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HOWARTH LAB
SOCIAL
ADDRESS
Department of Pharmacology,
University of Cambridge,
Tennis Court Road,
Cambridge
CB2 1PD
UK
CONTACT
e: mh2186@cam.ac.uk
t: 01223 334176
2025 Mark Howarth. All rights reserved.
The lab is based in the Cambridge University Department of Pharmacology on Tennis Court Road.
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Postdoctoral applications
We have a funded postdoctoral position now
available
and please e-mail Mark to discuss. We are also keen to sponsor
candidates, either with PhDs or coming to the end of their PhD, to apply for postdoctoral fellowship awards, including Marie
Curie and EMBO fellowships. Get in contact as early as you can, because this process always takes a while. The lab and
University run a range of events to support postdoctoral fellows and promote their careers, including:
Postdoc Academy
,
Postdocs of Cambridge Society
and
Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge
with social events, training sessions (idea
development, leadership, grant writing, managing scientists), and connecting to career opportunities. The lab provides
support for all members to develop their skills in novel experimental methods, entrepreneurship/biotech, and also
bioinformatic skills, even for those without previous computational experience, in
cluding the latest AI/machine learning
resources for protein design.
Potential Doctoral students
We are looking to welcome new Doctoral students into the lab. There are various 3 year or 4 year
fully funded doctoral
programmes
for students at Cambridge, including Cambridge
Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
,
Gates Cambridge
Scholarships
for international students, and scholarships for students with specific nationalities. We have been awarded
funding for
one studentship
that includes industry collaboration to start in Oct 2025. Deadlines are early, so get in contact
with Mark asap.
Students are welcome from a range of backgrounds. Each student will be given a project suitable for their skills and fully
supported as they learn skills in new areas, via training within the lab and through short training courses in the Department
and University. The lab provides support for all members to develop their wetlab and bioinformatic expertise, even for those
without previous computational experience, including exciting new AI/machine learning resources for protein design.
When you fill in the University application, you are free to apply to any college you would like. The lab is not able to host
MPhil students.
Undergraduate students
Part II students:
We look forward to taking 2 Part II students for Pharmacology practical research projects. Each undergraduate has their own
project, with close day-to-day support by a member of the lab, along with scope for creativity and important findings.
Undergraduate students have been authors on several of the group’s recent papers and patents.
Summer vacation students:
Unfortunately we are not able to support students on the Amgen program.