PhD in Biocatalysis and Chemical Biology for Drug Discovery at University of East Anglia University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

Industry-based PhD studentship at GSK R&D in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, Department of Chemistry . The programme, titled “Building a Career in Drug Discovery at GSK” , offers PhD research in medicinal chemistry , chemical biology , or structural biophysics and in silico modelling . The project is co-supervised by Strathclyde chemistry academics and a senior GSK scientist, with research aligned to modern drug discovery. Research themes include design and development of moder...

PhD studentships are available through the University of Strathclyde’s collaborative research partnership with GSK. The opportunity is for PhD research in Medicinal Chemistry , Chemical Biology , and Structural Biophysics , with studentships starting in October 2027 . Funding covers home/UK fees only . The post does not mention a stipend, international fee coverage, or other financial details. The announcement is shared by Laura Paterson, Strathclyde Manager of the Collaborative GSK Research Pro...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in medicinal chemistry at Newcastle University , within the Newcastle Medicinal Chemistry Group. The project focuses on high-throughput chemistry and direct-to-biology screening , with supervision involving Mike Waring and Hannah Stewart, and collaboration with Charles A. and Liz McFaddin at Eli Lilly and Company . This is a research-focused doctoral opening for candidates interested in drug discovery, screening workflows, and modern medicinal chemistry approaches. T...

PhD opportunity: Development of new-to-nature enzymatic reactivity for applications in organic synthesis at the University of Cambridge , Department of Chemistry, in the Mateo Sanchez Lab. The project sits at the interface of chemistry and biology and focuses on discovering and developing new-to-nature reactivity using engineered enzymes. Research activities include substrate synthesis using traditional synthetic chemistry, screening campaigns to identify and optimise enzymatic activity, structu...

PhD opportunity at Cardiff University in chemical biology , medicinal chemistry , and drug discovery , focused on developing selective chemical probes for TFEB/TFE3. The project aims to uncover the distinct roles of TFEB and TFE3 in lysosomal gene regulation and to study the consequences of inhibiting these transcription factors. The research combines biochemical and cellular assay development, high-throughput screening, computational chemistry, and structure-guided medicinal chemistry to discov...