immunotherapy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 20 immunotherapy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Relationship between IFNγ-dependent tumour escape and immunotherapy

University of Oxford Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

Tumours actively escape the immune system by inducing an immunosuppressive state whereby intra-tumoural CD8 T-cells are “exhausted”, lacking effector functions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Gérard, Dr C Leung

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD studentship studying the Cancer Microenvironment and Immunotherapy

King’s College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

We wish to recruit motivated PhD research students to join the translational cancer / lymphoma immunology group led by Dr Alan G. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A G Ramsay

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Cancer: Complex 3D modelling of the tumour microenvironment for immunotherapy combination screening

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

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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Immunotherapy: Killing Cancer using Dead Virus

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

It is now accepted that our immune systems can hold the key to treating otherwise incurable cancers. So-called “immunotherapy” is an increasingly common method of treating tumours, leading to impressive increases in patient responses. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Griffin, Dr A Samson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Discovery and Development of Small Molecule Modulators of the Hippo Signalling Pathway for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Candidates are invited to join the Kadri Lab, where our research focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for discovering novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Immunotherapy: Manipulating T cell metabolism to improve anti-tumour immunity

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

The induction of immune responses to tumours can provide long-lasting protection from cancer. In this regard, T cells can suppress tumour growth by directly killing cancer cells and by producing inflammatory cytokines. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Lorger, Dr R Salmond

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Using a zebrafish tumour initiation model, single cell transcriptomics and in vivo live imaging to dissect mechanisms driving the development of tumour promoting neutrophils from the inception of cancer.

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Research Group: Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre

Students will be registered for their degree at either the University of Glasgow or Edinburgh, depending on the project they apply for. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Khamseh, Dr L Carlin

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Genetic Engineering of Immune Effector Cells for CAR therapies using a Peptide Technology

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapies have demonstrated remarkable treatment outcomes and several CAR-T therapies now approved for treatment of haematological malignancies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E McErlean, Prof H McCarthy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Cross-talks of immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to suppress cytotoxic attacks and escape immune surveillance

University of Greenwich School of Pharmacy (Medway Campus)

Overview. Immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to escape cytotoxic immune attack and thus progress the disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Sumbayev

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Cross-talks of immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to suppress cytotoxic attacks and escape immune surveillance

University of Kent Medway School of Pharmacy

Overview. Immune checkpoint pathways determine the abilities of human malignant tumours to escape cytotoxic immune attack and thus progress the disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Sumbayev

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Understanding how to target the T cell compartment within related brain tumours

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

T cell-based immunotherapy has revolutionised the treatment of many different types of cancer. However, to date, these treatments have not been successful or widely used for the treatment of brain tumours. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Couper, Prof D Brough, Dr OP Pathmanaban

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Deciphering the effect of antibody-dependent cell phagocytosis and cytotoxicity (ADCC/ADCP) in the regulation of cross-presentation and antigen spreading in liver cancer.

University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Medicine

Primary liver cancers (hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma) are the fourth leading cause of malignancy-related mortality worldwide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Galvez-Cancino, Prof I Melero Bermejo

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating local invasion in primary and secondary brain tumours

University of Liverpool Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine

Brain tumours are highly invasive and carry a poor prognosis. Secondary brain tumours or brain metastases (BM) are the most common tumours found in the brain affecting up to one third of patients with solid organ cancer. Read more

Supervisor: Dr RZ Zakaria

2 December 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Dissecting the interface between Klebsiella pneumoniae and lung immune cells in vivo and the effect of new therapeutics.

Queen’s University Belfast School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences

Research Group: Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine

This collaborative PhD between GSK-Siena and the laboratory of Professor Jose Bengoechea at Queen’s University Belfast, is aimed at undertaking a multidisciplinary… Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Bengoechea

22 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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