PhD Opportunity in Peptide Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Bioorthogonal Chemistry and Chemical Biology Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India

KU Leuven is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher in Protein Engineering position in the Pinheiro group, focused on enzymatic DNA synthesis and the engineering of a recently discovered hyperthermophilic polymerase with template-independent activity. The project aims to improve the enzyme through directed evolution and structure-guided design , with specific targets including terminator acceptance, coupling efficiency, and control over stepwise nucleotide addition. The successful candidate will ...

Shubhendu Palei's research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is seeking highly motivated PhD students to work at the interface of chemical biology , cyclic peptide drug discovery , and epigenetics . The opening offers an opportunity to pursue research on chemically driven approaches to biological questions, with a particular focus on cyclic peptides and their potential in drug discovery. Students may engage with interdisciplinary problems connecting peptide chemistry, molecul...

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is offering a PhD project in the Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, supervised by Prof. Dr. Oliver Seitz . The position is embedded in bioorganic synthesis at the chemistry/biochemistry interface and focuses on the chemical construction of peptide-DNA and peptide-PNA conjugates. The doctoral researcher will work on the synthesis and biological evaluation of these conjugates, combining organic synthesis with analytical and bi...

Ph.D. Opportunity at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur Aritra Sarkar, Assistant Professor at IISER Berhampur, is inviting applications for the January 2027 Ph.D. admission session . The position is focused on molecular self-assembly , supramolecular chemistry , and systems chemistry . Depending on the project, students may work on organic synthesis , peptide and biomolecule chemistry , enzymatic reactions , dynamic chemical systems , and related self-assembly t...

The University of Hong Kong is inviting applications for Post-doctoral Fellow positions in peptide chemistry and bioconjugation within the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, and the State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. This opportunity is centered on peptide therapeutics , peptide conjugates , cyclic peptides , and related next-generation peptide-based drug modalities. The successful candidate will design, synthesize, and chemically modify biomolecules; operate...