PhD scholarship: Development of new (allosteric) ligands Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is offering a full-time PhD scholarship in the Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Department of Chemistry. The project focuses on the development of new allosteric ligands that bind to membrane-bound proteins and channels, with the goal of evaluating their therapeutic potential. The doctoral research will involve the design and synthesis of bioactive, peptide-based ligands, including the preparation of customised amino acids where needed. The su...

PhD scholarship at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences. The project focuses on the development of new allosteric ligands that bind to membrane-bound proteins/channels and on evaluating their therapeutic potential . The research includes the design and synthesis of bioactive peptide-based ligands , synthesis of customized amino acids where needed, discussion and optimization of molecular design, and in vitro and...

PhD project in chemical biology and microbiology focused on developing new ways to target bacteria by disrupting essential cell division protein interactions . The project addresses the urgent problem of antibiotic resistance and aims to design, synthesise, and test compounds that block protein-protein interactions needed for bacterial growth and spread. The work uses Mycobacterium smegmatis as a harmless model for Mycobacterium tuberculosis , with an emphasis on discovering peptide-based or rel...

PhD Studentship in Malaria Parasite Protein Degradation at the University of Cambridge This PhD studentship is based in the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge and focuses on malaria , Plasmodium falciparum , protein degradation , and the ubiquitin system . The project, titled Turning the Malaria Parasite's Protein Degradation Machinery Against It , is supervised by Professor Katerina Artavanis-Tsakonas and co-supervised by Laura Itzhaki (Department of Pharmacology). The resea...

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 are a forthcoming postdoctoral fellowship opportunity under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, managed by the European Commission. The scheme supports excellent researchers holding a PhD who want to strengthen their profile through international mobility , interdisciplinary research , and inter-sectoral training . The call is open to researchers of any nationality and supports projects in both academic and non-academic sectors. Fellowships can take place in Eu...