RNA biology

King's College London

King's College London

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Funding
Doctoral Training Programme
Application deadline

Applications for October 2026 intake are now closed.

King’s College London offers a world-class environment for discovery and innovation in RNA biology. By joining the multiscale RNA Networks and Pathways King’s Prize Doctoral Training Programme (mRNP-DP), you will explore how RNA functions in the networks and pathways that shape life — from molecules to humans.

King’s is home to one of the largest and most dynamic RNA biology communities in the UK, bringing together over 40 research groups across disciplines ranging from structural biology and biophysics to neuroscience, virology, immunity, and RNA therapeutics. This interdisciplinary ecosystem offers our students unique opportunities to engage in cutting-edge discovery and translational science, from molecular to systems-level, with real-world impact.

Our Partners

UK Dementia Research Institute

The MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT)

Centre for Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Group leads

  • Dr Chad Swanson Reader

Dr Chad Swanson

  • Professor Sasi Conte Professor of Structural Biology

Contact us

  • Contact us: chad.swanson@kcl.ac.uk sasi.conte@kcl.ac.uk

Related departments

  • Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
  • Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
  • Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences
  • Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
  • School of Basic & Medical Biosciences
  • School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences
  • School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences
  • School of Life Course & Population Health Sciences
  • School of Neuroscience
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Informatics
  • Department of Engineering
  • Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics
  • Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology

Research areas

RNA biologyStructural biologyStructural BiologyNeuroscienceneuroscienceBiophysicsvirologyVirology

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