PhD Studentship: Development of Organelle Targeted Ligands to Delineate GPCR Signalling University of Birmingham in United Kingdom

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...

PhD opportunity in molecular characterisation of the protein S-acylation machinery at Coventry University within the Centre for Discoveries in Life Sciences and the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) . This funded PhD project investigates protein S-acylation (palmitoylation) , a reversible post-translational modification that regulates protein localisation, stability, trafficking, and activity. The project aims to define the molecular interactions between the S-acylati...

P22) New tools for bioconjugation using novel rearrangement reactions is a fully funded PhD project at the University of York , delivered through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT) in partnership with the University of Oxford. The project sits at the interface of organic chemistry , synthetic chemistry , chemical biology , biotechnology , and applications in antibiotics and bacterial PROTACs . The research will develop new sustainable too...

P21) Sustainable diversification of therapeutic peptides via amino-carbonylation is a fully funded PhD project at the University of York , delivered through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT) with joint training across York and Oxford. The project focuses on peptide chemistry , organic chemistry , synthetic chemistry , and chemical biology . The research will develop new strategies to chemically modify peptides via late-stage, transition ...

PhD opportunity at the University of St Andrews in the School of Biology / School of Chemistry, working on design, synthesis, and mechanism of action of inhibitors of the human enzyme DNPH1 (2′-deoxynucleoside 5′-phosphate N-hydrolase 1). This project sits at the interface of Biochemistry , Structural Biology , Medicinal Chemistry , Organic Synthesis , and Chemical Biology . DNPH1 is a nucleotide-sanitizing enzyme, and the project aims to design potent and selective inhibitors and elucidate how ...