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PhD Opportunities at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science

About our postgraduate research studies.

The Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (IPS) is an enabling and rich environment for students to undertake their postgraduate research studies. Across the three research groups of Drug Discovery, Medicines Development, and Medicines Use; we have approximately 100 students on 3, 3+1, and 4-year track PhD programmes.

Most of our PhD students are embedded on one site, engendering an environment of engagement (student led seminars, social activities, annual symposium day), interdisciplinary curiosity, and experience of cutting edge and diverse methodology platforms. This results in a unique, strong and exciting research journey.

The research experience of our PhD students can be further strengthened from competitive internal funds to allow you to travel to learn techniques in collaborator labs, or funds for conference participation from the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine and the Centre for Doctoral Studies.

• Drug Discovery
• Medicines Development
• Medicines Use

Types of Scholarships

Our PGR student body is international and this is reflected in the diversity of routes by which our students are funded. King's has annual application rounds of certain initiatives such as Medical Research Council- Doctoral Training Programme (MRC-DTP), London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Partnership funded by BBSRC (LIDo-DTP), and the King’s-China Scholarship Council (K-CSC).

Other PGR students may be funded by Industry, foreign government organisations, or self-funded. Some programmes have specific application procedures that must be adhered to and can be found below with particular timelines during the year.

If you need help discussing a research project you have seen advertised, or you need help in devising a research project but are unsure who might be the best person to supervise it, it is best to identify our research staff in Drug Discovery, Medicines Development, and Medicines Use. This will also give you a more detailed understanding of the range of expertise of specific academics and research activity within IPS.

Centre For Pharmaceutical Medicine PhD Studentships

New phd opportunities to start in 2022.

• Understanding emerging models of patient engagement and their impact on the research, development and use of medicines (C. Copeland & G. McClelland)
• Machine learning based algorithms to improve the clinical management and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease (M. Alhnan & A. Ferro)
• Appraising the accelerated approval of medicines used for cancer care (S. A. Jones & Y Kamel)
• Developing a case to widen the access to topical onychomycosis therapies and provide personalised treatment (S. A. Jones & G. McClelland)
• Understanding how the regulation of borderline substances influences medicine quality: Vitamin D as a case study (S. A. Jones & C. Naraynassamy)
• Exploring new digital platforms to provide patient information on how to use medicines (M. Alhnan & G. McClelland)
• Theranostic hydrogen sulphide dressings in wound healing (A. Dyson & A. Lockett)
• Exploring Antipsychotic-Associated Pneumonia through host-immune responses (C. Copeland, R. Amison & Paul Rees)

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PhD Program in Health and Drug Sciences - Graduate School Health and Drug Sciences (HeaDS)

The doctoral program "Health and drug sciences" is part of the societal challenge "Health and well-being". Its objective is to promote innovation in the field of drugs and health. It offers multidisciplinary training in various fields of health product development. This program is organized in connection with the seven thematic clusters of the ED ITFA, which cover a very broad spectrum, from the identification of new therapeutic targets to the shaping or implementation of health products.

Drug Design and Vectorization / Biochemistry and Structural Biology / Biotherapies / Chemistry / Therapeutic Targets / Immunology / Microbiology / Pharmacology / Pharmacotechnics / Physiopathology / Toxicology

Program content.

The title "Therapeutic Innovation" summarizes the scientific objective of the doctoral school: to promote innovation in the field of medicine, from the identification of therapeutic targets to final formulations. The perimeter of ED569 thus brings together various disciplines (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Immunology, Physiopathology, Microbiology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, Pharmacotechnics...).

Today, significant advances in the therapeutic field must be made increasingly at the interfaces between these fields, generating the need to produce a new generation of researchers with a multidisciplinary background. The doctoral training offered by ED569 meets this objective since it is structured in 7 thematic clusters that cover a very broad spectrum from the identification of new therapeutic targets to the shaping or implementation of health products:

• Molecular and Cellular Physiopathology,
• Microbiology and anti-infectious therapeutics,
• Protein Engineering and Therapeutic Targets,
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
• Pharmacology-Toxicology,
• Pharmacotechnics and Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry,
• Immunology and Biotherapies.

Learn more about the IFTA doctoral school

Laboratories within the perimeter of the Université Paris-Saclay

PhD students admitted to the Phd program will have a public law doctoral contract. The duration of the contract is 3 years. The contractual Phd students are full-time employees with the sole or main mission of carrying out their doctoral project. They may also be entrusted with complementary missions of teaching, scientific mediation, valorization or expertise.

More information 

Possible employers* for Phd students under contract to the program are :    

• Université Paris-Saclay (Faculties of Science of Orsay, Medicine, Pharmacy, Sports Science and Law-Economy-Management)
• University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
• University of Evry Val d'Essonne
• Centrale Supélec

* This list needs to be completed or clarified

Supervision procedures allow the doctoral school to ensure that the PhD student's personalized training includes each of the elements that characterize doctoral training and allows him or her to develop skills and gain professional research experience.

