PhD Studentship in Investigating Nuclear Pore Complex alterations in the organisation of the NPC and during import of HIV-1

This is a fully funded 3-year PhD position for UK home students in the Biosciences Department at Brunel University London. The project will be based in a cell biology research laboratory that investigates fundamental aspects of nuclear organisation in the context of Nuclear Pore Complex Biology. The studentship is jointly funded by CHMLS and the Academy of Medical Sciences and is open only to UK candidates or those with settlement status. The position covers Home tuition fees and provides a London-rate stipend currently estimated at £22,780 per year for up to 36 months. The PhD project will explore the nuclear pore complex and how it contributes to its functions and can be influenced during infection. Using a combination of imaging and molecular approaches, the student will study how changes to the nuclear transport machinery affect its structure and function, with relevance to viral nuclear entry. The project provides interdisciplinary training and opportunities to collaborate with researchers at other UK institutions, and is suitable for a student interested in advanced imaging techniques and nuclear pore complex biology.