Research Projects
PhD students at the LMB apply to join an individual research group, usually to do a defined project.
You are encouraged to contact prospective supervisors ahead of or during the application period.
Matteo Allegretti
The macromolecular basis of nuclear remodelling in humansRadu Aricescu
Molecular architecture of neurotransmissionDiana Arseni
Lysosomal TMEM106B in brain ageing and diseaseDavid Barford
Machine learning for finding macromolecules in cellsBuzz Baum
Cell division in Asgard archaeaAnne Bertolotti
Structure-function analysis of stress signallingIvana Bukvin
How proteins fold on the ribosome in real timeAlbert Cardona
Effect of activity in neural circuit developmentAndrew Carter
Structural and cellular approaches to understand microtubule motorsJuliette Fedry
Visualising cellular proteostasisIngo Greger
AMPA receptor structure and functionRamanujan Hegde
Protein maturation, quality control and diseasePhilipp Holliger
Replicating RNA with RNALeo James
TRIM21 degradation of viruses and aggregatesGregory Jefferis
Connectomics across sexes, species and statesJan Löwe
Reconstitution of cell divisionKate McDole
How the embryo gets its shapeHarvey McMahon
Protein aggregates and neurodegenerationSean Munro
Golgi function in brain organoidsJohn O’Neill
Drugging daily clocks in a dishLori Passmore
DNA repair at stalled replication forksLalita Ramakrishnan / Roni Levin Konigsberg
How TB-infected macrophages are clearedFelix Randow
Non-protein ubiquitylation in infection and physiologyNoe Rodriguez
Defining neuro-immune circuits in viral infectionBenjamin Ryskeldi‑Falcon
Pathological protein assembly in neurodegenerative diseasesJulian Sale
The life cycle of ecDNAWilliam Schafer
Neuropeptide networks in worms and octopusMarta Shahbazi
Where do cells go in the human embryo?Structural Studies
Hidden RAS conformations at the membraneMarco Tripodi
Transforming thoughts into actionsSven Truckenbrodt
Connectomics of neural network plasticityRoger Williams
Unleashing the poteintial mTORC2Joseph Yeeles
Structures and mechanisms of the human replisomeSuyang Zhang
Mechanism of transcription-coupled splicingMarta Zlatic
Circuit basis of learning and action‑selectionIn exceptional cases, the LMB will consider applications for research-only MPhil students provided they obtain their own competitive funding and have the support of a Group Leader in the Institute.
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