Arrangements for supervising the progress of the doctorate include:

• The production of a brief annual report on the progress of the thesis work, any difficulties encountered and the solutions implemented or envisaged
• An annual meeting with the head of the pole to review the progress of the work, to discuss any difficulties, to answer questions about the training program or any other point that the PhD student may wish to discuss.
• The holding of a mid-term thesis committee (during the second year).  This committee is composed of the thesis director and an HDR member from outside the project.  The choice of this member is made after proposal by the PhD student and his/her thesis director, approval by the pole director and validation by the ED management. The thesis committee evaluates the progress of the thesis work (mastery of the project, collaborations, results obtained, relevance and feasibility of the remaining work). During an individual interview with the PhD student, it also assesses any difficulties encountered, and the degree of preparation of the PhD student for the pursuit of his/her career. The committee produces a report in the form of a form signed by the rapporteur. The pole director must validate the report of the thesis committee. Registration in the third year of the thesis is conditional upon the thesis committee meeting. The opinion of the external member of the thesis committee is also sought for any exemption from registration beyond the 3rd year..

The mission of the doctoral school is to train future researchers for the EPST as well as future managers for the University and Hospital in the field of medicine, but it is also part of a context of recruitment of future graduates by the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and agro-food industries. Since 2005, more than 96% of PhDs have been employed, 40% of them in the public sector, including higher education and research, 30% in the private sector and about 30% in post-doctoral positions (more than 40% of post-doctoral positions are held abroad).

Before their thesis defense, PhD students are invited to enter in the information system about their work publications, their immediate professional future and a regularly consulted e-mail address. Doctoral students will remain in contact with the ITFA doctoral school for a minimum of 5 years and will update the address at which they can be contacted after their defense in order to supervise the professional development of doctoral students in the doctoral school. PhD students undertake to respond to the follow-up surveys carried out by the doctoral school, and the host teams to encourage contact with their former PhD students.

How to be admitted to the doctoral program in Health and Drug sciences ?

Find below the different steps to apply for the doctoral program in Health and Drug sciences

Evaluation criteria

• The quality of the candidates' previous experience,
• The presentation of the research project,
• The ability to highlight the strong points, to take ownership of the project, to clearly describe the scientific approach envisaged and its implementation within the research unit.

Candidates will also be evaluated on their ability to answer questions and to show that they have a scientific culture adapted to the thesis project.

Candidates first apply to the thesis directors who have organized the publicity for their thesis project.

The latter will independently pre-select the candidates and present a project/candidate pair to the competition. The project/candidate pairs can be submitted until the deadline for applications.

An application file must include the candidate's up-to-date curriculum vitae, transcripts including all Master's grades as of the date of the interview and any other information that would allow us to judge the candidate's background, experience and the suitability of his/her profile for the doctoral project; this may include letters of recommendation. The application file also includes a reasoned opinion from the thesis director and, optionally, an opinion from the director of the research unit that will host the PhD student. 

The examination of applications takes the form of an audition in French or English with a 10-minute presentation including a brief description of the candidate's background and previous experience, the context and scientific objectives of the research project as well as the methods used and the progress of the thesis. This presentation is followed by 10 minutes of questions with a multidisciplinary jury.

This jury includes the management team and two members for each pole of the doctoral school: the head of the pole and a "rotating" member, chosen in turn by the head among the thesis directors who are members of the doctoral school. The jury also includes 2 representatives of the PhD students.  

 Calendar 2024  - Candidates

• Saturday May 4, 2024: Closure of thesis subject submissions on ADUM
• Friday May 10, 2024: Closing date for applications on ADUM
• Monday May 13, 2024: Announcement of eligibility results
• Thursday May 30 and Friday May 31, 2024: Audition of candidates
• Date to be defined Announcement of results

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Chemistry MPhil, PhD

We have an international reputation in a wide range of fields from catalysis to anticancer drug design and molecular photonics to nanotechnology.

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• September 2024
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The School of Natural and Environmental Sciences is a vibrant centre of research in chemistry. Join us for your MPhil or PhD in Chemistry.

Research in Chemistry is organised into the following groups:

Our strength in medicinal chemistry is evident through our track record of successful research. This has included the discovery of drugs that have progressed to clinic. We have core capacity in:

• anti-cancer drug discovery
• biomolecular imaging
• computational chemistry
• chemical biology

Our research develops new methods to synthesise, characterise and improve our understanding of materials. We focus on materials with useful nanoscale properties.

