Cancer Biology (part time) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 61 Cancer Biology (part time) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Prognostic Markers in Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is the ninth most common malignant disease in the world (Ferlay et al., 2015). Following removal of diseased tissue, cancer reoccurs in approximately 40% of patients and in 8% it metastasises into other tissues. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cherry

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

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The BCAT1 CXXC Motif and Oncogenesis in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

University of Worcester Research School

The BCAT1 gene is implicated in the pathogenesis of many cancer types, including acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)1–4. Recently, our group identified a novel antioxidant role for BCAT1 in AML cells5. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Coles

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: Multimodal predictive modelling of outcome in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Worldwide, cancer of the upper (oesophagus, stomach) and lower gastrointestinal (colon and rectum) tract is newly diagnosed in 3.6 million patients every year and 2.2 million patients die from this disease every year. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Grabsch, Dr N West, Dr D Magee

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: The microbiome and the promotion of bowel cancer: The key to understanding causation and prevention of this important disease

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Bowel cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer death in the UK and affects 1.9 million people annually worldwide. Its cause is still unknown but recent work by Wood et al. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Marks, Dr H Wood, Dr N West, Prof P Quirke

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

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Development of novel lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for targeted gene delivery to cancer cells

University of Portsmouth School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science and will be supervised by Dr Roja Hadianamrei and Dr Sassan Hafizi. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hadianamrei, Dr S Hafizi

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

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Experimental and computational Cancer PhD: Overcoming osteosarcoma chemoresistance by characterizing and targeting cellular quiescence

University College London UCL Cancer Institute

Cancer is the leading cause of death in children and the second in young adults in England and Wales. Sarcomas, tumours that originate from connective tissues (bone, muscle, fat), account for around 15% of childhood cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Secrier, Dr L Cottone

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK 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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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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From bench to pre-clinical evaluation: a novel nucleic acid vaccine targeting tumour-associated antigens

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics

Cancer and the long-term toxicities sustained from treatment remain a public health issue for adult and paediatric patients. The spread of tumour cells is believed to account for up to 90% of cancer-related morbidities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Piskareva

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

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Cancer: Investigation of accentuated mitochondrial ROS and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in cystic fibrosis and colorectal carcinoma.

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with an accentuated inflammatory response to bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), increased resting energy expenditure and a higher than expected prevalence of gastrointestinal and other malignancies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Peckham, Prof D Jayne, Dr S Savic, Miss LR Caley

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD 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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Unlocking Precision Medicine: Advanced Survival Analysis Tools for Cancer Biomarker Validation

Sheffield Hallam University Computing and Informatics

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LQ Quayle, Dr KH Harris, Dr NC Cross

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

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Combining CRISPR-screens and AI to Identify Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Target Cancer-Stroma Interactions

Queen Mary University of London Digital Environment Research Institute

A fully funded PhD Studentship is available to work with Dr Angus Cameron, Reader in Cell Signalling and Tumour Cell Biology, Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University London, Dr Otto Morris, Senior Biological Data Scientist at Exscientia, and Professor Pedro Cutillas, Professor of Cell Signalling and Proteomics, QMUL, Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University London. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cameron

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

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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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