Pharmacology (pharmaceutical science) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Microneedle biosensors for rapid and painless disease diagnosis

This project aims to develop rapid disease diagnostics based on transdermal microneedle biosensors. Disease diagnosis often relies on invasive tissue sampling techniques, such as blood sampling or skin biopsies, in order to extract biomarkers for analysis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Wooi Ng, Dr W Lau

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

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Novel design and formulation strategies to enhance drug delivery

The main research activities of my research group concern the improvement of traditional drug formulation and development of novel drug and formulation strategies to enhance bioavailability and patient acceptability. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Lau, Dr K Wooi Ng

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

New Drugs for Brain Tumours: A Locoregional Implant Brain Tumours

Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Prof A Paradkar, Dr S Shnyder

Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Next-generation temozolomide derivatives for the treatment of high-grade glioma have been developed at the University of Bradford. Read more

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

Breaking the resistance: alternative approaches to antibiotics discovery

Supervisor: Prof G Wagner

The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top 10 global threats to human health (http://www.who.int/). Read more

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

Targeting the MAPK scaffold protein KSR1 for the treatment of prostate cancer

Supervisors: Dr J Muller, Prof R Falconer

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of male cancer deaths. It arises when individual cells escape their normal growth control mechanisms and proliferate in an uncontrolled fashion. Read more

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

Pharmacokinetics Guided Natural Products Exploration for Drug Discovery, Development, Delivery and Therapy

Supervisor: Dr Muhammad Wahajuddin

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Natural products have emerged as a key standard in novel and safe delivery of anticancer bioactive compounds. Apart from their ease of administration and delivery, natural/phytochemicals still face several hurdles, due to their physiochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. Read more

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

New Drugs for Brain Tumours: Prodrugs of Diazopropyne

Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Dr S Shnyder

Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The propargyl group, introduced to temozolomide-like drugs for brain tumours by our colleagues in Nottingham, shows considerable pre-clinical promise and… Read more

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

New Drugs for Brain Tumours: Defining the Physicochemical Parameters for Optimal Imidazotetrazine (Temozolomide) Derivative Prodrug Activation Kinetics

Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Dr S Shnyder, Dr A Ramachandra Kurup Sasikala

Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The imidazotetrazine ring system that forms the core of the anticancer drug temozolomide is a fascinating prodrug delivery device. Read more

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

Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy

Medical care has transformed over the last century with significant improvements in the variety and extent to which various diseases can be treated and/or prevented. Read more

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

Biomaterial coatings with lubricious, slippery coatings for improved urinary catheter performance

Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy

Intermittent urinary catheterisation is commonly used to address chronic urinary retention in patients suffering from conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, and multiple sclerosis. Read more

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

Designing next-generation urinary catheter materials for clean intermittent self-catheterisation through control of the urinary microbiome

Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Dr L Sherrard

Intermittent urinary catheterisation is commonly used to address chronic urinary retention in patients suffering from conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, and multiple sclerosis. Read more

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

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

Discover the art of developing life-changing pharmaceuticals through our Medicinal Chemistry program. The aim of this programme is to prepare qualified experts who will work professionally in scientific activities in the field of development and analysis of drugs and its application to other scientific fields. Read more

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Discovery of Novel Cancer Immunotherapeutic Agents

Summary. Although cancer therapeutics, mainly chemotherapy and radiotherapy, have been extremely useful in the treatment of cancer, this disease is still associated with high morbidity and mortality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Mehellou

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