Photonic materials refer to systems that respond to stimulation by light. These can range from single molecules to intricate architectures and molecular devices. Many systems focus on:

• converting sunlight into chemical potential
• the concentration of excitonic energy.

We focus on understanding fundamental principles by using spectroscopic examination.

Structure underpins the majority of research in chemistry, biology and materials science. The trouble is, the world is dynamic and not static. This means that understanding how structures evolve during a chemical reaction is critical. Our research relates to fundamental and applied research fields over broad time ranges.

This research group combines the expertise of organic and inorganic chemists. Our research aims to advance fundamental knowledge and capabilities in synthesis and reactivity. We focus on the elements s, p, d and f blocks across the periodic table. Through this study we can develop new and improved materials and catalytic processes.

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Qualifications explained.

Find out about the different qualification options for this course.

An MPhil is available in all subject areas. You receive research training and undertake original research leading to the completion of a 40,000 - 50,000 word thesis.

Find out about different types of postgraduate qualifications

A PhD is a doctorate or doctoral award. It involves original research that should make a significant contribution to the knowledge of a specific subject. To complete the PhD you will produce a substantial piece of work (80,000 – 100,000 words) in the form of a supervised thesis. A PhD usually takes three years full time.

How you'll learn

You'll work closely with an internationally recognised supervisor and receive a high level of training in your specialised subject area. At the start of your research, your supervisor will direct the project and discuss your training requirements. As you gain confidence and expertise you will be given increasing responsibility for the day-to-day running of the project and to explore your own ideas.

Thriving collaborations exist with colleagues in:

• Chemical Engineering and Materials
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Electrical and Civil Engineering

The School is also associated with the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the Institute for Sustainability.

Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:

We offer a wide range of projects for the thesis. These will be provided by our academics. You can also propose your own topic.

Our mission is to help you:

• stay healthy, positive and feeling well
• overcome any challenges you may face during your degree – academic or personal
• get the most out of your postgraduate research experience
• carry out admin and activities essential to progressing through your degree
• understand postgraduate research processes, standards and rules

We can offer you tailored wellbeing support, courses and activities.

You can also access a broad range of workshops covering:

• research and professional skills
• careers support
• health and safety
• public engagement
• academic development

Find out more about our postgraduate research student support

Your development

Faculty of science, agriculture and engineering (sage) researcher development programme .

Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:

• perform better as a researcher
• boost your career prospects
• broaden your impact

Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.

You’ll cover:

• techniques for effective research
• methods for better collaborative working
• essential professional standards and requirements

Your programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.

Find out more about the SAgE researcher development programme

Doctoral training and partnerships

There are opportunities to undertake your PhD at Newcastle within a:

• Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
• Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)

Being part of a CDT or DTP has many benefits:

• they combine research expertise and training of a number of leading universities, academic schools and academics.
• you’ll study alongside a cohort of other PhD students
• they’re often interdisciplinary
• your PhD may be funded

Find out more about doctoral training and partnerships

If there are currently opportunities available in your subject area you’ll find them when you search for funding in the fees and funding section on this course.

The following centres/partnerships below may have PhD opportunities available in your subject area in the future:

• EPSRC Aura Centre for Doctoral Training in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment
• IAPETUS2 Doctoral Training Partnership 
• Discovery Medicine North - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership
• EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MoSMed)
• ONE Planet Doctoral Training Partnership
• EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU)

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The School of Natural and Environmental Sciences has an outstanding range of facilities to support research and teaching, including:

• modern research laboratories
• synthesis and characterisation of novel materials lab
• computational resources for performing molecular modelling
• NMR facilities include 300-700 MHz spectrometers
• glass-blowing, mechanical and electrical/electronic workshops

Find out more about our chemistry facilities

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2024 entry (per year).

We are unable to give an exact fee, this is why the fee is shown as a range. This fee range takes into account your research topic and resource requirements.

Your research topic is unique so it will have unique resource requirements. Resources could include specialist equipment, such as laboratory/workshop access, or technical staff.

If your research involves accessing specialist resources then you're likely to pay a higher fee. You'll discuss the exact nature of your research project with your supervisor(s). You'll find out the fee in your offer letter.

Home fees for research degree students

For 2024-25 entry, we have aligned our standard Home research fees with those set by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) . The standard fee was confirmed in Spring 2024 by UKRI.

If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here .

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We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See  our   searchable postgraduate funding page  for more information.  

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You can check this in the How to apply section .

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The entrance requirements below apply to 2024 entry.

