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cancer biomarkers PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 27 cancer biomarkers PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Detecting epitranscriptomic signatures in circulating cell-free RNA for early cancer detection

Although recent advances in cancer research offer new ways to treat cancer, early detection still represents the best opportunity for curing cancer. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Song
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer Non-Clinical PhD Scholarship: The VIGILANCE study: developing imaging and circulating biomarkers towards personalised radiotherapy in locally advanced lung cancer

This programme is aimed at students from Black heritage backgrounds pursuing a PhD in cancer-related fields. This scheme is open to people who self-identify as being from a Black heritage background, including a mixed background, for example. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Faivre-Finn, Dr G Price, Dr FM Mouliere
 4 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Harnessing mechanistic technologies and real-world clinical data to advance the interdisciplinary field of obesity and cancer prevention

In England and many other higher income countries, cancer has overtaken cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DP Papamargaritis, Prof K Brown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Deep Learning for Precision Oncology

  Research Group: The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research
All cancer types can potentially resist therapy, either through innate mechanisms or acquired in response to treatment. Patients with resistant tumours have poor prognosis and around 460 people die of cancer every day in the UK alone. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Overton
 14 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the efficacy of urine, tissue and blood-based biomarkers for the detection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (recurrence/progression)

The Maelor Academic Unit of Medical & Surgical Sciences (MAUMSS) is a novel initiative by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), and is designed to encourage and support research within the Health Board and to promote academic activity, basic science and clinical research across North Wales (UK) and beyond. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PET Ella-Tongwiis, Prof SF Hughes, Prof IS Shergill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing novel therapeutic strategies to better treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer

One in two people will develop cancer in their lifetime and it is a leading cause of death.  While significant progress has been made in the treatment of some cancers, there still remain some forms of the disease with limited treatment options and poor outcome. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Buckley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cancer: Complex 3D modelling of the tumour microenvironment for immunotherapy combination screening

Cancer immunotherapy holds significant promise for the treatment of a range of cancers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MA Volpato, Dr F Errington-Mais
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Biology – Empowering UK BioTech Innovation

Applications to specific research projects are advertised on a rolling basis until the positions have been filled. Candidates will be interviewed by the project supervisors and the CDT directors. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Early detection of cancer from cell-free DNA

Earlier detection of cancer by minimally invasive diagnostic tests could substantially reduce cancer mortality. One analyte that holds enormous promise as a cancer biomarker is cell-free DNA (cfDNA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Schuster-Boeckler
 8 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovering immune biomarkers of pleural malignancy to improve patient care

This is a cutting-edge, translational PhD project that is supported by a team of world-leading cancer biologists, respiratory physicians and material scientists and aims to identify and characterise immune biomarkers of pleural malignancy to improve patient care. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Finegan, Dr S Knight, Prof S Cartmell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Uncovering the Molecular Drivers of Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a complex and multifaceted disease. Understanding the mechanisms that govern its development, and progression is critical to advancing diagnostic and treatment approaches. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A N Holding, Dr W Brackenbury
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities available at the Cancer, Infection and Therapeutics research group

Are you passionate about Cancer research and infectious diseases and eager to advance your research career? London South Bank University is pleased to offer self-funded PhD opportunities in molecular mechanisms and targeted therapy in cancer, and infectious diseases (wet lab and computational methods) for motivated and talented qualified individuals. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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: MODEL - Multi-dimensional Outcome moDELling in Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in the UK, but the diagnostic label covers a range of clinical phenotypes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Noble, Dr W.H. Nailon, Prof D McLaren
 28 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-driven signal and imaging analysis in cancer diagnosis

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Increasing evidence indicates that how cancers develop and respond to treatments is linked to each patient’s unique tumour microenvironment. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Yin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital profiling of head and neck cancers

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a heterogeneous group of cancers, amongst which oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common type. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Mahmood, Prof S A Khurram, Prof D Lambert, Dr H Crane
 30 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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