Fully Funded PhD in Synthetic Biology, Peptide Engineering and Biomaterials at University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of East Anglia in Click-to-Connect Cytochromes: Modular Components for Sustainable Electrical Circuits . This project sits at the intersection of biochemistry , biophysics , biotechnology , molecular biology , physical chemistry , and structural biology . The research will engineer cytochromes for site-selective covalent linkage to multiple redox partners and electrodes, aiming to create proof-of-principle protein-based electronic circuitry. The work builds on p...

PhD position available at Imperial College London in the group of Francesca Ceroni together with Tom Ellis on design of synthetic chromosomes for improved cell engineering . This opportunity is aimed at home students . The project sits at the intersection of synthetic biology , biology , biomedical engineering , and chemical engineering , with a focus on engineering chromosomes to improve cellular function and performance. No detailed funding package, stipend amount, or deadline is stated in the...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in chemical biology , protein engineering , synthetic biology , and advanced imaging at the University of Edinburgh . The project is part of a 2027 intake and focuses on developing next-generation molecular tools to quantify protein/peptide trafficking in the endolysosomal system . The research uses genetically encoded, environment-responsive fluorescent amino acids and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) to study how proteins are sorted, recycled, and de...

PhD position available in peptide/protein design for synthetic nanomachines at the Technical University of Munich in the Boekhoven Lab. The project sits at the interface of peptide chemistry and synthetic biology , with a strong research theme in supramolecular chemistry and molecular design. This is a good fit for applicants interested in designing functional biomolecular systems, nanomachines, and chemically inspired biological tools. The post explicitly advertises a PhD student opening. No sc...

Final call for PhD and Postdoc positions in the ERC Advanced Grant project ProtoEco — Protoecologies between Artificial Cells and Mammalian Cells at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz . This interdisciplinary team is looking for researchers interested in synthetic biology , biomaterials , chemistry , biology , systems chemistry , and DNA nanotechnology . The project asks bold questions about whether synthetic cells can live, communicate, and cooperate with mammalian cells, how ecologies can be ...