Cancer Biology (genomic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 27 Cancer Biology (genomic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Exploring immunosuppression in glioblastoma via high-throughput genomic screens

University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 01 October, 2024. . Project Description. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Labib, Dr M Banton, Prof O Hanemann

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

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Genomic actions of RAR and VDR ligands

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The Doctoral Candidate (DC) will determine whether the combination of RARγ antagonist and VDR agonist is suitable as a differentiation therapy against acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Marcinkowska

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Self funded MSc by Research or PhD in Biology: The oncogenic mechanism and potential of the emergent retrovirus ALV-K in global poultry

University of York Department of Biology

Lead supervisor: Dr Andrew Mason. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Background. Avian Leukosis Viruses (ALV) are oncogenic retroviruses which cause blood cancers in chickens, impacting commercial productivity and animal welfare. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Mason

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Human Genetics, Genomics and Disease: Integrating fusion-proteins molecular signatures for advancing sarcoma diagnosis and therapy

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Research Group: MRC Human Genetics Unit

Location. MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh, UK & Max Delbrück Center, Berlin, Germany. Supervisors. Dr Nezha Benabdallah, Dr Daria Bunina. Read more

Supervisor: Dr NB Benabdallah

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

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Genomics of malignant pleural mesothelioma

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare, incurable cancer that carries a dismal prognosis. Its incidence is increasing globally despite its primary cause, asbestos exposure, having been known for over 50 years. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Hollox

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

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Why do cancers cells re-express meiotic SYCP1 protein?

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

The aim of meiosis is to generate gametes by recombining the chromosomes and reducing the genome from diploid to haploid. However, in mitosis haploid genome and recombination have catastrophic, oncogenic outcomes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U McClurg

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

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Linking phenotype to genotype in paediatric Acute Myeloid Leukaemia with GATA2 mutations

University of Birmingham Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

The appointee will be PhD students in the area of paediatric oncology and be registered on the ‘The Azaylia Childhood Cancer PhD Programme’. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Monteiro

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

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Identifying therapeutic vulnerabilities in paediatric AML harbouring KMT2A rearrangements

University of Birmingham Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

The appointee will be PhD students in the area of paediatric oncology and be registered on the ‘The Azaylia Childhood Cancer PhD Programme’. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Garcia

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

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Investigating how dormant senescent cells can drive drug-resistance following chemotherapy

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Most anti-cancer chemotherapeutics work by inducing DNA damage and arresting the cell cycle in either G1 or G2 phase. A frequent outcome of this arrest is that cells exit the cell cycle into a state known as senescence. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Saurin, Dr T Ly

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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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Investigating the genetic determinants of ultra-complex telomere fusion

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

We are seeking a motivated molecular biologist to study the mechanisms by which telomere dysfunction impacts cancer genomes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Baird

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

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Next Generation Oligonucleotide Drugs for Gene Therapy

University of Portsmouth School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Synthetic oligonucleotides are short strands of DNA that can be used to treat or manage a wide range of diseases, for example by silencing malfunctioning genes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Rusling

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

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Creation of cell lines modelling complex karyotype in B cell lymphomas using CRISPR/Cas9

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) make up more than half of all the newly diagnosed cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), the 6th most common cancer in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Slupsky, Dr N Kalakonda, Dr M Glenn

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Gene regulation in cancer metastasis

King’s College London Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics

A PhD project studying gene regulation in cancer metastasis is available in the laboratory of Dr. Fiona Wardle (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/wardle-group) in the Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Wardle, Prof C Wells

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

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Engineering AI and deep learning approaches for digital pathology and bioimaging

King’s College London School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and multidisciplinary group at the School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences. You will develop new computational pathology approaches to improve cancer patient treatment and diagnosis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Sailem

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

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We have 27 Cancer Biology (genomic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Cancer Biology (genomic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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