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PARIS’ TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY

PhD program

Every year, Chimie ParisTech - PSL welcomes around a hundred PhD students in its research teams, distributed across its 3 laboratories. The PhD is the highest university degree. This PhD is recognized worldwide and is practically required for professionals who want to work in R&D, especially in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Training PhD students through research allows them to acquire project management skills on top of technical skills. Doing a thesis at Chimie ParisTech - PSL is particularly relevant given the proximity of the school to the industrial world. In addition to their scientific education, PhD students acquire training in innovation and a knowledge of the socio-economic world. Of the approximately one hundred students doing their thesis at Chimie ParisTech - PSL, 25% are financed by the industry (CEA, ADEME, IFP, companies, etc.), of which 16% are under a CIFRE agreement. This shows how close research laboratories are to companies.

PhD schools

ED 397 Physics and Chemistry of Materials ED 388 Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Paris Centre ED 621 ISMME Systems, Materials, Mechanics and Energy Engineering ED406 Molecular chemistry Paris Centre

PhD schools offer compulsory training in addition to the research work. This program allows students to learn how to manage innovation, bibliographies, etc. It also supports PhD students with their thesis by monitoring them and their work throughout the thesis with a yearly review and assigning them a teacher-researcher who will be responsible for the supervision of their thesis.

Doing a thesis at Chimie ParisTech - PSL

Students must contact each research team manager based on the research subject they have chosen

The vast majority of the thesis Chimie ParisTech - PSL offers are published on the websites of the doctoral schools and the school’s research laboratories:

Chemistry Research Institute of Paris (IRCP), CNRS Chimie ParisTech - PSL UMR 8247 Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences (i-CLeHS) CNRS Chimie ParisTech - PSL FRE 2027 Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile de France (IPVF) UMR 9006

International joint supervision PhD programs

The school develops international joint supervision theses. As a symbol of excellent and lasting scientific relations, joint supervision PhD students benefit from the best assets of both partners.

Since 2018, six joint supervision programs have been set up, notably with Mexico, China, South Africa, Italy and Canada.

PhD students are registered in both institutions and carry out their work under the responsibility of a thesis manager in each country. Students work on their thesis while splitting their time between the institutions concerned based on a schedule and terms predefined in the joint supervision agreement.

The language in which the thesis is written is defined in this agreement. When this language is not French, a substantial summary in French needs to be added to the paper. The title of Doctor is conferred simultaneously and jointly by each institution concerned and they each issue their own PhD degree to the student after a single thesis defense.

The establishment of a joint supervision thesis is up to its future managers. Chimie ParisTech - PSL researchers are invited to contact the International Relations Department to set it up.

International co-management of the thesis

If the thesis is internationally co-managed, PhD students carry out their research work under the responsibility of two thesis managers, one from the institution where they are registered and another from the partner. A co-management agreement may be signed by both institutions and the research directors concerned.

PhD students are enrolled in only one institution, from which they will receive the rank of doctor. A single defense takes place at the university in which the students are enrolled.

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Aim of the Network The aim of the Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network is to provide an in-depth research training and mobility of PhD students in the area of Medicinal Chemistry at European level. The Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD certificate testifies that the student has undertaken international research training, and has completed and published a piece of research at an internationally competitive level. The Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD certificate is complementary to the local PhD degree obtained from the student's home university, and is in no way in collision with national regulations and represents an added-value to a national PhD degree. Join Us New Academic Institutions with an active PhD programme related to Medicinal Chemistry are welcome to join the Paul Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network by compiling the intent letter signed by their Rector or Legal Representative. Please, send the compiled intent letter to the network coordinator Prof. Serge Van Calenbergh at [email protected] or contact him for any questions. The Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network

