PhD Studentship in Single-Molecule Tools for Self-Assembly and T-cell Activation University of Warwick in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in the School of Physics and Astronomy on Development of Cd-Free Quantum Dot Biosensors . This experimental project sits in Molecular and Nanoscale Physics and focuses on the synthesis of cadmium-free quantum dots , nanoparticle surface functionalisation, and the development and testing of fluorescent biosensors . You will work on incorporating quantum dots into hydrogels and polymer film matrices to improve sensing performance, with hands-on training i...

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology is seeking a PhD student to join Suyang Zhang’s team for a project on co-transcriptional splicing / transcription-coupled splicing , using cryo-EM and biochemistry . The post highlights a specific PhD project page and indicates that a postdoc call will open soon . This is a strong fit for students interested in RNA processing, gene expression regulation, structural biology, and mechanistic biochemistry. Research focus: understanding the mechanism of transcript...

Funded PhD project at The Francis Crick Institute in London, United Kingdom, on the cryo-EM structure of mechanically unfolded proteins . The project is a 2027 Crick Joint PhD with Dr Sergi Garcia-Manyes and Dr Alessandro Costa , combining expertise from single-molecule mechanics and cryo-EM. The research sits at the intersection of biochemistry , biophysics , physical chemistry , molecular biology , and bioengineering . It focuses on how mechanical forces regulate protein unfolding and mechanot...

Research Associate on the structural biology of bacterial secretion systems at Imperial College London (South Kensington Campus, London, UK). This is a postdoctoral research opening in the Department of Infectious Disease , working with Prof Harry Low and the Low Lab on the molecular mechanism of bacterial secretion systems, including the Tad and Type 4 pilus systems. The project is strongly focused on structural biology , cryo-electron microscopy (SPA, in-situ SPA, tomography), TIRF microscopy ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick , Department of Physics, focused on solid-state NMR for health and life sciences . The project is led by Dr Wing Ying Chow and is based in Coventry, United Kingdom. The Chow lab develops new applications of solid-state NMR to study the extracellular matrix (ECM) and other biological materials at the atomic scale. Research themes mentioned in the post include female reproductive health , the molecular mechanisms underlying Ehlers-Danlos syndrome , and ...