Cancer Biology (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 82 Cancer Biology (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

New Drugs for Brain Tumours: A Locoregional Implant Brain Tumours

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Next-generation temozolomide derivatives for the treatment of high-grade glioma have been developed at the University of Bradford. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Prof A Paradkar, Dr S Shnyder

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

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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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Evaluating Photodynamic Therapy in colorectal cancer using patient-derived organoids

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer worldwide. Surgery is first line treatment and often in adjunct with chemotherapy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MI Khot, Prof A Paradkar, Prof D Jayne

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

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Design, synthesis and evaluation of protease-activated anti-cancer prodrugs

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of endoproteases that are overexpressed in tumours and play crucial roles in many tumourigenic processes, not least tumour invasion and angiogenesis. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Falconer, Prof P Loadman

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

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Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel polysialyltransferase inhibitors as anti- metastatic agents

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Polysialic acid plays an essential role in neuronal development, but by adulthood is absent from the human body. Its biosynthesis is regulated by two polysialyltransferases (polySTs). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Falconer, Dr S Shnyder

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

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Fibre Laser Based Mid Infrared Sources and their Applications

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Lin Xu, Dr Yongmin Jung . Project Description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Xu

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

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High-performance Ultrafast Fibre Lasers for Biomedical Applications

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Lin Xu, Dr Yongmin Jung . Project Description. Ultrafast lasers providing femtosecond pulses are enabling a rapidly increasing range of applications in science and industry, including physics, chemistry, medicine, biology, and materials processing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Xu

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

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Harnessing Breast Cancer Therapy: Innovative Formulation Strategies for Repurposing Medicines to Overcome Resistance

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

Background. Research in the Kadri group focuses on developing innovative chemical approaches for the discovery of novel therapeutics to address unmet global health needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Kadri

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

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MSc by Research: Using genome editing to study the mechanisms of immune cell proliferation and differentiation

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

T lymphocytes mediate long-term adaptive immunity to viruses and tumour cells. T lymphocytes recognize foreign antigens via specific interactions with the T cell receptor (TCR) that is expressed on the cell surface. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Ly

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

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Novel Molecules for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Loughborough University Department of Chemistry

At present there are no effective drugs for pancreatic cancer treatment. Several molecules have been shown to be a promising anti-austerity agents, able to suppress pancreatic cancer cell lines to tolerate conditions of nutrient deprivation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Buckley

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

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We have 82 Cancer Biology (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Cancer Biology (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 82 Cancer Biology (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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