Current PE Local Coordinators and Institutions 65 Universities from 23 Countries (October 2022) Paul Ehrlich Local Coordinator --> Name Surname University Country Stefano Alcaro Universita' Magna Graecia di Catanzaro Italy Emanuela Licandro Universita' degli Studi di Milano, La Statale Italy Giancarlo Aldini University of Milan Italy Julio Alvarez-Builla Universidad de Alcala' Spain --> Mark Bagley University of Sussex, Brighton United Kingdom Andrej Bohac Comenius University in Bratislava Slovakia Maria Laura Bolognesi Alma Mater Studiorum Universita' di Bologna Italy Fernanda Borges Universidade do Porto Portugal Jose Ignacio Borrell Ramon Llull University, Barcelona Spain Joaquin Maria Campos Rosa Universidad de Granada Spain Simona Collina Univerisita' di Pavia Italy Federico Corelli Universita' degli Studi di Siena Italy Maria Paola Costi Universita' degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Italy Federico Da Settimo Universita' di Pisa Italy Maria Valeria D'auria Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Italy Beatriz de Pascual-Teresa Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid Spain Luc Demange Universite' Paris V Descartes France Patrizia Diana Universita' degli Studi di Palermo Italy Vladimir Dobricic University of Belgrade Serbia Richard Alan Engh UiT The Arctic University of Norway Norway Christoph Enzensperger Universitat Jen Germany Hao Fan NUS National University of Singapore Singapore Manuel A. Fernandez Rodriguez Universidad de Alcala' Spain Sally Freeman University of Manchester United Kingdom Athina Geronikaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece Rosaria Gitto Universita' degli Studi di Messina Italy Rita Guedes Universidade de Lisboa Portugal Norbert Haider Universitat Wien Austria --> Gilles Hanquet University of Strasbourg France Trond Vidar Hansen University of Oslo Norway Ulrike Holzgrabe University of Wurzburg Germany Josef Jampilek University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno Czech Republic Katarzyna Kiec-Kononowicz Jagiellonian University, Krakow Poland Danijel Kikelj Univerza V Ljubljani Slovenia --> Gerhard Klebe Philipps-Universitat Marburg Germany Thierry Langer University of Vienna Austria Rafal Latajka Wroclaw University of Science & Technology Poland Roman Lesyk Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Ukraine Emanuela Licandro Universita' degli Studi di Milano, La Statale Italy --> Vittorio Limongelli USI - Universita' della Svizzera italiana Switzerland Elias Maccioni Universita' degli Studi di Cagliari Italy Pascal Marchand Universite' de Nantes France Agostino Marrazzo Universita' degli Studi di Catania Italy Dariusz Matosiuk Medical University of Lublin Poland Peter Matyus Semmelweis University, Budapest Hungary Florence McCarthy University College Cork Ireland Jose Carlos Menendez Ramos Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain Marko M. Mihovilovic Technische Universitat Wien Austria Christa Muller University of Bonn Germany Robert Musiol University of Silesia, Katowice Poland Jose' Padron Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife Spain Katarzyna Pernal University of Technology, Lodz Poland Lucija Peterlin Masic University of Ljublijana Slovenia Ana Rodrigues Quesada Universidad de Malaga Spain Fernanda Roleira Universidade de Coimbra Portugal Cyril Ronco Institut de Chimie de Nice (ICN) France Gianluca Sbardella Universita' degli Studi di Salerno Italy Silvia Schenone Universita' degli Studi di Genova Italy Daniela Secci Sapienza Roma Italy Hanoch Senderowitz Bar-Ilan University Israel Stefania Sinicropi Universita' della Calabria Italy Claudia Sissi Universita' degli Studi di Padova Italy Holger Stark Universitat Dusseldorf Germany Oriana Tabarrini Universita' degli Studi di Perugia Italy Anna Tsantili-Kakoulidou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece Eugenio Uriarte Villares Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Spain Serge Van Calenbergh Ghent University Belgium Jarmila Vinsova Charles University in Prague Czech Republic Janos Wolfling University of Szeged Hungary Gunay Yetik-Anacak Ege University of Izmir Turkey Ilkay Yildiz Ankara University Turkey Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma University of Helsinki Finland

Financial Issues Each member institution takes part in Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network with its own resources. The resources to cover costs for elaboration of Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD certificates will be provided by the Network coordinator. The Network Coordinator will perform his/her service on a voluntary basis. The Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network meetings will be financed by registration fees paid by the participants. Each network member Institution will provide with support to PhD students eventually using national and European mobility funds. The website will be secured by the Network Coordinator. The Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network will apply for additional financial support to student mobility from European mobility funds. Board The Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network is coordinated by a Network Coordinator who is a professor involved in a PhD programme in Medicinal Chemistry at his/her University, which is called as Coordinating University . The Network Coordinator and the Coordinating University are elected for a period of three years in a Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network meeting. The Network Coordinator is elected among coordinators of member institutions. A five membered Board is elected among coordinators of member institutions for a period of three years. The main task of the Board is the development of strategies for sustainable development and function of the Network. As a rule the President of the Organizing Committee of a Network Meeting, becomes the sixth member of the Board until the next meeting. The last board was elected in the 8 th Meeting of the Paul Ehrlich Network in Porto, and will be operative from 2019 to 2021, the present members are: Serge Van Calenbergh - Coordinator Stefano Alcaro - Past coordinator Fernanda Borges Elias Maccioni Julio Alvarez-Builla --> Luc Demange Jose' Borrell (organizer 2022 meeting, member till the end of 2022) --> Athina Geronikaki (organizer 2023 meeting) Secci Daniela (organizer next edition) -->

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PhD in Bioinorgnic Medicinal Chemistry

28 Apr 2024 Job Information Organisation/Company Aix-Marseille University - CNRS Department Institute of Molecular Sciences of Marseille (iSm2, CNRS UMR 7313) Research Field Chemistry » Inorganic

PhD In Chemical Biology/ Medicinal Chemistry

4 Apr 2024 Job Information Organisation/Company Trinity College Dublin Department Chemistry Research Field Chemistry » Organic chemistry Chemistry » Biochemistry Researcher Profile First Stage

