PhD in Mechanisms of Pulsed Contractions During Drosophila Morphogenesis University of St Andrews in United Kingdom

The Francis Crick Institute is recruiting for its 2027 PhD programme, offering a strong opportunity for students interested in cutting-edge research in the biological sciences. The programme is based at the Crick in London and is designed for first-stage researchers seeking rigorous doctoral training in a world-class research environment. Applications are open via the Crick’s website, with two recruitment routes mentioned in the advert. The deadline is Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 12:00 PM (noon, ...

PhD opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute in developmental biology , cell communication , and tissue growth control . This funded PhD project with Nic Tapon explores how cells coordinate growth and cell-cycle exit during development, with a focus on gap junctions , local signalling, and tissue-size control. The work uses Drosophila , mice, and cell culture to study how mechanical forces, tissue architecture, signalling pathways, nutrients, and hormones are integrated to determine final anim...

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in the School of Biology on FoxP2, vocal learning, speech and language evolution, transgenic bats, molecular genetics, neuroscience, bioinformatics . This EASTBIO/BBSRC-funded 4-year PhD project investigates how humans evolved speech and language by studying vocal learning in bats, a rare mammalian model for complex communication. The project focuses on the molecular and neural mechanisms of vocal learning, including the role of FoxP2 , a gene impl...

Funded PhD opportunity at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, United Kingdom, on spatial and three-dimensional genome regulation during zygotic genome activation (ZGA) . This project explores how chromatin architecture, promoter-enhancer communication, boundary formation, insulation, and spatially restricted transcriptional states are coordinated as the embryonic genome becomes active. The work sits at the intersection of developmental genomics , chromatin biology , genomics ...

PhD opportunity: Investigating CDK control of the eukaryotic cell cycle at The Francis Crick Institute in London, United Kingdom. This funded PhD project is with Dr P Nurse and focuses on how cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) regulate the eukaryotic cell cycle. The project uses fission yeast as a model system to study how CDK activity rises through the cell cycle, how it coordinates S-phase and mitosis, how it is linked to cell growth, and how phosphorylation timing and substrate specificity are c...