FMI International PhD Program Fall Call 2026 Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Switzerland

PhD opportunity in pathological protein assembly in neurodegenerative diseases at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom . The project is centered on the molecular pathology of neurodegeneration, with a focus on amyloid filament formation by disease-associated proteins such as TDP-43 , annexin A11 , and TAF15 . Two PhD project directions are described. One aims to reproduce pathological protein filament structures in vitro using protein biochemist...

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) in Basel, Switzerland is inviting applications for its PhD Program and MD-PhD Program in biomedical research. Research training is offered in a highly international and collaborative environment with strengths in neurobiology , genome regulation , and multicellular systems . Students work with internationally recognized scientists and have access to cutting-edge technology platforms, including computational biology, advanced imaging ...

Funded PhD project at the University of Cambridge , Department of Chemistry, in the Mateo Sanchez Lab . The project sits at the interface of chemistry, cell biology, neuroscience, protein engineering, synthetic biology , and molecular biotechnology. The research will focus on developing new molecular tools using directed evolution , protein design , and novel selection/screening strategies to create new protein chimeras. Depending on the candidate’s interests and project progress, the work may i...

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Associate for the Rongo Laboratory in the Waksman Institute of Microbiology and the Department of Genetics at the New Brunswick campus in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. The externally funded research program investigates neuronal stress responses , the hypoxia-response pathway , nervous-system function, and organismal adaptation using the model organism C. elegans . The postdoctoral researcher will conduct g...

Post-Doctoral Associate at Rutgers University-Newark in the Department of Biological Sciences. This postdoctoral opening is centered on Drosophila melanogaster research on signaling pathways and regulatory proteins that affect intracellular transport . The work connects basic genetics , molecular biology , cell biology , biochemistry , microscopy , and neurobiology to questions relevant to human neurological disorders. The lab seeks a candidate who can work independently, collaborate closely wit...