PhD Researcher in Medicinal Chemistry M/W: Design of smart sustained-release drug delivery systems: synthesis, characterization and applications in nano- medicines

Science 653 (2024) 1792, doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.195 Funding category: Contrat doctoral secured MESRI Scholarship PHD title: PhD in Medicinal Chemistry PHD Country: France Requirements Specific

PhD in Organic Chemistry (M/F)

-heteroatom bonds for applications in medicinal and materials chemistry . Requirements Research FieldChemistryEducation LevelMaster Degree or equivalent Research FieldEnvironmental scienceEducation LevelMaster

PhD student in Theoretical Chemistry

29 Apr 2024 Job Information Organisation/Company Faculty of Science and Medicine , University of Fribourg Research Field Chemistry » Computational chemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher

PhD Studentship: Computational Chemistry Driven Design of Improved Thermal Batteries

4-year Computational Project to use state-of-the-art Computational Chemistry techniques to understand structure-property relationships in thermal batteries, and to derive new understanding to guide

Doctoral studentship in chemistry with focus on organic chemistry

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PhD Position in Peptide Chemistry and Organic Synthesis

the innovative, environmentally conscious approaches needed for the future of medicinal chemistry and material science. The PhD student will be appointed at the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials

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15 May 2024 Job Information Organisation/Company Centre of Experimental Medicine of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Research Field Chemistry » Biochemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher

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Medicinal Chemistry is the fusion of chemistry and pharmacology, dedicated to the design and development of pharmaceutical agents. This field delves into the chemical synthesis and design of therapeutic molecules, exploring their interactions with biological targets. By harnessing principles from organic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology, students in Medicinal Chemistry acquire skills to design next-generation drugs with optimized efficacy and minimal side effects. Embracing this study, learners will decipher the molecular complexities of disease, aiming to create better therapeutic solutions. Graduates can excel as drug discovery researchers, medicinal chemists, or pharmaceutical consultants, driving advancements in healthcare and medicine.

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3 english degree programs for medicinal chemistry in germany.

University of Göttingen Göttingen

Chemistry [english & german track].

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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz / TU Darmstadt Mainz / Darmstadt

Soft matter and materials.

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Medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.

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The programme is organized with collaboration between Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Department of Biosciences at the University of Helsinki.

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EFMC Prizes 2024 - Laureates announced

The EFMC is happy to announce the names of the 2024 Prize winners, aiming to acknowledge and recognise outstanding young medicinal chemists and chemical biologists (≤ 12 years after...

EFMC-YSN PhD Prize 2024 Awarded

For the fifth edition of the prize, the selection committee designated Dr Raphael Steimbach (Servier) as the winner of the 2024 EFMC-YSN PhD Prize, sponsored by Selvita.

2nd Interdisciplinary Conference on Drug Sciences ACCORD2024

May 23-25, 2024, Warsaw, Poland

KeMoMo – QSAR and Modelling Symposium

May, 2024, Szeged, Hungary

Targeted Protein Degradation: past, current and future strategies

May 30, 2024, Sanofi Campus, Gentilly, France

XXVIII EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2024)

September 1-5, 2024, Rome, Italy

11th EFMC Young Medicinal Chemists' Symposium (EFMC-YMCS 2024)

September 5-6, 2024, Rome, Italy

2nd EFMC International Symposium on Chemical Biology (EFMC-ISCB 2025)

January 29-31, 2025, Basel, Switzerland

In a continuous effort to improve our services for the Medicinal Chemistry community, this site offers information on current vacant positions.

• Postdoctoral Position in Medicinal Chemistry at IOCB Prague IOCB Prague: Group of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design Prague, Czech Republic
• Research Assistant (PhD student) University of Marburg: Faculty of Chemistry, Division of Chemical Biology Marburg, Germany
• PhD Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Proteomics Leiden University : Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden, The Netherlands
• Research Scientist in biochemistry EDELRIS: Screening Technologies LYON, France
• Full Professor - Head of the Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Dept. IQS School of Engineering. Universitat Ramon Llull: Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Dept. Barcelona, Spain

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Austrian Chemical Society, Medicinal Chemistry Section Nibelungengasse 11/6 1010 Vienna +43 1 587 42 49 or +43 1 587 39 80 Website Read more

Medicinal Chemistry Division of the Société Royale de Chimie (SRC) ULB, CP 160/07 Avenue F. Roosevelt, 50 1050 Bruxelles +32 2 650 52 08 Website Read more

Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Division of Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV) KVCV vzw p/a Universiteit Antwerpen Campus Groenenborger Departement Chemie Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerp +32 (0)479 601232 Website Read more

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Organization Pharmaceutical Research Institute Blajburških žrtava 23 88000 Mostar +387 39 662 262 Read more

