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We have 231 cancer biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
cancer biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 231 cancer biology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP PhD project: How do pancreatic cancers invade and activate nerves: towards treatments for cancer-associated pain
This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the GW4 BioMed2 MRC Doctoral Training Partnership which is offering up to 20 studentships for entry in September 2024. Read more
Studying of cancer biology with doped magnetic nanomaterials to unravelling their thermal therapeutic potentials
Cancer has a major impact on society, this is reflected by the large number of newly diagnosed cases (375,400 annually for the years 2015-2018 in the UK, i.e. Read more
Cancer Biology: The role of Wnt signaling in glioblastoma therapeutic resistance
Glioblastoma is a deadly brain tumour treated with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy with patient survival of 6-15 months. Read more
Cancer: Understanding the immunosuppressive role of fibroblast and macrophages in Breast cancer
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) preferentially infect and kill cancer cells, and their clinical efficacy has been demonstrated against a number of different cancers. The most clinically advanced OV is a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus (T-VEC) which expresses GMCSF to aid the development of anti-tumour immune responses; T-VEC is approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Read more
The role of genomic instability on the tumour microenvironment and therapeutic response in breast cancer metastases
This is a unique opportunity for PhD study in the world-leading Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) to start a research career in an environment committed to training outstanding cancer research scientists of the future. Read more
Leveraging innate lymphoid cells to improve cancer therapy
This is a unique opportunity for PhD study in the world-leading Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI), to start a research career in an environment committed to training outstanding cancer research scientists of the future. Read more
Using single cell transcriptomic and blood proteomic data to understand how pancreatic cancer causes diabetes and to find ways to detect the cancer earlier.
Background. Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of the common cancers. Five-year survival remains low at 10%. Sadly for 80% of patients, by the time their cancer is diagnosed it has spread to distant organs making them ineligible for potentially curative surgery. Read more
Developing a novel cancer vaccine for low mutation burden tumours derived from the non-coding genome
Our laboratory aims to understand how mutation in tumour suppressors and oncogenes causes cancer. We focus on understanding the biochemical basis of oncogene and tumour suppressor activity in order to develop new cancer therapies. Read more
Mechanisms of Cancer Stem Cell Survival, Metastasis Formation and Immune Evasion in Cancer
Recent research suggests that cancer cells within a tumour represent a highly heterogeneous cell population. In particular many tumours contain small percentage of cells that share several characteristics with stem cells. Read more
Exploring how cancer cells transmit force into the nucleus to regulate gene expression
Overview. This project will explore the mechanobiology of skin cancer cells and seeks to understand the mechanisms by which force is transmitted from the tumour microenvironment into the nucleus. Read more
Cancer: Repurposing drugs as new treatments for breast cancer
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer, with over 1 million new cases diagnosed worldwide each year. For some types of BC, hormonal treatments have been very effective but one particular BC subtype, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), is highly aggressive and lacks a targeted therapy. Read more
Structural and functional investigations of La-related proteins, RNA binding proteins involved in cancer
A PhD studentship is available to work in the laboratory of Prof. Sasi (Maria R) Conte (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/sasi-conte), in the Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/randall). Read more
Live cell imaging of epithelial cancer cell proliferation for therapy
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2023/24. Read more
Understanding L1 ORF1p and Pin1 interaction to exploit it as a therapeutic strategy for liver cancer (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/SHUKLA)
Primary liver cancer, predominantly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the 4th commonest cause of cancer death globally. Read more
Cancer Neuroscience: Investigating the impact of non-CNS tumours on neuronal plasticity in the brain
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, resulting in approximately 18 million new cases and 10 million deaths each year. Read more
