Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Understanding the mechanisms behind co-linkage of antimicrobial and heavy metal resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria from livestock in the UK.

University of Reading School of Biological Sciences

Project Overview. . Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a crisis of international concern, with approximately 44% of all prescribed antibiotics used in veterinary medicine within the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Mulley, Prof S C Andrews

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Revealing low abundant but highly active nitrifiers in coastal sediments

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Nitrification is a key global biogeochemical pathway oxidising the most reduced form of nitrogen –ammonia (NH. 3. ), to nitrite (NO) (ammonia oxidation, AO) and then nitrate (nitrite oxidation, NO). Read more

Supervisor: Prof CJ Smith

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Untangling how Shelterin safeguards telomere structure and stability - one molecule at a time

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

Background. Telomeres solve two problems with linear chromosomes. the end-replication problem, DNA loss from the end of chromosomes every replication cycle; and the end-protection problem, protection of the chromosome ends to prevent chromosome fusions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Newton, Dr A Pyne

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

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Using a zebrafish tumour initiation model, single cell transcriptomics and in vivo live imaging to dissect mechanisms driving the development of tumour promoting neutrophils from the inception of cancer.

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Research Group: Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre

Students will be registered for their degree at either the University of Glasgow or Edinburgh, depending on the project they apply for. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Khamseh, Dr L Carlin, Dr X Fu, Dr Y Feng

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating ubiquitin signalling in the radiotherapy response of glioblastoma

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Research Group: Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre

Students will be registered for their degree at either the University of Glasgow or Edinburgh, depending on the project they apply for. Read more

Supervisor: Dr VD D’Angiolella

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Significance of acari as location and time makers of buried corpses and mass graves

University of Reading School of Biological Sciences

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Supervisor: Dr M A Perotti

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

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Microfluidic models of 3D cell migration and metastasis in soft tissue sarcoma

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

Project Overview. We invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship position supported by SarcomaUK and their donors. Read more

Supervisors: Prof DRO Overby, Dr P Huang, Dr S Au, Prof RJ Jones

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

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Revealing Reactivity in Cancer-Associated Heme Proteins: Novel Time-Resolved Structural Approaches

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is a heme-containing enzyme involved in the degradation of tryptophan to kynurenine. Cancer cells upregulate IDO1 to escape normal immune responses and, in many cases, a high expression of IDO1 is connected to poor prognosis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr HK Kwon, Dr P A Ash

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Evaluating the impact of genotoxic aldehyde stress in premature ageing

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

Aldehydes are highly reactive chemicals that are common pollutants and human metabolites. However, the vast majority of aldehydes’ biological functions are unknown. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hopkinson, Dr K Tanaka

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Chemical energy conversion in biology studied using advanced spectroscopic and structural tools

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

Redox properties of metal-containing active sites are critically important to many biocatalytic processes. one third of all proteins contain a redox-active metal, and ca 22% of submissions to the Protein Data Bank contain a transition metal. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PA Ash, Dr H Kwon

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Self-funded PhD- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes

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

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Linking metabolism and metal resistance in pathogenic bacteria (SULLIVANM_U24AMSSCI)

University of East Anglia School of Biological Sciences

Primary supervisor - Dr Matthew Sullivan. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an effective pathogen of humans and animals and is well known as the leading cause of often-fatal infections in newborn infants. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MS Sullivan

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

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Self-funded MSc R- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences

The growing global population requires the development of novel strategies to sustainably increase food production. Organelle movement is dynamic and linked to changes in cell size, plant biomass and in response to factors which affect food production such as pathogens (Perico and Sparkes, New Phytol. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Sparkes

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

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Comparison of Streptococcus spp. antimicrobial resistance and virulence for sepsis isolates from LMIC and UK

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Bench Fees. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Spiller

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Biodesigning the future of scent experience using microbial organisms

University of the Arts London Research

Based at Central Saint Martins, UAL, in collaboration with Haeckels. Project overview. Working with microbial organisms such as bacterial, algae, fungi and yeasts, this project aims to explore how scents of the future can be produced, designed and experienced. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Collet

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Natural products in bacterial physiology and chemical interaction

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Microbial natural products have diverse chemical structures and bioactivities, which range from cell-cell signalling, nutrient acquisition, antifungal and antibacterial activity to stress resistance (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Jenul, Prof D Jones

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Short and long-term genetic and behavioural consequences of traumatic brain injury in fruit flies

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

General background . How many fingers am I holding up? What day of the week is it? Follow my finger? These three questions are designed to test your sensory, memory and motor neural abilities following an accident; all three systems are affected by a severe deceleration of your brain. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Warren, Dr E Rosato, Dr R Feuda

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Nuclear and transcriptional dysregulations during cellular senescence

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Cellular senescence, which is characterised by a proliferation arrest, is a driver of ageing (1). Several stresses can induce cellular senescence, including persistent DNA damage, telomere dysfunction, and oncogene activation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MT Tellier, Dr Y Markaki

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Molecular level understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has evolved to survive and replicate inside macrophages. The project will investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning adaptation to this specialised intracellular niche. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H O'Hare, Dr N Garton

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Ever wondered how nature maintains balance of gene expression between sex chromosomes? Well, the 46th chromosome of XX females, the second X, has to be switched off. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Markaki, Dr T Schalch