Croatian Chemical Society, Section of Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry Horvatovac 102a 10000 Zagreb +385 (0)1 460 6164 Website Read more

Czech Republic

Section of Synthetic Drug of the Czech Pharmaceutical Society Czech Pharmaceutical Society of Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyne, R. A. Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University Akademika Heyrovského 1203 500 05 Hradec Králové Website Read more

The Danish Society for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology ILF Jagtvej 162 2100 København Ø Website Read more

Finnish Pharmaceutical Society Fredrikinkatu 61 00100 Helsinki +358 (0)40 353 2791 Website Read more

Chemical Biology Division of the French Chemical Society (SCF-ChemBio) 250, rue Saint-Jacques 75005 Paris +33 (0)1 69 82 45 93 Website Read more

French Medicinal Chemistry Society (Société de Chimie Thérapeutique, SCT) Société de Chimie Thérapeutique Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Rue de Chartres, Université d’Orléans BP 6759 45067 Orléans CEDEX 2 +33 2 38 49 24 87 Website Read more

German Pharmaceutical Society, Section of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry Varrentrappstr. 40-42 60486 Frankfurt am Main +49 69 719 15 96-0 Website Read more

Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) Varrentrappstr. 40-42 60486 Frankfurt am Main +49697917499 Website Read more

Hellenic Society of Medicinal Chemistry School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Athens Panepistimiopolis Zografou 15771 Athens +30 210 7274 813 Website Read more

Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division (OMCD) of the Hungarian Chemical Society (HCS) Hattyú u. 16. 1015 Budapest +36-1-201-6883 Website Read more

Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Division of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, PO Box 9322, Ravensdale Road D03 CY66 Dublin +353 1 8963731 Website Read more

The Medicinal Chemistry Section of the Israel Chemical Society Dept. of Chemical and Structural Biology The Weizmann Institute of Science. 234 Hertzl St., Rehovot, 7610001. Israel 7610001 Rehovot +972 8 9342513 Website Read more

Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the Italian Chemical Society (Divisione di Chimica Farmaceutica - Società Chimica Italiana, DCF-SCI) University of Bologna Via Belmeloro, 6 40126 Bologna +39 051 2099718 Website Read more

Lithuanian Chemical Society Sauletekio av. 7 LT-10257 Vilnius +37067501888 Website Read more

Polish Society of Medicinal Chemistry Jagiellonian University Medical College, Pharmacy Faculty Medyczna 9 30-688 Kraków +48 12 620 55 81; +48 12 620 55 80 Website Read more

Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the Portuguese Chemical Society Sociedade Portuguesa de Química Av. da República, 45 3° esq. 1050-187 Lisboa +351 21 793 4637 Website Read more

The D.I. Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society, Medicinal Chemistry Section IPAC RAS Severny pr. 1. 142432 Chernogolovka + 7 095 939 1620; +7 496 524 9508 Read more

Serbian Chemical Society, Division of Medicinal Chemistry Karnegijeva 4 11120 Belgrade +381 11 3370 467 Website Read more

Section for Medicinal Chemistry of the Slovenian Pharmaceutical Society University of Ljubljana Faculty of Pharmacy Aškerčeva 7 1000 Ljubljana +386 1 4769639 Website Read more

Spanish Chemical Biology Group of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) Read more

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Chemistry department faculty members joining the RSC Webinar

May 13, 2024

The Royal Society of Chemistry provides a platform for studying the chemistry of life, developing the advanced science behind modern technology, bringing together chemical scientists using their expertise to improve health, the environment and our daily lives. To this respect, taking into consideration that collaboration is essential, several events such webinars, forums, and open discussions are organized under the auspice of the RSC.

Very recently, a webinar entitled RSC International Accreditation Research webinar series has been organised between April 29th and May 3rd where Dr Qiuchen Dong and Dr Magdalini Matziari from Chemistry Department presented their recent research results.

Dr Qiuchen Dong’s presentation was about developing a microfluidic-based potentiometric pH sensor for microliter volume measurements. This work has greatly facilitated small volume liquid pH determination with high reproducibility and accuracy (±0.01 pH) in the pH range of 2.0-10.0. The MRes student Ms Weiyu Xiao has majorly contributed in this study and a patent has been filled to State Intellectual Office related to this work by Dr Dong. This work was published on Microchimica Acta 190.11 (2023): 457.

Dr Magdalini Matziari’s presentation highlighted the progress in creating phosphorus-based enzyme inhibitors and prodrugs, with a particular emphasis on phosphinic inhibitors for HIV-1 protease. The lead compound for this study, the phosphinic analogue of Lopinavir was synthesized by the PhD student Ms Komal Hayat, the biological evaluation was performed by the PhD student Ms Danwen Qiu, and the molecular simulation studies were performed by the group of Dr Faez Khan from the Biological Sciences department. This work has been just submitted for publication at the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

Webinars such as the RSC International Accreditation Research series are vital platforms for sharing insights and fostering potential collaborations in the field.

