Biological Sciences (fluorescence) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 76 Biological Sciences (fluorescence) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Filming photosynthesis: using molecular dynamics simulations and fluorescence experiments to assess the dynamics of light harvesting proteins

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The plant protein Light-Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) allows efficient absorption of solar energy and is essential for photosynthesis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P.G. Adams, Dr A Kalli

28 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Biophysics of photosynthesis and solar energy capture explored using advanced methods in nanoscience, electrophoresis and fluorescence microscopy

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Physics and Astronomy

The Light-Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) is a photo-active protein found in plants and is essential for efficient capture of solar energy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P.G. Adams, Prof SD Evans

28 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Ocean Diagnostics: Development of a detection system for ocean biology monitoring using integrated silicon nitride fluorescence spectroscopy

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Thalia Dominguez Bucio, Frederic Gardes, Rand Ismaeel, Matthew Mowlem . Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Dominguez Bucio

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

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PhD in Chemistry - Multiphoton-induced single-molecule fluorescence of amino acids

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Candidates are invited to apply for a PhD position in the Magennis research group in the School of Chemistry, which is available to start from 1st October 2024. The PhD project will develop and apply state-of-the-art single-molecule fluorescence techniques to study novel fluorescent amino acids. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Magennis

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

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

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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Polarised Fluorescence based Downstream Analytics, NBL-1

University of Galway School of Natural Sciences

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in February 2024 affiliated to the Nanoscale Biophotonics Laboratory in the Discipline of Physics (School of Natural Sciences) at the University of Galway. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AG Ryder

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

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UTS HDR Scholarship (Development of biomechanical biopsy imaging for tumour tissue screening)

University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Science

Label-free light microscopy with mechanical specificity is at the frontier of science and technology, promissing to revolutionise biomedical diagnostics and fundamental research. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof IK Kabakova

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

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Multiplexed fluorescent biosensors to profile infectious diseases (Bio-Techne and University of Edinburgh)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

We will build a novel sensing toolbox alongside suitable analytical tools to image biomarkers of cell function in real time. We will prepare a new platform of multiplexed photonic biosensors that will be able to image pathogens (bacteria, virus) in infection models of increasing complexity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Prof M Vendrell

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

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PhD student position: deciphering the molecular basis of allostery in CRISPR associated proteins using single-molecule experiments

University of Basel Department of Chemistry

- Level of employment / possibly date of entry. 100%, starting summer (negotiable). . - Intro. The Biomolecular Nano-Dynamics group at the Dept. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Schmid

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

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Enhancing meiotic recombination in wheat by modulating RECQ helicases

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Wheat accounts for 20% of the calories and protein consumed by humans and is the largest crop in the UK, but yields have plateaued and are susceptible to decline due to extreme weather conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Higgins, Dr D Guttery

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

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The role of extracellular vesicles in lung epithelial cell communication in health and disease

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

There is an opportunity to apply for a widening participation scholarship (available to UK candidates or those eligible for UK fees) can be found here. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Miklavc

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

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Multimodal imaging and its applications

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Chen

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

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Evaluating the role of immune microenvironment on cancer progression using spatial and imaging approaches

King’s College London School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Talented and motivated students, passionate about doing research and advancing cancer research, are invited to apply for this PhD position. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Sailem

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

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How to build and maintain a 3-dimensional polarised epithelial sheet

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

We are interested in how cells maintain normal cell shape within an epithelium. Correct epithelial cell shape is essential to maintain tissue integrity and when deregulated can cause diseases such as malignant cancers, diabetes, inflammation, and aging. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Georgiou

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

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EPSRC DTP studentship: A tale of two metals – imaging the link between copper trafficking and cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer

King’s College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Platinum drugs are widely used in ovarian cancer treatment, but often the tumour eventually stops responding to treatment and becomes 'platinum-resistant'. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CI Imberti

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

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We have 76 Biological Sciences (fluorescence) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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