PhD Studentship: Unlocking healthy ageing: harnessing proteostasis pathways to promote extracellular matrix function University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in mitochondrial biology at the University of Barcelona The Mitochondrial Strategies for Healthspan Group at the University of Barcelona is recruiting a PhD candidate through the FPU 2026 fellowship . The project focuses on mitochondrial biology , cell biology , ageing , healthspan , and proteostasis , with an emphasis on understanding how mitochondria maintain cellular health over time and how mitochondrial resilience supports long-lived cellular models. This is a strong fit for...

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...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship; tuition fees paid directly to the University; stipend £21,805 per year (2026/27); Research Training Support Grant £5,000 per year.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia on A Hostile Niche: How Mutant Blood Stem Cells Damage Their Healthy Neighbours . This project investigates how age-related mutations in blood stem cells may do more than simply give mutant cells a growth advantage: the work sugge...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship including tuition fees paid directly to the university, a stipend of £21,805 (2026/27 rate), and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia in partnership with the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme (NRPDTP). This project asks a fundamental question in microbiology: how do fungi and bacteria communicate? The studentship wi...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship including tuition fees paid directly to the University, a stipend of £21,805 (2026/27 rate) per year, and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia, conducted within the Earlham Institute and the Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership, on a highly interdisciplinary project combining AI, transcriptomics, genetics, and comput...