Structural Biology (structural biology) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Supervisors: Prof A.L. Breeze, Prof F. Sobott

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

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Epigenetics of early human development: From molecular mechanisms to regenerative medicine

Supervisors: Dr Y Markaki, Prof J Schwabe, Dr JH Hodgkinson

The 46th chromosome in XX female mammals, the second X, has to be switched off. That way females equalize gene dosage of X-linked genes with XY males. Read more

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

Structural and functional analysis of the protein complexes which regulate cell fate decisions to identify novel cancer therapies

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

Whether a cell dies or not has profound consequences on health and disease. In healthy tissue, cells that acquire high levels of genetic damage are safely removed via a process of programmed cell death. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JF Fox

Machine Learning and Molecular Modelling in Mass Spectrometry

Supervisors: Prof F. Sobott, Dr A Kalli, Dr H Wang

This PhD project will harness the power of computational modelling and machine learning (A.I.) to analyse data obtained by mass spectrometry experiments and predict structural characteristics of biomolecules and their interactions. Read more

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Epigenetics and Cancer: Determining how Mistakes in V(D)J Recombination Trigger Leukaemias and Lymphomas

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

V(D)J recombination is essential to produce an effective adaptive immune system but since the reaction involves breakage and rejoining of DNA, it is highly dangerous and errors have long been thought to lead to leukaemias and lymphomas. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Boyes

Max Planck Society International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) "From Molecules to Organisms"

International Max Planck Research School "From Molecules to Organisms"

The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) “From Molecules to Organisms” provides excellent interdisciplinary training across the disciplines of structural, molecular, cellular and developmental biology as well as bioinformatics, genomics and evolutionary biology. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Max Planck Research Programme

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Max Planck Research Programme

International Max Planck Research School "From Molecules to Organisms"

University of Tübingen

The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) “From Molecules to Organisms” provides excellent interdisciplinary training across the disciplines of structural, molecular, cellular and developmental biology as well as bioinformatics, genomics and evolutionary biology. Read more

Structural insights into genome control by cohesin

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

Our basic goal is to understand how chromatin structure influences gene regulation. Chromatin is generally repressive in nature but its structure is manipulated by cells in a regulated way to determine which genes are potentially transcriptionally active and which genes remain repressed in a given cell type. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Panne

Structural investigation of oncogenic splicing factors

Supervisors: Dr C Dominguez, Prof I Eperon, Prof A Hudson

More than 90% of human genes can and do express multiple proteins. This is achieved by a process called alternative RNA splicing, which is an essential step in gene expression in mammals. Read more

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

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

Structural and functional characterisation of bacterial virulence factors

In the current era of growing antibiotic resistance, the world needs new therapeutics against bacterial infections as well as new vaccines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Lamber

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

Control and inhibition of virus replication

Supervisor: Dr A.K Tuplin

The Tuplin laboratory utilises a range of cutting-edge approaches to investigate how arboviruses - specifically Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika viruses - control replication and translation of their genomes through interactions between RNA structures, host cell proteins and non-coding RNA, and the potential of such RNA elements/interactions as novel therapeutic targets. Read more

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

University of Basel Biozentrum

Biozentrum PhD Fellowships in life sciences

The Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland, announces the opening of the Winter Call 2023_24 for the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Switzerland PhD Programme

The role of ubiquitin-modifying enzymes in angiogenesis

Supervisors: Dr S Ponnambalam, Dr M A Harrison

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

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

MSc by Research: Glueing proteins together with small molecules

Recent advances from the Ciulli Lab and others have contributed to the establishment of a game-changing new modality of chemical intervention into biological system – one that moves beyond the state-of-the-art. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Ciulli

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

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

Better together: constructing tuneable fluorescent protein sensors for cellular imaging of protein-protein interactions

Project Description. Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) commonly occur in biology with ~650,000 contributing to processes critical to human life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Dr PD Watson, Dr G Menzies, Dr R Clarkson

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