PhD student position: Design of super predatory vesicles Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia in Spain

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in Barcelona is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the Quasi-Living Materials Research Group under the project PhagoSynCell (ERC Consolidator Grant). The position is titled “Engineering of Novel Antimicrobial Phagocytic Vesicles” and sits at the interface of polymer chemistry, soft matter, membrane mechanics, and antimicrobial materials research. The project aims to create synthetic cells and vesicles that can capture, engulf, and kill b...

PhD opportunity in synthetic cells , artificial life , coacervate micro-compartments , and bioenergy production in Bordeaux/Pessac, France . The project focuses on engineering coacervate micro-compartments that mimic living cells, embedding enzymes and organelles to sustain bioenergy production. The work spans fluorescence microscopy and microfluidics across two labs: CRPP and CBMN . Applicants should have a Master's in physical chemistry or soft matter ; interest in biochemistry is welcome. The...

PhD opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Biological Information Processing – Biomacromolecular Systems and Processes (IBI-4), in Jülich, Germany . The project focuses on DNA-based liquid crystal elastomers , soft matter , biomolecular self-organization, and the development of responsive micro-scale materials that can act as an artificial cytoskeleton. Research activities include fabrication and characterization of novel micro-LCEs based on charged microgels and tailored po...

Tokyo University of Science is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Naito Laboratory at the Faculty of Advanced Engineering (Katsushika Campus, Tokyo, Japan). The project focuses on biomedical engineering , especially the creation of novel drug delivery systems (DDS) based on polymer materials . The successful candidate will work on research ranging from polymer design and synthesis to functional evaluation using cultured cells and model animals . Depending on expertise, duties may includ...

PhD opportunity at the University of York in chemistry , focused on designing new chemical routes to diversify therapeutic peptides via amino-carbonylation . The project is part of the Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP) CDT and involves collaboration with Johnson & Johnson , Ian Fairlamb (York), and Molly Stevens (Oxford). This is a strong fit for students interested in organic/medicinal chemistry , peptide synthesis , and translational research at the interface of chemistry and drug...