It is worth mentioning that the UG programme of Chemistry department at XJTLU has been the first programme in China to be accredited by the RSC. On a related note, the Department of Chemistry at UoL has been very recently awarded the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its pioneering research and innovation work to address global challenges and benefit society. The departments of Chemistry at UoL and XJTLU are working closely together, not only within the 2+2 UG articulation, but also in joined research projects and students’ exchange initiatives.

Material provided: Dr Magdalini Matziari

Editor: Luyao Wang

Research Fellow in Synthetic Organic Chemistry - Molecular Engineering of Functional Organic Materials

Job information, offer description.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position (2 years) in the Porphyshape (Molecular Engineering of Functional Organic Materials) project. This is a SFI funded collaborative project led by Prof. Mathias O. Senge (Chair of Organic Chemistry, TCD and Hans Fischer Senior Fellow, TU Munich).

Understanding the functions of natural enzymes and developing new catalysts is a fundamental challenge in chemistry. Porphyrins are nature’s most versatile and ubiquitous class of cofactors with a wide range of chemically distinct functions - yet all these functions rely on metal chelates. PORPHYSHAPE challenges this limitation to metalloporphyrins. Key is the use of conformationally engineered nonplanar free base porphyrins, wherein structural macrocycle modulation gives functional access to the porphyrin core. Using targeted molecular design, which combines the aspects of conformational flexibility with rational chemical synthesis as a new concept for organocatalyst/receptor design we will: 1) use conformational cofactor control as key design principle for bench-top molecular engineering of functional porphyrins; 2) deliver enzyme mimics capable of selective activation of substrates in organocatalytic reactions; 3) develop 1D, 2D, and 3D design principles in solution, on-surface, and in framework materials to yield spatially defined multifunctional nanoarrays; 4) establish proof-of-concepts for applications in sensing and remediation.

Specific Project: Synthetic methods development for rigid hydrocarbon scaffolds (e.g., cubane, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, etc.) as building blocks for functional organic materials.

Sample publications:

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202302771

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202218211

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201806281

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201804225

This is a highly interdisciplinary project which brings together researchers from synthetic organic chemistry, photochemistry, medicinal and bioinorganic chemistry and requires a strong interest in these areas. Participation in STEM outreach and collaborative research projects and grant initiatives is expected.

Standard Duties and Responsibilities of the Post

1. Undertake postdoctoral research in the area of functional organic materials and synthetic methods development.

2. Work closely with the academic supervisor and collaborators to ensure that the progress of the individual project is in line with the objectives of the project.

3. Attend and participate in all training events and supervisory meetings.

4. Prepare progress reports, write publications and give presentations on the research conducted.

5. Present and publish research outputs to both academic and non-academic audiences.

6. Attend and participate in academic and non-academic conferences, events and seminars.

7. Actively engage in the outreach activities of the research group and engage in efforts to engage with arts and humanities.

8. Undertake international placements at a leading international university, research institute or industrial partner.

9. Actively engage in laboratory safety, management and maintenance. Help with the day-to-day running of the research group, training, and supervision of interns and students, procuring orders and managing the laboratory.

10. Actively develop new research avenues and assist in the preparation of grant proposals.

Requirements

Recent Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry.

Strong competence in synthetic organic chemistry and analytical techniques; enthusiasm for research, creativity in writing and ability to work with a high degree of independence; interest in synthetic methods development, functional organic materials, and translational science.

Very good English language skills and commitment to work in highly diverse and multicultural research groups. Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Strong track record in high quality scientific publications, grants, and outreach.

Applications from underrepresented groups and women are strongly encouraged.

Experience in synthetic organic methods development (e.g., total synthesis, photoredox, or complex transition metal catalysis) as exemplified in high quality publications.

Supervisory experience (e.g., M.Sc. students).

International experience.

Experience with cubane, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane and similar hydrocarbon scaffolds synthesis.

Ability to write scholarly publications.

Experience with porphyrin chemistry.

Grant/stipend track record.

Additional Information

Appointment will be made on the SFI Team Member Budget Scale [Level 2A] at a point in line with Government Pay Policy [€40023 to €46109 per annum], appointment will be made no higher than point [1].

See specific requirements

1. Screening of suitable applications.

Note, only complete applications (see above) and those fitting the stated research topic will be acknowledged.

2. Shortlisting

3. Interview

Application Procedure

Applications (full CV, meaning motivation letter outlining your suitability for the post, 2 reference contacts, transcripts; if available, Ph.D. thesis; as a single pdf) to: Prof. Dr. Mathias O. Senge

Email Address: [email protected]

Work Location(s)

Where to apply.