PhD in Biochemistry and Biotechnology: Engineering Enzymes to Control Peptide Generation from Collagen-Rich Proteins University of St Andrews in United Kingdom

Funded PhD project at the University of Cambridge , Department of Chemistry, in the Mateo Sanchez Lab . The project sits at the interface of chemistry, cell biology, neuroscience, protein engineering, synthetic biology , and molecular biotechnology. The research will focus on developing new molecular tools using directed evolution , protein design , and novel selection/screening strategies to create new protein chimeras. Depending on the candidate’s interests and project progress, the work may i...

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 opportunity: Engineering plant cell walls beyond the digestive range of a pest’s bacterial symbiont. This competition-funded PhD project focuses on plant cell wall engineering, pectin chemistry, symbiosis, entomology, microbial genomics, and molecular biology. The research asks whether modifying plant pectin so it falls outside the digestive range of a beetle’s bacterial symbiont can reduce insect feeding and protect plants. The project combines CRISPR/Cas9 editing, targeted gene overexpress...

University of Oxford is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Molecular Biology for an exciting synthetic biology project funded by a major new £6.7 million ARIA grant . The role focuses on the further development and application of DNA assembly technology to create synthetic organelle genomes , with real-world testing of synthetic chloroplast genomes in crop plants including potato and wheat . The work is linked to translation-oriented research with potential impact on disease resista...

PhD opportunity: Hidden RAS conformations at the membrane at the Medical Research Council (Cambridge), Laboratory of Molecular Biology. This project focuses on RAS proteins , key molecular switches in human signalling and major drivers of cancer when mutated. The research asks how the plasma membrane shapes RAS structure, dynamics, and signalling, with an emphasis on detecting transient, low-population conformations that are difficult to capture by conventional structure determination. The stude...