GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship in the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , working in Professor Hansong Ma's laboratory . The project focuses on mitochondrial DNA repair , specifically the mechanisms governing mtDNA transmission and maintenance . The successful candidate will use a combination of genetic , cell biological , and molecular approaches in both Drosophila and human cell models to investigate the fundamental principles that regulate mtDNA inhe...

PhD studentship at Newcastle University in cardiovascular development , focused on pharyngeal endoderm transcriptional networks regulating aortic arch artery development and malformation . The project is funded by the British Heart Foundation and sits within an interdisciplinary biosciences environment. The research will investigate how the pharyngeal endoderm controls normal and abnormal artery formation in embryonic development, with relevance to congenital cardiovascular malformations and con...

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Postdoctoral Fellowships are listed at Harvard University in the United States , with the work location shown as Cambridge, Massachusetts . This opportunity is for postdoctoral research and is intended to support research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world. The fellowship emphasizes international exchange and mobility , and applications must involve a change of country . Applicants cannot apply to go to the country where the PhD ...

[UK/Home tuition fees plus a Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£21,805 per annum for 2026/27, updated each year) and additional research training and support funding of up to £5,000 per annum.] The University of Exeter is offering a PhD Studentship through the GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme on the theme of pathogen emergence and zoonotic risk. This project asks a fundamental question in infectious disease research: how do bacterial pathogens emerge from an...

Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge is sharing a fully funded PhD studentship in the lab of Professor Suzanne Turner on the impact of environmental plastic pollution on human health, with a focus on micro- and nanoplastics (M/NP) . The project will investigate how chemicals and particles associated with plastics interact with the immune system , including possible roles in chronic inflammation and immune-related diseases such as lymphoma . Research methods include in vitro and in vi...