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Discovery of novel drug targets in schistosomes

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

Schistosomes are parasites that cause human schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease affecting over 260 million people across the globe. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Walker

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

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Mining the Hippo signalling pathway for novel anti-cancer therapeutics

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

Candidates are invited to join the Kadri Lab, where our research focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for discovering novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

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

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Discovery of novel antibiotics through synthesis of lab-based (biochem/microbio) and computational microbiology (molecular dynamics/deep generative learning/AI)

University of Portsmouth School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

As stated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest public health threats facing humanity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Draheim

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

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Characterisation of how pro-peptide regions of collagen control extracellular matrix homeostasis, in health and musculoskeletal diseases

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Collagen-I (‘collagen’ from hereon) is the most abundant protein in the human body (circa 25% of total protein mass), providing structure to organs with very different functions (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JC Chang, Dr TZ Zacharchenko, Prof C Baldock

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

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Nanobody-conjugated graphene based electromechanical biosensors

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

A nanobody corresponds to a fragment of an camelid antibody (VHH) containing a single monomeric antibody domain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vijayaraghavan

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

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PhD in Chemistry: Applications of main group Lewis acids in synthetic organic chemistry

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Chemistry

Applications of main group Lewis acids in synthetic organic chemistry. This project will investigate the use of boron or aluminium Lewis acids in transformations typically catalysed by transition metals. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Melen

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

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Development of tumor on a chip models for novel therapy evaluation

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project. Cancer is a complex and multifaceted disease, and the development of effective treatments remains a significant challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CXZ Zhao

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

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A reactive fragment approach to dissect the zDHHC enzymes

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Key Words: Synthetic Chemistry; Chemical Biology; Drug Discovery; Medicinal Chemistry; Organic Synthesis; Organic Chemistry. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Tomkinson, Prof L Chamberlain

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

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Molecular mechanism of vimentin induced epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness in cancer cells

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Background. Most cancers are epithelial in origin and arise from a single progenitor cell, similar to an embryo, to become a clone of cells. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Waseem, Dr H Tummala, Dr F Flores-Borja

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

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Transcriptome homeostasis in cellular ageing and cancer

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Project Summary. We have previously established the oncogenic mechanisms of the transcription factor FOXM1 in perturbation of genome stability (1, 2), epigenome (3, 4) and adult progenitor epithelial stem cell proliferation (5). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M T Teh

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

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Transcriptome biomarkers and mechanisms of chemoresistance

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Project Summary. This project aims to identify biomarkers linked to the most potent multimodal anticancer therapy with the least toxicity to counteract hemoresistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M T Teh

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

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PhD position (f/m/x) in the multi-omics delineation of planarian regeneration specificity

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration

The Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences is a leading international research institute of exceptional scientific breadth. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Rink

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

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New strategies to cryopreserve cell-based therapies

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

In the past decade, cell-based therapies have emerged to transform the treatment of disease, particularly cancer. Whilst potent, these therapies are challenging to deliver in practise as must be stored frozen (cryopreserved). Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

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

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Advancing our understanding of mycoplasma and ureaplasma infections among humans and animals

Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences

The Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Group based at Cardiff Metropolitan University is seeking motivated and enthusiastic students to undertake research projects on various aspects of Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma spp infection. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Beeton, Dr R Aicheler, Dr J Blaxland, Dr S Maddocks

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

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Stress and health: Lifespan stress and cardio-metabolic disease risk pathways through cardiovascular stress reactivity

University of Stirling Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport

Research Group: SPARKLE - Stirling Physical Activity Research, Knowledge & Learning Exchange

There are large physiological variations in how individuals respond to stressful stimuli which have important health and behavioural implications (Carroll… Read more

Supervisor: Prof AC Whittaker

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We have 146 screening PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

screening PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 146 screening PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Discovery of novel drug targets in schistosomes

Mining the Hippo signalling pathway for novel anti-cancer therapeutics

Discovery of novel antibiotics through synthesis of lab-based (biochem/microbio) and computational microbiology (molecular dynamics/deep generative learning/AI)

Characterisation of how pro-peptide regions of collagen control extracellular matrix homeostasis, in health and musculoskeletal diseases

Nanobody-conjugated graphene based electromechanical biosensors

PhD in Chemistry: Applications of main group Lewis acids in synthetic organic chemistry

Development of tumor on a chip models for novel therapy evaluation

A reactive fragment approach to dissect the zDHHC enzymes

Molecular mechanism of vimentin induced epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness in cancer cells

Transcriptome homeostasis in cellular ageing and cancer

Transcriptome biomarkers and mechanisms of chemoresistance

PhD position (f/m/x) in the multi-omics delineation of planarian regeneration specificity

New strategies to cryopreserve cell-based therapies

Advancing our understanding of mycoplasma and ureaplasma infections among humans and animals

Stress and health: Lifespan stress and cardio-metabolic disease risk pathways through cardiovascular stress reactivity

We have 146 screening PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

screening PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 146 screening PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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