PhD Opportunities in Cell Biology in Australia

Research Degree Opportunity at The University of Melbourne Project title: Investigating the Health Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics: From Nanomaterials and Measurement to Experimental Models and Cell Biology . This interdisciplinary research degree project examines the health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs), with a focus on where these particles accumulate in human tissues and how they affect biological systems. The project brings together nanotechnology , analytical chemistry , biom...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne for a PhD project titled Investigating novel regulators of human pluripotency . This project sits in the Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and is offered by the Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health . The research focuses on human pluripotent stem cells , pluripotency regulation , and early embryonic lineage development, with emphasis on the transition bet...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne Project title: Improving the formation of protective immunity against human viruses . This opportunity is in immunology and biochemistry/cell biology , with a focus on how CD4+ helper T cells , CD8+ killer T cells , B cells , and regulatory T cells (Tregs) contribute to long-lasting protective immunity against infectious disease and human viruses. The project is especially relevant to students interested in vaccine efficacy, immune memor...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne in trogocytosis , immunology , biochemistry , and cell biology . This project investigates how Marginal Zone B cells and Dendritic Cells communicate through a newly discovered mechanism involving Complement C3 and MHC class II molecules, and how excessive trogocytosis can lead to DC death (trogoptosis). The work is offered through the Biochemistry and Pharmacology area in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, with resea...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, located at the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute in Australia. The project, “Regulation of complement by MHC Class II molecules,” explores the molecular mechanisms behind MHC II-C3 complex formation and how C3 levels are regulated through ubiquitination. The work aims to identify which complement activation pathways ...

Research Degree Opportunity at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, based at the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute in Australia. This project, “A novel link between metabolism and immune function: O-GlcNAc glycosylation” , focuses on immunology , biochemistry , glycosylation , and dendritic cell biology . The research will characterise the function of O-GlcNAc glycosylation in dendri...

La Trobe University is advertising two funded PhD positions in a research program led by Donna Whelan (Senior Lecturer) in Bendigo, Australia. The projects sit at the intersection of DNA repair , advanced microscopy , single-molecule biophysics , and quantitative biology , with a strong emphasis on understanding how proteins locate the correct place on DNA and how damaged DNA is found and repaired. Project 1: DNA Damage with Advanced Imaging (PRO-26144) This PhD will investigate how cells find a...

Flinders University is advertising a PhD scholarship in the Biomedical Nanoengineering Laboratory within the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) for a project titled Nanoengineering a New Class of Biomaterials for Antibiotic Potentiation . The project is multidisciplinary, with a primary focus on biomaterials science and a secondary focus on microbiology . The successful candidate will work on developing and characterizing novel biomaterials with modified surface properties (c...