Molecular Biology (liver) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 12 Molecular Biology (liver) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Unravelling the biophysical mechanisms that regulate liver fibrosis

Aston University College of Health and Life Sciences

Applications are invited for a Postgraduate studentship, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Doctoral Training Programme, to be undertaken within the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Shepherd

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

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Health and development outcomes and their interaction for children with chronic liver disease: a population-based cohort using novel linkage between health and education records

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust GOSH BRC Applied Child Health Informatics Theme (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Each year in the UK, 400 children are diagnosed with chronic liver disease (CLD), with a fifth requiring liver transplantation at some stage. Read more

Supervisors: Prof KH Harron, Dr AZ Zylbersztejn

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

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Multi-organ signalling and diseases. How maintaining skeletal muscle mass impacts the development of liver diseases

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Skeletal muscle has a number of roles in the human body beyond locomotion. It has a vital role in controlling the metabolic activity the organism. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Patel

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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(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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Employing molecular virology to investigate hepatitis E virus replication

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

This project is available to self funded candidates only. The Herod lab has a broad interest in virus replication, with a particular interest in studying single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses important for human and animal health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M.R. Herod, Prof M Harris

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

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Precision Therapy for NBAS-related disorder

University of Sheffield School of Medicine and Population Health

It is very well recognised that rare diseases offer the potential to uncover new information about mechanisms underlying a range of phenotypes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Balasubramanian

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

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Study of early pathological changes in calcified cartilage in osteoarthritis and alkaptonuria

University of Liverpool Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease Department of Musculoskeletal Biology

We are seeking a motivated individual to work on this exciting project investigating the role that the calcified cartilage has in rare and common joint osteoarthritis, using novel approaches such as gene silencing and establishment of a 3D chondrocyte cell culture model. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JH Hughes

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

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The role of GLUT transporters in microglial metabolism, investigating functionality, regulation and drug targetable properties.

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

Modifying the brain’s metabolism as an intervention or for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease represents a novel strategy for targeting what is recognised as a multifactorial condition which lacks effective therapeutic options. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Stolinski

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

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Developing a novel drug screening platform for schistosomes using the free-living flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea

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

Schistosoma mansoni is one of three major schistosome species that infect over 240 million people across 70 developing countries, with an additional 0.6 billion at risk of infection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Shakir

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

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