Structural Biology (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 18 Structural Biology (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Sustainable Commodity Chemicals through Enzyme Engineering & Design (SuCCEED) - 4 posts available

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

SuCCEED is a BBSRC-funded Prosperity Partnership multi-million project between The University of Manchester and Shell. Commodity chemicals are produced on a global scale and normally derived from finite geological sources. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Dixon, Dr J Esteban Serrano, Prof A Green, Prof D Leys, Dr V Spallina, Prof M Turner, Dr J Winterburn

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

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Engineering Developable Biopharmaceuticals

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: Prof D B Brockwell, Prof S E Radford

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

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Design and engineering of peptides and proteins to create artificial metalloenzymes

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Chemistry

The Rhys lab is an exciting new lab looking to recruit new students to design and engineer peptides and proteins for new applications (rhyslab.com). Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Rhys

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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Developing novel Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Methods for Pulsed Dipolar Spectroscopy and Quantum Information Processing

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

In the last decade significant improvements in the hardware available for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance measurements. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bowen, Prof E McInnes, Prof D Collison, Prof R Winpenny

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

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Modelling blood motion in deformable vessels

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

This project aims to introduce a novel approach in studying blood flow in deformable vessels by simultaneously considering both the fluid (blood) and the structure (vessel) through analytical and numerical approaches. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hayatdavoodi, Prof P Lin

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

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Protein engineering enzymes for Industry

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. We are interested in key features of the protein sequence - structure - function relationship, and how this information can be translated to health. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K A Watson

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

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Taking Light Induced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance In Cell for Biological Structural Determination

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Studying the structure of proteins and other biological systems is an important step in understanding their function. Most structural studies are conducted in environments that are far away from native conditions, such as those found inside a cell. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bowen, Dr J Rowbotham, Dr I Riddell, Dr D Heyes

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

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Building new nano-biosensors for healthcare: Linking biology to the world of carbon nanotechnology through synthetic biology

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

Project Descriptions. Proteins are nature’s very own molecular machines carrying out functions ranging from catalysis to molecular recognition to energy conversion. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Dr M Palma, Dr WK Kelton

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

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Protein self assembly induced by multivalent biological metabolites

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

In addition to being an energy source in biological reactions, recent discoveries suggest adenosine triphosphate (ATP) also plays a critical role in maintaining cell stability and preventing deleterious cellular processes through modulating biomacromolecular self assembly. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Curtis

31 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Viral-surface interactions studied by vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The recent COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular fomite transmission of the virus, led to a lot of interest in how viral particles attached to surfaces, their survival times on different materials and how they transferred to hosts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Thomas, Dr R Lindsay

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

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Delivery and misdelivery of outer membrane proteins to the BAM complex using cryoEM

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The BAM complex folds membrane proteins into the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, proteins whose functions are essential for bacterial viability, pathogenicity and virulence. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N A Ranson, Prof S E Radford

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

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New enzymatic routes for the synthesis of peptide therapeutics

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Peptides are essential in life and are widely used as therapeutic agents, vaccines, biomaterials and in other important applications. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Micklefield

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

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Machine learning algorithms for ab initio-based paramagnetic NMR analysis

University of Bath Department of Chemistry

The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project under the supervision of Dr Elizaveta Suturina in the Department of Chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E A Suturina

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

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PhD position (f/m/d) in Protein assembly / Lipid Membranes / Biophysics / Biophotonics / Lab-on-Chip assays

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light PhD Opportunities

The research group of Dr. Katja Zieske invites applications for a. PhD position (f/m/d). for the project. Biophotonic Characterization of Living matter from the Bottom-Up. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KZ Zieske

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

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We have 18 Structural Biology (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Structural Biology (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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