PhD Opportunities in Biochemistry in Ireland

This PhD project at Leiden University explores a new approach to building biocatalytic nanofactories by packaging biocatalysts inside lipid vesicles during bacterial expression. The work sits at the intersection of synthetic cells , biotechnology , and enzyme engineering, with the aim of creating ready-to-use liposome-encapsulated systems for cascade reactions. You will work on optimising and applying a technology that confines biocatalysts in vesicles while they are produced in bacteria, a stra...

Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School (HBIGS) at Heidelberg University is a doctoral programme in the biosciences, offering PhD training in a highly interdisciplinary research environment in Heidelberg. The programme brings together research areas in which Heidelberg is especially strong, including developmental biology, infectious diseases, molecular and cellular biology, molecular biotechnology and biophysics, molecular plant sciences, neurosciences, structural biology, biochemi...

Graduate School of Quantitative and Molecular Biosciences Munich (QMB) is a structured doctoral programme based at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and run in cooperation with Technical University Munich, Helmholtz Center Munich, and the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry Munich. The programme focuses on quantitative approaches to molecular biosciences, aiming to move beyond the study of single genes and proteins toward the analysis of large molecular machines, cellular pathways, and bi...

The Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München offers an internationally structured doctoral programme for highly qualified students in the life sciences. The programme combines research, coursework, and teaching within the Faculty of Biology and the Faculty of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, giving doctoral researchers a broad and interdisciplinary training environment. LSM is embedded in the strong research ecosystem of Munich’s HighTechCampusLMU ...

Graduate Programme in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants at the University of Tübingen is an integrated doctoral training environment based at the Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP). The programme offers doctoral students a broad interdisciplinary education in the molecular life sciences, with an emphasis on research training that supports scientific independence and broader professional development. It is organised within the ZMBP and supported by individual doctoral commit...

Fully funded PhD in protein synthesis at the University of Helsinki, Finland, hosted by the O'Keefe Lab in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences. The thesis, “Inhibiting Protein Synthesis – Old, New, Borrowed, Blue,” focuses on understanding and inhibiting protein synthesis. The project combines cell biology, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), and high-throughput screening to investigate molecular mechanisms and identify approaches for controlling protein production. The position...

The University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry is seeking research students for a 2026 Chemistry PhD. The programme supports independent, in-depth research addressing global challenges in cleaner energy, sustainable synthesis, new materials, healthcare and drug discovery. Research is organised around molecular bonding and spectroscopy, materials, synthesis and catalysis, and biological chemistry. Potential projects may involve chemical synthesis of bioactive natural products, novel catalyst ...

This fully funded PhD will develop a rapid clinical decision-support technology for emergency bowel surgery. During an operation, surgeons may need to determine within minutes whether a length of bowel is viable. Existing laboratory biochemistry can provide relevant information, but the reported turnaround time is too long for this urgent decision. The project will create low-cost electrochemical sensors capable of producing quantitative, multi-marker measurements in minutes. It will use molecul...

The Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences at Uppsala University is recruiting a PhD student for a project in analytical chemistry focused on developing novel methods for single-cell analysis and quantification using direct infusion mass spectrometry. The project is centered on optimizing sampling and ionization probes for the sensitive detection of metabolites and lipids from individual cells, with the aim of studying cellular heterogeneity. The work combines custom-built analytical platform...