Cell Biology (solid) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 14 Cell Biology (solid) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Vascularising human mini-brains in a dish

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust BRC Translational Research (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Blood vessels play a pivotal role in brain development and function. They promote tissue growth and survival by supplying nutrients and oxygen to surrounding tissues, signals to progenitor populations, as well as guiding neuronal migration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PA Alexandre, Prof D Long

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

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Cancer: Complex 3D modelling of the tumour microenvironment for immunotherapy combination screening

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Cancer immunotherapy holds significant promise for the treatment of a range of cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MA Volpato, Dr F Errington-Mais

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

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Combining CRISPR-screens and AI to Identify Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Target Cancer-Stroma Interactions

Queen Mary University of London Digital Environment Research Institute

A fully funded PhD Studentship is available to work with Dr Angus Cameron, Reader in Cell Signalling and Tumour Cell Biology, Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University London, Dr Otto Morris, Senior Biological Data Scientist at Exscientia, and Professor Pedro Cutillas, Professor of Cell Signalling and Proteomics, QMUL, Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University London. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cameron

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

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Funding for the Executive Dean’s PhD Studentship: Lineage tracing of blood stem cell development in embryo-like gastruloids

Brunel University London Life Sciences

The team of Cristina Pina (https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/cristina-pina), Alessandro Esposito (https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/alessandro-esposito) and… Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Pina

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

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Visualising the effects of pollution nanoparticles on respiratory epithelial cells at air-liquid interface

Imperial College London Institute of Chemical Biology

Pollution nanoparticles, termed particulate matter (PM), carry enormous population health burden, through direct and indirect effects that are thought to involve oxidation and inflammation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Kuimova, Prof A Porter, Prof F Chung, Prof I Adcock

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

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Repurposing Treg cells for TIL therapy

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) therapy is an experimental therapy which uses ex-vivo expanded TIL as a source of living drug to treat cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Hurlstone, Prof M Travis, Prof R Edmondson, Prof F Thistlethwaite

19 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Polysialyltransferases as a target in metastatic cancer

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Polysialic acid plays an essential role in neuronal development, but by adulthood is absent from the human body. Its biosynthesis is regulated by two polysialyltransferases. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Falconer, Dr S Shnyder

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

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Development of chemical tools and bioactive compounds to explore the importance of enzyme activity in cancer diseases

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) is a modern chemical methodology, which aims to synthesise small molecules that cover new chemical space with the possibility of finding unexplored biological targets or pathways that may be important for disease progression. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Pors, Dr V Vangala

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

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Design, synthesis and evaluation of protease-activated anti-cancer prodrugs

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of endoproteases that are overexpressed in tumours and play crucial roles in many tumourigenic processes, not least tumour invasion and angiogenesis. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Falconer, Prof P Loadman

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

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Understanding L1 ORF1p and Pin1 interaction to exploit it as a therapeutic strategy for liver cancer (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/SHUKLA)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Primary liver cancer, predominantly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the 4th commonest cause of cancer death globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Shukla

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

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Host Pathogen Interaction: Investigating the function of Natural Killer Cells in Bacterial Infection

Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences

Natural Killer (NK) cells are immune cells that are critical for controlling intracellular pathogens, including viruses and intracellular bacteria (e.g. Read more

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

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

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Cancer: Understanding the immunosuppressive role of fibroblast and macrophages in Breast cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Oncolytic viruses (OVs) preferentially infect and kill cancer cells, and their clinical efficacy has been demonstrated against a number of different cancers. The most clinically advanced OV is a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus (T-VEC) which expresses GMCSF to aid the development of anti-tumour immune responses; T-VEC is approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Errington-Mais, Dr V Jennings

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

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Cancer: Repurposing drugs as new treatments for breast cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer, with over 1 million new cases diagnosed worldwide each year. For some types of BC, hormonal treatments have been very effective but one particular BC subtype, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), is highly aggressive and lacks a targeted therapy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Matthews, Dr P Meakin

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

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Cancer: Inhibiting cell metabolism to enhance tumour cell death

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

All the cells in our bodies are programmed to die. As they get older, our cells accumulate toxic molecules that make them sick. In response, they eventually break down and die, clearing the way for new, healthy cells to grow. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Papa, Dr R Tooze

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

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We have 14 Cell Biology (solid) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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