Cancer Biology (genes) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 54 Cancer Biology (genes) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Exploring the role of interferon stimulated genes (ISGs) in stem cells of serous ovarian cancer

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of mortality in women due to gynaecological cancers. High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) accounts for 70-80% of patients with EOC. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Swaroop, Dr G Grimaldi, Dr ED Perkins

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

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Eliminating Harmful Cells to Maintain Homeostatis and Prevent Tumorigenesis

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

Hamaratoglu Lab studies cell-cell signalling in development, homeostasis and tumourigenesis. We take advantage of outstanding genetic tools in Drosophila, and use larval imaginal discs as model epithelial organs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Hamaratoglu, Dr C Hogan

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

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Characterization of cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) substrates and their roles in regulation of transcription and tumorigenesis

Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine

Doctoral study program. Life Sciences. Research area. RNA/nucleic acids research in health, cancer biology. Cdk12 is transcriptional cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) found mutated in various cancers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Blažek

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

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AI-based Identification of New Drug Targets for Personalised Oncology

Queen Mary University of London Digital Environment Research Institute

A fully funded PhD Studentship is available to work with Professor Francesca Ciccarelli, Lead of the Centre for Cancer Genomics and Computational Biology, Bart's Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Ciccarelli

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Exploring Synthetic Lethality Interactions through Targeting the SUMO Pathway for Therapeutic Insights

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Bassi

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

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Identification of lung cancer patients at higher risk for brain metastasis using microfluidics

University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2024. . Project Description. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Labib, Prof O Hanemann, Dr E Lim, Dr M Jones

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

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MSc by Research: Investigating the tumor suppressor functions of chromatin remodelling

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

One of the unanticipated outcomes of population based genome sequencing has been the finding that genes involved in the regulation of many genes are mutated at high frequency in tissue specific cancers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T A Owen-hughes

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

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Self-funded PhD- Interplay between environmental toxins and cancer predisposition

University of Bristol School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Cancer arises in part from intrinsic molecular and cellular alterations. For instance, loss of major DNA damage response genes such as BRCA1/2 has long been known to predispose individuals to multiple cancer types. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Koh

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

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PhD studentship - Defining the mechanisms underpinning HIF-1 and HIF-2 dependent transcriptional specificity in hypoxia.

Newcastle University Biosciences Institute

Award summary. 100% of home tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £18,622. Overview. The cellular response to low oxygen levels (hypoxia), is crucial for cell survival and identity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Ortmann

14 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK 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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Role of BTG1 and BTG2 in acute lymphocytic leukaemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy

Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is often associated with small deletions of or point mutations in the highly related BTG1 or BTG2 genes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G S Winkler

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

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Therapeutic resolution of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) by natural products

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a type of blood cancer where the patients do not have enough healthy blood cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Nasim, Dr M Najafzadeh

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

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The role of vitamin D3 in treating skin cancer and preventing drug resistance

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

During the last decade numerous studies have alluded to vitamin D. 3. playing a role in the prevention of cancer. Recent clinical trials looking at the potential role of vitamin D. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Sutherland, Dr H Sheldrake, Dr S Kauser

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

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Development of Naked Mole Rat Colonic Crypt Models to Use in the Search for Bowel Disease Preventatives

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Diseases affecting the bowel such as colorectal cancer (CRC) and the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are major global healthcare challenges in the 21st century. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Shnyder, Prof S El-Khamisy

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

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Structural investigation of oncogenic splicing factors

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

More than 90% of human genes can and do express multiple proteins. This is achieved by a process called alternative RNA splicing, which is an essential step in gene expression in mammals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Dominguez, Prof I Eperon, Prof A Hudson

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We have 54 Cancer Biology (genes) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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