PhD Scholarships — Victoria University of Wellington PhD programme

The Ferrier Institute has established a world-class reputation in nature-inspired synthetic carbohydrate chemistry and analysis and has extended its expertise into the areas of synthetic and chemical biology, chemical immunology, and natural product isolation. We investigate issues related to our health, wellbeing, and the sustainability of our environment. More about the research undertaken at the Ferrier Research Institute can be found here. The Institute is split between Gracefield in Lower Hutt and Kelburn in central Wellington, New Zealand.

Two scholarships are currently available:

1. Synthesis of ambocidin and novel analogues.

2. Determining the molecular basis of fungal biosynthetic enzymes and reprogramming their chemical output.