Farrukh Ali KhanShell-doped quantum dots as smart “on-off” catalysts for thermally sensitive organic transformations
Shell-doped quantum dots as smart “on-off” catalysts for thermally sensitive organic transformations
About the Project Quantum dots (QDs) are photoluminescent nanoparticles which reside at the cutting edge of opto-electronic device development, with the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to 3 of … Read More Read More
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Julian NavarroChemically Modified Therapeutic Nucleic Acids for Neurological Diseases
Chemically Modified Therapeutic Nucleic Acids for Neurological Diseases
About the Project Supervisory Team: Afaf El-Sagheer and Matthias Baud Project description Therapeutic oligonucleotides are unique in targeting mRNA particularly those that cannot be addressed by conventional small molecule drugs … Read More Read More
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Aly HillDevelopment of a DNA amplification-free assay for pathogen detection
Development of a DNA amplification-free assay for pathogen detection
About the Project Applications are invited for a funded PhD position in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham. The School of Chemistry is keen to achieve a … Read More Read More
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Niels MadsenSynthesis of macrocycles and medium-sized rings via new ring expansion approaches
Synthesis of macrocycles and medium-sized rings via new ring expansion approaches
About the Project Summary Macrocycles (12+ membered rings) and medium-sized rings (8–11-membered) are cyclic molecules with great potential in many scientific fields and technologies – especially in medicinal chemistry. However, … Read More Read More
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Brianna MolicGenome mining of novel antimicrobial natural products
Genome mining of novel antimicrobial natural products
About the Project These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level … Read More Read More
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Tiara Wang-ArmstrongNon-thermal plasma as a chemical reagent: elucidating mechanism and exploring NTP for pharmaceutically relevant electroreductive reactions
Non-thermal plasma as a chemical reagent: elucidating mechanism and exploring NTP for pharmaceutically relevant electroreductive reactions
About the Project Chemistry depends on electrons, but we cannot yet fully control electrons to deliver precise reactivity. Controlled high-energy electron sources—such as non-thermal plasma (NTP)—could unlock new and selective … Read More Read More
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Artur GevorgyanSynthesis of N-heterocycles for Drug Discovery and Manufacture
Synthesis of N-heterocycles for Drug Discovery and Manufacture
About the Project A fully-funded, four-year PhD studentship is available to work with Dr Liam Ball (University of Nottingham) as part of a collaboration with Pfizer. The successful applicant will … Read More Read More
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Isabell BakerPrimordial Cooperative Biological Systems
Primordial Cooperative Biological Systems
About the Project This project is in our laboratory at the Department of Chemistry , University of Otago , led by Nick Green . In this program, you will have … Read More Read More
Categories:Synthesis of Carbon-rich Molecular Materials
Synthesis of Carbon-rich Molecular Materials
About the Project New carbon-rich molecular materials, based on well-defined nanographenes and other novel polyaromatic architectures, will be rationally synthesised to better understand structure-property relationships. Of particular interest is the … Read More Read More
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Martins SotomayorFluorocarbon activation using organometallic chemistry
Fluorocarbon activation using organometallic chemistry
About the Project Fundamental challenges in transforming synthetic and energy-based materials are increasingly being met using inorganic chemical solutions. One such challenge is the remediation of fluorocarbon waste materials that … Read More Read More
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