Cancer Biology (protease) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 5 Cancer Biology (protease) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Structural and functional characterisation of MALT1 ubiquitination to aid in the development of novel anti-cancer therapies

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) is a family of transcription factors that play a crucial role in regulating various cellular processes; primarily related to immune responses, inflammation, and cell survival. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Hall

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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Assessing the molecular mechanisms by which Cathepsin V promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Targeted therapies such as tamoxifen, fulvestrant and anastrozole have exhibited significant clinical success since being introduced as treatments for Estrogen Receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer patients. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Burden

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

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Improvements of asparaginase-based treatment for Childhood ALL

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

Project Description. Most popular current treatments for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in clinic are based on asparaginase (Raja et al 2012). Read more

Supervisors: Dr O V Gerasimenko, Dr J Gerasimenko

Year round applications 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

Open Day(s) Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 5 Cancer Biology (protease) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Cancer Biology (protease) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 5 Cancer Biology (protease) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Structural and functional characterisation of MALT1 ubiquitination to aid in the development of novel anti-cancer therapies

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

Assessing the molecular mechanisms by which Cathepsin V promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis

Improvements of asparaginase-based treatment for Childhood ALL

Cancer: Repurposing drugs as new treatments for breast cancer

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