FAPESP

PhD opportunity at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia focused on cardiac fibrosis , extracellular matrix (ECM) dynamics, and metalloproteases . The project investigates how ECM production, degradation, crosslinking, and remodelling shape contractile outcomes in human cardiac organoids. You will work with existing proteomics and RNA-seq datasets, perform bioinformatics analysis, experimentally modulate regulatory targets in vitro, and use mass spectrometry-based prot...

Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge is advertising an extended deadline for a fully funded PhD studentship in the laboratory of Aakash Mukhopadhyay at the University of Cambridge . The project focuses on the mechanisms and evolution of molecular motors in trypanosome parasites . The research is multidisciplinary and includes cell biology , parasite genetics , biochemistry , and structural biology . This is a strong fit for students interested in life sciences, molecular biology, and...

PhD opportunity at the University of Tasmania, Australia, on novel gene discovery for childhood cataract . The project sits within a major research program on the genetics of inherited childhood cataract, using an extensive DNA repository from Australian families with multiple affected cases. The work aims to solve currently unexplained cases by identifying new cataract genes and variants. Research methods include whole-genome sequencing , whole-exome sequencing , bioinformatics , and computatio...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences) in Dublin, Ireland . The project, Functional precision medicine approaches to guide targeted treatments in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia , is based in the Targeted Therapeutics lab and is supervised by Dr Tríona Ní Chonghaile and Prof Siobhan Glavey , with a clinical link through Professor Johnathan Bond . The research focuses on leukemia , especially T-cell acute lymp...

The University of Antwerp is offering a full-time doctoral scholarship in Experimental Oncology within the Center for Oncological Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The project focuses on therapy resistance and innovative targeted combination strategies in head and neck cancer , making this a strong opportunity for candidates interested in translational cancer research, molecular mechanisms of resistance, and preclinical experimentation. The successful candidate will prepare and ...