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) Prediction of substrate binding geometry and strength in promiscuous enzymes: computational chemistry applicable to the design of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

We are often taught about the power of enzymes to select particular substrates from the biological milieu and of their ability to perform highly selective reactions on those substrates. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Leach, Dr S De Visser, Dr C Trujillo

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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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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(MRC DTP CASE) Determination of the role of viruses in the microbiome of biofilms formed in the ear of patients with otitis media

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Otitis media (OM) is a very common infection of the middle ear characterised by redness, swelling and build-up of fluid behind the eardrum. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Vallely, Prof P Klapper, Prof S Lovell, Mrs JN Nichani

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) Multiomic evaluation of differential drug response in metastatic breast cancers

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Breast cancers are the most common cancers in women. Estrogen Receptor (ER) plays a major role in breast cancer growth. To stop the cancer from growing further, clinically successful ER-targeting therapies like Fulvestrant, etc were developed. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Nagarajan, Dr HH Harrison, Prof R Clarke, Dr I Iqbal

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) The emerging fungal order Mucorales: species-specific pathogenic strategies and new diagnostics

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Mucormycoses are emerging lethal fungal infections, with striking mortality rates of 50-90% depending on the clinical presentation, infection site and underlying host immune status. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Bertuzzi, Dr N.V.R Van Rhijn

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) Investigating the mechanisms contributing to impaired regulatory function of B cells in autoimmunity

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The implementation of biological therapies has significantly advanced the management of autoimmune diseases (AIDs). However, the failure to achieve clinical remission in ‘non-responders’ remains a significant and unmet challenge. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MM Mennon, Prof MH Buch

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) Understanding how tumour associated macrophages control the tumour immune landscape in NF2-Schwannomatosis

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Type 2 Neurofibromatosis (NF2), now referred to as NF2-Schwannomatosis (or NF2-SWN), is a rare autosomal dominant tumour pre-disposition syndrome characterised by growth of typically benign tumours throughout the nervous system. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Brough, Dr K Couper

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(MRC DTP CASE) An Integrative Structural Biology Platform for Drug Discovery

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Solute carriers (SLCs) are the second largest class of membrane-embedded proteins with over 400 members organised into 66 families. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Politis, Dr CP Pliotas

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD Studentship: Enzymatic DNA synthesis for novel nanomaterials

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Award summary . 100% fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £19,237 (2024/25 UKRI rate). . Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Pike

8 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Studentship: Polyoxoniobates for Catalysis in Green Chemical Processes

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Award summary . 100% fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £19,237 (2024/25 UKRI rate). The studentship includes attendance at international conferences and annual placements at Mitsubishi Chemical UK, Wilton. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr R.J. Errington

8 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 459 Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 459 Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Understanding the mechanisms behind co-linkage of antimicrobial and heavy metal resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria from livestock in the UK.

Revealing low abundant but highly active nitrifiers in coastal sediments

Untangling how Shelterin safeguards telomere structure and stability - one molecule at a time

Using a zebrafish tumour initiation model, single cell transcriptomics and in vivo live imaging to dissect mechanisms driving the development of tumour promoting neutrophils from the inception of cancer.

Investigating ubiquitin signalling in the radiotherapy response of glioblastoma

Significance of acari as location and time makers of buried corpses and mass graves

Microfluidic models of 3D cell migration and metastasis in soft tissue sarcoma

Revealing Reactivity in Cancer-Associated Heme Proteins: Novel Time-Resolved Structural Approaches

Evaluating the impact of genotoxic aldehyde stress in premature ageing

Chemical energy conversion in biology studied using advanced spectroscopic and structural tools

Self-funded PhD- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

Linking metabolism and metal resistance in pathogenic bacteria (SULLIVANM_U24AMSSCI)

Self-funded MSc R- Re-engineering Golgi dynamics in plants – investigating the role of myosin receptors

Comparison of Streptococcus spp. antimicrobial resistance and virulence for sepsis isolates from LMIC and UK

Biodesigning the future of scent experience using microbial organisms

Natural products in bacterial physiology and chemical interaction

Short and long-term genetic and behavioural consequences of traumatic brain injury in fruit flies

Nuclear and transcriptional dysregulations during cellular senescence

Molecular level understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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

(MRC DTP CASE) Prediction of substrate binding geometry and strength in promiscuous enzymes: computational chemistry applicable to the design of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals

Engineering polysaccharide sulfotransferases

(MRC DTP CASE) Determination of the role of viruses in the microbiome of biofilms formed in the ear of patients with otitis media

(MRC DTP CASE) Multiomic evaluation of differential drug response in metastatic breast cancers

(MRC DTP CASE) The emerging fungal order Mucorales: species-specific pathogenic strategies and new diagnostics

(MRC DTP CASE) Investigating the mechanisms contributing to impaired regulatory function of B cells in autoimmunity

(MRC DTP CASE) Understanding how tumour associated macrophages control the tumour immune landscape in NF2-Schwannomatosis

(MRC DTP CASE) An Integrative Structural Biology Platform for Drug Discovery

PhD Studentship: Enzymatic DNA synthesis for novel nanomaterials

PhD Studentship: Polyoxoniobates for Catalysis in Green Chemical Processes

We have 459 Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 459 Molecular Biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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