Overview

The Biological Chemistry course from Cardiff University provide students with a comprehensive skill set, preparing them for diverse careers in academia, industry, and other high-education sectors.

Our work covers a wide range of topics including; natural product biosynthesis, mechanistic investigation of therapeutic candidates, investigations of disease targets, labelling of biomolecules for product design and creating new-to-nature biomolecules. By integrating expertise across various disciplines, we strive to advance the frontiers of scientific knowledge and innovation.

Students in our group become equipped with diverse skills and techniques in:

Natural Product Chemistry
- isolation and characterisation of bioactive compounds
- biosynthesis natural products and their derivatives with alternative bioactivity

Agricultural Science
- development of biopesticides and growth enhancers
- plant-microbe interactions

Protein Technology
- genetic code expansion for novel protein functions
- protein engineering and directed evolution

Enzyme/Biocatalysis
- design and engineering of biocatalysts for potential industrial applications
- mechanistic studies of enzyme function

Computational Biology
- de novo protein design using computational tools
- molecular dynamics simulations

Experimental Techniques
- high-throughput screening
- protein crystallography and structural biology
- mass spectrometry and kinetic analysis

Programme Structure

The research in this area strives to master the chemistry underlying protein applications.
Students will gain hands-on experience in protein preparation and modification, enzyme design, high-throughput screening, protein crystallography, mass spectrometry, kinetic analysis and high-throughput techniques.
Using chemical protein synthesis, we reveal atomistic insights into how naturally found bacteriocins confer broad-spectrum nanogram activity against bacterial pathogens, paving the way to target the rise of microbial resistance encountered in hospitals.

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-07-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Biochemistry View 34 other PhDs in Biochemistry in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26700 GBP / year

≈ 26700 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Cardiff

United Kingdom

628 - 1066 GBP / month

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