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PhD in Cancer Genetics - Identifying risk and prognostic alleles for colorectal cancer
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine
Our group identifies inherited genetic changes that influence risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) and considers whether these variants might affect patient survival. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J P Cheadle, Dr H West
 29 January 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Understanding the molecular pathogenesis of gastrointestinal tract cancer
University of Hong Kong Department of Pathology
We aim to understand the molecular genetics, epigenetics and genomics of gastric and colorectal cancers, with the goal of their application in molecular classification and genetic diagnosis to facilitate cancer prevention and treatment. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Suet Yi
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Exploiting rare polymorphisms, structural variation, and germline-somatic mutation interactions to explain missing heritability in cancer development.
University of Birmingham Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
Understanding cancer heritability has an enormous impact on disease prevention, early detection and tailored treatment. GWAS based on single nucleotide polymorphisms only explain a modest fraction (2-15%) of heritable variation in cancer risk (McCarroll, 2008). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Contino
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Metabolic reprogramming in cancer: starving tumors of essential nutrients to promote cell death
University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health
All the cells in our bodies are programmed to die. As they get older, our cells accumulate toxic molecules that make them sick. In response, they eventually break down and die, clearing the way for new, healthy cells to grow. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Papa
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Marie-Sklodowska Curie PROTrEIN-ITN Early Stage Researcher (PhD student) position: Strategies for molecular diagnosis of Rare Disease patients through integrated analysis of proteomics, metabolomics, genomics and phenomics data (CNAG-CRG, Barcelona, Spain)
Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) Gene Regulation, Stem Cells and Cancer
  Research Group: Bioinformatics Unit
PROTrEIN (. www.protrein.eu. ) is a European Innovative Training Network composed of 11 beneficiaries, and 6 partner organizations, from the academic and non-academic sectors (including two SMEs and two large companies). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SB Beltran, Dr JC Cox
 30 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Four Year Integrated PhDs in Cancer, Immunology, Infection and Biomedicine
Medical Research Council
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton has a strong reputation in research, enterprise and education, with an emphasis on translating new discoveries from basic science into clinical innovation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

 4 Year PhD Programme

4 Year PhD Programme

4 Year PhD Programmes are extended PhD opportunities that involve more training and preparation. You will usually complete taught courses in your first year (sometimes equivalent to a Masters in your subject) before choosing and proposing your research project. You will then research and submit your thesis in the normal way.

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Four Year Integrated PhDs in Cancer, Immunology, Infection and Biomedicine
University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton has a strong reputation in research, enterprise and education, with an emphasis on translating new discoveries from basic science into clinical innovation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

 4 Year PhD Programme

4 Year PhD Programme

4 Year PhD Programmes are extended PhD opportunities that involve more training and preparation. You will usually complete taught courses in your first year (sometimes equivalent to a Masters in your subject) before choosing and proposing your research project. You will then research and submit your thesis in the normal way.

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Characterization and functional analysis of a novel cancer-associated gene
University of Liverpool Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease
This opportunity will remain open until the position has been filled. In order to identify new candidate cancer-related genes, our lab developed a bioinformatics “guilt-by-association” method to identify and rank genes that are co-expressed with known cancer-related genes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JP de Magalhaes
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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Nutrition, ageing and prostate cancer: an experimental approach using Drosophila
University of Liverpool MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership
Can nutritional and ageing biology solve the problem of prostate cancer? This project will test this idea using experiments in. Drosophila. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Wigby, Dr C Wilson, Dr M J P Simons, Dr D H Bennett
 27 January 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Characterization of the mechanism of inflammasome activation in oncogene-induced senescence
University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
  Research Group: Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre
The primary purpose of this project is to characterise and manipulate the signalling mechanism of the senescence-associated innate immune pathways, to develop innovative therapeutic strategies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JC Ascosta
 12 February 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Bioengineering of patient-derived explants (PDEs) and 3D organoid culture systems for tissue regeneration, cancer and drug discovery
University of Nottingham Division of Cancer and Stem Cells
The intestine provides an attractive route to model biologically important intestinal processes and a unique opportunity for the direct identification and analysis of factors that contribute to development and maintenance of both normal as well as the development of neoplasia. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Shams Nateri
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Integrating the epigenome and genome for cancer and multi-disease risk prediction.
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
This PhD project offers a multidiscipline approach including biology, epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioural sciences. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Muir, Dr A Lophatananon
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

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Development of risk prediction model to raise awareness and aid Breast Cancer Screening In Thailand and SE Asia.
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Asia , where epithelial cancers are an emerging and important disease but wide scale population based screening programs cannot yet be justified fully, approaches to rationing entry into screening investigation programs needs to be implemented selectively. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Muir, Dr A Lophatananon
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating the mechanisms driving meiotic gene re-expression in cancer
University of Liverpool Institute of Integrative Biology
Meiosis is a specialised type of cell division which involves genome rearrangements. Many of the genes involved in meiotic homologous recombination are meiosis-specific however, they also constitute a latent toolbox of chromosome remodelling and recombination factors, which can be exploited by cancer cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr U McClurg, Dr W Wei Tee
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating mutational processes in cancer genomes
University of Hong Kong School of Biomedical Sciences
Mutations in DNA are known to directly contribute to the development of cancers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Wong
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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