Receptor to Remedy: Rewiring adenovirus-host protein dynamics to engineer next-generation nanomedicines.
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- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
- Application deadline
- 21 October 2026
About the project
About the Project Summary How do viruses hijack our cells, and how can we turn this process to our advantage? This project will explore the fascinating molecular interactions between viruses and human cells, uncovering how viruses recognise, enter and manipulate their hosts. Using adenoviruses as a model system, you will investigate the virus–host relationships that drive infection and disease. The insights gained will be used to re-engineer viruses into precision medicines that selectively target and destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy tissues unharmed. Combining virology, cancer biology and biotechnology, this project offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of next-generation cancer therapies. A full description of the project can be found on the GW4 BioMed website . Academic criteria: Applicants for a studentship must have obtained, or be about to obtain, a first or upper second-class UK honours degree, or the equivalent qualification gained outside the UK. English requirements: IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or acceptable alternative. Please see our English Language Requirements guidance for more details. How to Apply A list of all the projects and how to apply is available on the GW4 BioMed website . You may select up to 2 projects and submit one application per candidate only. Please complete an application to the GW4 BioMed3 for an ‘offer of funding’. If successful, you will also need to make an application for an 'offer to study' to your chosen institution later. Please note that we may close the application process before the stated deadline if an unprecedented number of applications are received– check the GW4 BioMed website for details and updates. If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be notified from Tuesday, 22nd December 2026. Interviews will be held virtually on 26th and 27th January 2027. Studentships will start on 1 st October 2027.