesis is the ultimate source of food and energy for almost all forms of life. Using sunlight as the energy input, photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere generating the oxygen and carbohydrate that support complex life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Canniffe

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

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Why do cancers cells re-express meiotic SYCP1 protein?

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

The aim of meiosis is to generate gametes by recombining the chromosomes and reducing the genome from diploid to haploid. However, in mitosis haploid genome and recombination have catastrophic, oncogenic outcomes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U McClurg

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

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Molecular characterisation of a novel transporter for the atypical antipsychotic clozapine

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric illness affecting about 24 million people worldwide. Schizophrenia can have a devastating effect on a patient’s life and is associated with increased mortality, with life expectancy reduced on average by 15 years compared to that of the general population. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Dickens, Prof M Pirmohamed

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

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Mechanisms controlling gene expression in hypoxia and inflammation

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Oxygen is one of the most important molecules for life. Every member of the animal kingdom depends on oxygen to help metabolize its food and drive many critical processes in metabolism. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Rocha

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

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We have 10 University of Liverpool Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Liverpool Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 University of Liverpool Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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