Funded PhD in Bioengineering Kidney Tubules University of Warwick in United Kingdom

Imperial College London’s Department of Chemical Engineering is advertising a funded PhD project in engineering biology for food and medicines . The project is led by Prof Karen Polizzi and focuses on the application of engineering biology to develop systems for recombinant protein expression . The research spans both cell-based and cell-free expression platforms and includes application areas such as vaccines and alternative proteins . This is a funded PhD opportunity open to applicants worldwi...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in the School of Physics and Astronomy on Development of Cd-Free Quantum Dot Biosensors . This experimental project sits in Molecular and Nanoscale Physics and focuses on the synthesis of cadmium-free quantum dots , nanoparticle surface functionalisation, and the development and testing of fluorescent biosensors . You will work on incorporating quantum dots into hydrogels and polymer film matrices to improve sensing performance, with hands-on training i...

Research Fellow opportunity in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham , working on an ARIA-funded project: Hephaisteion: Direct Lithium Extraction using inorganic membranes made by proteins . The project sits at the intersection of chemistry , materials science , biology , and microscopy . The successful candidate will work with Dr Dominik Kubicki and Birmingham’s Facility for Electron Microscopy, alongside protein scientists, materials chemists, and engineers. The core task is ...

Postdoctoral researcher opportunity at the University of Edinburgh within the Baillie Gifford Pandemic Science Hub . The project is ARIA-funded and focuses on developing inhaled therapies , with research centered on nanoparticle drug delivery , formulation , and nebulisation . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in pharmaceutical development, therapeutic delivery systems, and translational bioengineering. Eligibility: Applicants should hold a PhD in chemistry , chemical engineerin...

Funded PhD project in genomic stability , metabolic stability , precision fermentation , metabolic engineering , synthetic biology , and biotechnology focused on engineered Yarrowia lipolytica strains. The project is a three-year collaboration between Imperial College London and A*STAR SIFBI in Singapore. The research asks why engineered yeast strains lose productivity during large-scale fermentation and how to improve robustness during scale-up. The work combines functional genomics in Singapor...