Funded PhD in Engineering Basidiomycota Fungi for the Biosynthesis of High-Value Natural Products University of Warwick in United Kingdom

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology is seeking a PhD student to join Suyang Zhang’s team for a project on co-transcriptional splicing / transcription-coupled splicing , using cryo-EM and biochemistry . The post highlights a specific PhD project page and indicates that a postdoc call will open soon . This is a strong fit for students interested in RNA processing, gene expression regulation, structural biology, and mechanistic biochemistry. Research focus: understanding the mechanism of transcript...

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 St Andrews in the School of Biology / School of Chemistry, working on design, synthesis, and mechanism of action of inhibitors of the human enzyme DNPH1 (2′-deoxynucleoside 5′-phosphate N-hydrolase 1). This project sits at the interface of Biochemistry , Structural Biology , Medicinal Chemistry , Organic Synthesis , and Chemical Biology . DNPH1 is a nucleotide-sanitizing enzyme, and the project aims to design potent and selective inhibitors and elucidate how ...

[Funding is available for 4 years and covers the student's stipend and tuition fees at the Home rate. Overseas students may apply if they meet UK residency requirements (home fees) or can cover the extra international fee difference through external scholarships or funding schemes. Students may not self-fund the fee difference.] PhD studentship in next-generation targeted protein degradation for oncology at the University of Cambridge, in partnership with AstraZeneca. The Department of Pharmacol...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in drug discovery technologies , working directly with industry on new approaches using Adhiron reagents . The project sits at the interface of academic research and industry and focuses on developing new technologies for understanding and targeting proteins involved in disease. The successful candidate will work with techniques including protein engineering , phage display , and structural biology , with the aim of creating new reagents an...