drug design and development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students

We have 24 drug design and development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students

Identifying Mechanisms of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Breast/Cervical Cancer (with emphasis on FGFR)

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

FGF signalling is implicated in cancer (e.g., breast and cervical cancer) susceptibility and progression, suggesting that this powerful developmental pathway is co-opted by cancer cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Chioni

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

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Design and synthesis of a hybrid compound of RAR and VDR

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The doctoral candidate (DC) will perform chemical research on the design and organic synthesis of hybrid compounds at the Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AK Kutner

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

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Fully funded PhD studentship in mechanisms of cancer heterogeneity and drug sensitivity

Ariel University Department of Molecular Biology

Treatment of cancer with drugs that cause DNA damage often leads to development of the drug tolerance. Recently, we uncovered a novel mechanism of such an adaptation that associates with active generation of hundreds of thousand mutations in chromosomes that prevent drug-triggered DNA damage. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Sherman

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

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Discovery and Development of Small Molecule Modulators of the Hippo Signalling Pathway for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Candidates are invited to join the Kadri Lab, where our research focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for discovering novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

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

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Development of a highly innovative label-free & deep-learning based analysis method: Histoplasmonic Tissue Cytometry

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The doctoral candidate (DC) will perform applied research in bioinformatics, i.e., the extraction of numerical values from biological samples, by engaging deep learning technologies to microscopic images with the aim to develop a novel solution for future clinical diagnostics of cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RE Ecker, Dr IE Ellinger

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

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Development of tumor on a chip models for novel therapy evaluation

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project. Cancer is a complex and multifaceted disease, and the development of effective treatments remains a significant challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CXZ Zhao

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

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Preformulation study of RARγ and VDR hybrid compounds

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The doctoral candidate (DC) will perform preformulation characterisation and development of formulation prototypes at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof LT Tajber

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

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Enhancing the Performance of Dry Powder Inhalers using Amino Acid Based Polymeric Nanoaggregates

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

The global burden of respiratory diseases has escalated since the covid-19 pandemic with over 1 billion people enduring acute and chronic respiratory conditions, as well as lung cancer. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Dahmash

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

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Development of integrated microfluidic chips for making mRNA nanomedicines

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project. Recent mRNA vaccine success has heralded a new era of RNA nanomedicines. We are pleased to announce a fully funded PhD position with a scholarship focused on the development of integrated microfluidic chips for making mRNA nanomedicines. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CXZ Zhao

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

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Importance of RARγ for malignant potential of AML blasts

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The Doctoral Candidate (DC) will determine the roles of retinoic acid receptors (RAR) α and γ in the development of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Marcinkowska

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

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Digital discovery of new photocatalysts for photoredox catalysis (EPSRC CDT PhD studentship in collaboration with AstraZeneca)

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

Photoredox catalysis has come to the forefront in organic synthesis as a powerful strategy for the activation of small molecules [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JW Ward, Prof A Troisi

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

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Development of polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA) systems for mechanochemical transformations

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Block copolymers (BCPs) have potential in applications ranging from drug delivery to sensing or functional coatings due to their ability to form a wide range of controlled self-assembled nanostructures in solution. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L A Fielding, Dr N Fox

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

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The role of GLUT transporters in microglial metabolism, investigating functionality, regulation and drug targetable properties.

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Modifying the brain’s metabolism as an intervention or for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease represents a novel strategy for targeting what is recognised as a multifactorial condition which lacks effective therapeutic options. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Stolinski

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

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Genomic actions of RAR and VDR ligands

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The Doctoral Candidate (DC) will determine whether the combination of RARγ antagonist and VDR agonist is suitable as a differentiation therapy against acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Marcinkowska

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

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Treatment of Breast Cancer and Preventing Relapse

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The doctoral candidate (DC) The DC will perform biological basic research on cancer in vitro and in vivo at the CIMUS-University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Read more

Supervisor: Prof RPF Pérez-Fernández

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

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We have 24 drug design and development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students

drug design and development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students

We have 24 drug design and development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students

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