PhD Opportunities in Bioinformatics in Australia

Garvan Institute of Medical Research is seeking a domestic PhD candidate for a project on the immunogenomics of arthritic joint disease in the Masle-Farquhar Lab. The candidate will apply genomic technologies and analytical pipelines available at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to Garvan’s rapidly growing Arthritis Tissue Biobank. The research will analyse the world’s first single-cell, long-read sequencing dataset integrating transcriptomes, clonotypes, isoforms, and acquired mutations d...

PhD opportunity at The University of Newcastle, Australia in computational genomics , equine genomics , and equine immunology . The project investigates equine health and immune biology using genomic, transcriptomic, and immune-repertoire sequencing data, with a strong emphasis on computational analysis, genome assembly/annotation, comparative genomics, and reproducible bioinformatics workflows. This is a PhD scholarship supported by AgriFutures Australia . Funding includes a living allowance of...

PhD opportunity at the University of Melbourne in epigenetic regulation of the honeymoon period in adult-onset type 1 diabetes , using Oxford Nanopore sequencing . This research degree project is offered by the Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, at the University of Melbourne , with the work based at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia. The project focuses on type 1 diabetes, autoimmune β-cell loss, partial clinical re...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne for a PhD project titled Discovering new genetic causes of cerebellar ataxia . This project aims to identify new genetic causes of cerebellar ataxia in individuals who remain undiagnosed after standard testing. The research sits at the intersection of genetics , neurology , bioinformatics , and genomic analysis , with a strong focus on pathogenic repeat expansions and the limitations of conventional short-read sequencing. The opportunity...

Research Degree Opportunity at The University of Melbourne / Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Project title: Smart RNA switches for precision RNA therapeutics. This project focuses on RNA therapeutics , smart mRNA , RNA switching , and LNP delivery for applications in cardiovascular diseases and cancers . The research aims to develop logic-gated mRNAs that switch on in target cells and off elsewhere by reading endogenous RNA cues. St...

2 fully funded PhD positions are available at the University of Sydney in the School of Biomedical Engineering with Dr. Kaiyue Ma . The research sits at the intersection of genetics , molecular biology , and translational biomedical science, with a strong focus on turning biodiversity discoveries into real-world applications. Key themes include medical genetics (variant interpretation, neuromuscular diseases such as FSHD and Duchenne/Becker), molecular biotechnologies (gene editing and gene ther...

PhD opportunity at The University of Melbourne in strengthening anthelmintic stewardship and residue compliance in goats . This research degree project focuses on veterinary parasitology , pharmacology , molecular biology , bioinformatics , and epidemiology . The project addresses gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) in goats, anthelmintic resistance, off-label drug use, residue violations, withholding periods, and export slaughter intervals. The PhD will include synthesising evidence on anthelmint...

The CSIRO Industry PhD Program (iPhD) at Queensland University of Technology offers a four-year research training opportunity focused on applied research that directly benefits industry by solving real-world challenges. This program aims to develop the next generation of innovation leaders equipped to work at the interface of research and industry in Australia. Successful candidates will be admitted to a university PhD program and supervised by QUT, CSIRO, and an industry partner. The scholarshi...