Biochemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in the UK

Supervisors: Prof R Martin, Dr JY Yarmolinsky, Dr P Haycock

Rationale. Circulating proteins play fundamental roles in biology and disease aetiology, including development of cancer, and are the direct targets of many drugs (1). Read more

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

Identifying causal pathways to disease using DNA methylation predicted blood traits.

Supervisors: Dr J Min, Dr E Hannon, Prof J MIll

Project Background. Blood cell types have been implicated in pathogenesis of chronic diseases. Genome wide association studies have identified thousands of variants associated with blood trait variation. Read more

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

Investigating the role of dietary fructose in the development of early-onset colorectal cancer

Supervisors: Dr E Vincent, Dr A Chambers, Dr R Richmond, Dr NM Murphy

Project Background. This project will investigate the role of fructose in the development of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) in adults <50 years. Read more

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

Metabolomic characterisation of adiposity across the life course

Supervisors: Dr L Corbin, Prof N Timpson, Dr RT Tsang

Project Background. There is evidence that adiposity, measured by body mass index (BMI), causally influences a range of health outcomes, but little understanding of the mechanisms driving BMI effects. Read more

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

Evolution and biochemistry of photosynthesis - electron transfer reactions, renewable energy production, biotechnology, and chloroplast genomes

Supervisor: Prof C J Howe

The common theme of our work is the biochemistry and evolution of photosynthesis. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

University of Oxford Department of Biology

Plant adaptation to low oxygen conditions

In plants, cells are exposed to varying oxygen (O. 2. ) concentrations due to changes in environmental availability, metabolic activity, and organ anatomy (Weits et al., 20201; Loreti and Perata, 20202). Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Licausi

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

University of St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy

Untying the knot: Remodelling of G4 structures by the NER machinery- implications in human DNA repair and regulatory pathways

Open PhD position on Genome Stability and Biochemistry. Joint PhD scholarship - St Andrews and Bonn-Biology. Untying the knot. Remodelling of G4 structures by the NER machinery- implications in human DNA repair and regulatory pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Penedo, Prof K Paeschke

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

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

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

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)

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Opportunities

School of Life Sciences Black Scholars Programme

University of Dundee

The School of Life Sciences and the University of Dundee are committed to addressing under-representation in postgraduate research and we are pleased to offer our first Masters by Research Scholarships for UK students from Black or Black-Mixed Backgrounds. Read more

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Supervisor: Prof F Hollfelder

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Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

3 Year Funded Kennedy Trust IMPACT Inflammation MB-PhD

Combine the vocational training of a medical degree with the research expertise of a PhD. The Kennedy Trust IMPACT Inflammation MB-PhD is a funded three-year programme for undergraduate medical students who wish to train as clinician scientists. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Clinical PhD Programme

Molecular mechanism of innate immunity mediated by the Toll/IL1 receptor signalling pathways

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

Our research aims to elucidate the molecular and cellular regulation of innate immune signal transduction in the context of infectious, inflammatory and autoimmune disease. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N J Gay

Regulation of virulence and biofilm formation by quorum sensing and the "stress alarmone" ppGpp in gram-negative pathogenic bacteria.

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

We are investigating the complex interplay between cell-cell signalling (quorum sensing), microbial lifestyle (i.e., free-living planktonic cultures vs sessile biofilm communities), growth phase and virulence in gram-negative bacteria. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Welch

Molecular mechanisms and evolution of apicomplexan parasite/host interaction

Supervisor: Dr Ross Waller

Apicomplexan parasites include disease agents responsible for malaria, toxoplasmosis, and other major diseases of humans and livestock. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training

UKRI CDT in AI for Biomedical Innovation

University of Edinburgh

We will train 60+ doctoral researchers over the next 8 years (2024-2032), who will design, develop, and implement AI approaches in partnership with our external stakeholders. Read more