Kansas State University is seeking PhD students

Scholarship: Fully-funded
Degree: Bachelor, Master, Ph.D
Nationality: International Students
Location: USA
Application deadlines: Open


Scholarship Description:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University is recruiting two fully funded PhD students in Biomedical Engineering under Professor Ninghao Zhu, starting in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026, with a monthly stipend of approximately 2,220 USD

Professor Zhu’s lab focuses on developing single-molecule gene probes and in vitro organ chips to study the mechanisms of diseases such as cancer metastasis and Alzheimer’s, as well as drug screening and therapeutic strategies.

Available Subjects:

  • Human Microvascular In Vitro Model

Eligibility criteria:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in life sciences, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics, or related fields (obtained or expected soon).
  • Preference for candidates with research experience during undergraduate and master’s studies, particularly those with publications in SCI journals.
  • Research experience in one of the following areas is preferred: tissue engineering, immunology, bioinformatics, molecular biology.
  • Preference for candidates with skills in one of the following: cell culture, real-time PCR, fluorescence microscopy, sequencing, programming.
  • Minimum standardized test scores required:
  • a. GRE (not mandatory): verbal: 145, quantitative: 160, analytical: 3.0
  • b. TOEFL: 85, with no score below 20 in reading, listening, and writing sections.

Application Procedure:

Please send your email to [email protected] with the subject line: “PhD application at K-State: First Name and Last Name.”

Attach the following documents:

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