PhD in AMPA Receptor Structure and Function Medical Research Council (Cambridge) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, United Kingdom on structural and cellular approaches to understand microtubule motors . This project sits at the intersection of cell biology , molecular biology , and structural biology , with a strong focus on microtubule motors such as dynein and kinesin . The research asks how motors are linked to cargos and coordinated to deliver organelles, RNAs, and proteins to the correct destination, especially...

PhD project in the molecular architecture of neurotransmission at the Medical Research Council (Cambridge), Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom . The project investigates chemical synapses , neurotransmitter receptors , and large synaptic protein assemblies that connect pre-synaptic release sites with post-synaptic receptors. The research is centered on the structural and functional analysis of receptor supra-molecular complexes, with emphasis on the GABAA and glutamate ligand-...

PhD opportunity in neuroscience , developmental biology , and molecular biology at the Medical Research Council (Cambridge) / Laboratory of Molecular Biology . The project, supervised by Dr A Cardona , investigates how neuronal activity shapes the development of correctly functioning neural circuits. Using the fruit fly embryo as a model system, the successful student will image samples with eFIB-SEM , reconstruct and proofread connectomes, and compare brain and nerve cord circuitry before and a...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick in the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership on Role of Glial Cells in the Memory Processes: From Support to Spotlight . This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , cell biology , and molecular biology , focusing on how non-neuronal brain cells—especially astrocytes and microglia —influence memory formation, consolidation, and retrieval. The advert highlights the role of neuronal hyperactivity, including in neurologi...

PhD opportunity: Lysosomal TMEM106B in brain ageing and disease at the Medical Research Council (Cambridge), Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. This project with Dr Diana Arseni explores how the lysosomal protein TMEM106B forms amyloids in the brain in an age-dependent manner and how TMEM106B genetic variants may influence healthy ageing and disease risk in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and Alzheimer’s disease . The research is centered on lysosomal biology , brain a...