Cancer Biology (mass) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

Assessment of phototherapy with model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. . Saccharomyces cerevisiae is extensively used as model organism and is well understood from a sequencing perspective so up-regulation or down-regulation of gene expression is tractable. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos

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

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Obtaining insights into how a signalling hub protein Ras activates multiple effectors

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

The RAS family of small GTPases act as signalling hubs regulating cell proliferation and differentiation. They are highly conserved from yeast to humans, highlighting their fundamental biological roles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Tanaka , Dr R Mahen

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

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Structural and mechanistic studies of fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling

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

Supervisors: Prof A.L. Breeze, Prof F. Sobott

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

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Using single cell transcriptomic and blood proteomic data to understand how pancreatic cancer causes diabetes and to find ways to detect the cancer earlier

University of Liverpool Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine

Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of the common cancers. Five-year survival remains low at 12%. Sadly for 80% of patients, by the time their cancer is diagnosed it has spread to distant organs making them ineligible for potentially curative surgery. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Costello

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

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Targeting Ras palmitoylation for the treatment of cancer

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Lay summary. Proteins can be thought of as molecular machines that carry out work within cells. Protein activity can be regulated through the reversible attachment of certain chemical groups to specific amino acids within proteins. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Fraser

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

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Cancer: Repurposing drugs as new treatments for breast cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer, with over 1 million new cases diagnosed worldwide each year. For some types of BC, hormonal treatments have been very effective but one particular BC subtype, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), is highly aggressive and lacks a targeted therapy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Matthews, Dr P Meakin

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

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(MRC DTP CASE) Understanding how tumour associated macrophages control the tumour immune landscape in NF2-Schwannomatosis

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Type 2 Neurofibromatosis (NF2), now referred to as NF2-Schwannomatosis (or NF2-SWN), is a rare autosomal dominant tumour pre-disposition syndrome characterised by growth of typically benign tumours throughout the nervous system. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Brough, Dr K Couper

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK 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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Design and synthesis of next-generation antibody drug conjugates to target homologous recombination deficient cancers

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Background. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) offer a powerful strategy for the cell-selective delivery of therapeutics, while minimizing off-target interactions associated with the drug payload. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Burley, Dr Z Rattray

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

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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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Fertility preservation of male childhood cancer patients

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Every day, around five children receive a diagnosis of cancer in the United Kingdom, with boys slightly more frequently than girls. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Lopes, Prof R Mitchell

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

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Optimising novel pre- and rehabilitation strategies to improve the physiological resilience of older surgical patients

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

PhD Description. In addition to rehabilitation, which has long been employed as method to enhance recovery from clinical stress events, there is burgeoning clinical and research interest in prehabilitation, an approach employed to prepare individuals for these events. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Phillips

22 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (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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Mechanobiology of plasma membrane-associated signalling platforms

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Cells within tissues are held together by extracellular matrix (ECM), a network of proteins produced and organised by the cells themselves. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PA Atherton

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

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Investigating how tumour associated macrophages affect cancer metastasis and response to therapies

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Solid tumours are generally highly infiltrated by macrophages. Macrophages are heterogeneous and different populations with different and sometimes even opposite functions co-exist in tumours affecting cancer progression. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Mieglo, Prof M Schmid

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