PhD Opportunities in Pharmacy in New Zealand

This PhD project explores how systemic inflammation during sepsis can alter brain function through glial activation and changes in monoamine metabolism. The work is centered on a neurobiological mechanism linking neuroinflammation, the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), and the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A6a in astrocytes. The advertised research builds on preliminary evidence that glial cells can glucuronidate morphine, that LPS increases this activity in vitro and in vivo, and that this eff...

This PhD project, STILANTIBIO (“How Do Plant Polyphenolic Stilbenoids Act as Antimicrobial Agents?”), explores how plant-derived stilbenoids act against microbes through a combined approach in chemistry, chemical biology, microbiology, and bioinformatics. The doctoral research is part of a collaborative programme with the Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets (CBMN) and the Centre de BioInformatique de Bordeaux (CBiB) . The student will work on the design and synthesis o...

This doctoral project focuses on deep generative models for the joint analysis of biological tissue images and spatial molecular measurements . The student will develop new deep learning methods designed to connect image data with spatially resolved molecular information, with the goal of addressing biological questions in collaboration with partner research teams. The research is based in Auguste Genovesio’s team , which works on image analysis and artificial intelligence at IBENS, ENS-PSL , an...

The doctoral project is part of the interdisciplinary AcrioFarm research on overdoses, within the CNRS PRIME team directed by Marie Jauffret-Roustide . It focuses on the experience of opioids among users, with particular attention to access to care and harm reduction in a context marked by the spread of synthetic opioids and rising overdose rates. The thesis will examine users’ preferences for natural and synthetic opioids, their experiences of treatment and harm reduction services, and the prev...

This PhD project is about inverse problems for biomedical images , with a specific focus on mammography and breast cancer risk assessment . The research aims to improve the analysis of X-ray mammograms by developing denoising methods that preserve the fine structural properties of mammographic textures, especially the self-similarity and fractal characteristics that can reveal patterns linked to cancer risk. The thesis is rooted in the challenge that risk-related parenchymal patterns can be diff...

This interdisciplinary PhD will investigate how psychiatric drugs interact with the gut microbiome and how those interactions may influence mental health resilience and treatment response in defence personnel. The project will move beyond observing changes in microbial communities to define drug–microbe interactions at cellular and molecular levels. You will study which gut microorganisms interact directly with psychiatric compounds, identify their molecular targets and investigate the pathways ...

This PhD project at the University of Exeter will investigate how microplastics may contribute to the selection, persistence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in environmental systems. The research will focus particularly on wastewater environments, where microplastics occur alongside antibiotics and resistant pathogens. The project will examine whether antibiotics sorb to and accumulate on microplastics, potentially increasing selective pressure for AMR; whether different polymer typ...

The Hospital del Mar Research Institute is seeking a predoctoral researcher to join the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-based drug discovery group led by Jana Selent at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) in Barcelona, Spain. The doctoral project examines how cancer-associated mutations modify the structure, dynamics, stability, signaling pathways, and ligand-recognition properties of GPCRs. The research will identify compounds that can selectively target oncogenic GPCR variants and ...

This PhD project explores how multi-material additive manufacturing and computational design can be combined to create structures that do more than carry loads: they can sense, respond, and adapt to changing use conditions and human needs. You will work on fabrication-aware design methods for 3D-printed adaptive structures , investigating how geometry, material distribution, embedded electronics functions, and manufacturing parameters can be designed together to achieve both structural performan...