breast PhD Research Projects for UK Students

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD scholarship: Investigating methods to identify breast/trunk lymphoedema in patients treated for breast cancer

Sheffield Hallam University Health and Social Care Research

Applications are invited for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD scholarships in Health and Social Care, aligned to the departments of Nursing and Midwifery and Allied Health Professions, commencing 1st October 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Probst

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

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Diabetes and Breast Cancer from the perspective of oestrogen receptor expression

Sheffield Hallam University Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre

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

Supervisors: Dr SA Ahmed, Dr NP Peake, Dr DK Kelly

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

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The clinical and therapeutic impact of disialoganglioside GD2 and its synthases on breast cancer

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

Disialoganglioside GD2 is a plasma membrane member of the large glycosphingolipid family which involves a hydrophobic ceramide bound to a hydrophilic sialic acid-containing glycan chain. Read more

Supervisor: Prof WG Jiang

24 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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The effect of antihypertensive drugs in the treatment of breast cancer as monotherapy and in combination with Nigella sativa

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

Cancer research is one of the most highly funded and research-intensive fields in laboratories. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N. W Wehida

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

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(MRC DTP CASE) Multiomic evaluation of differential drug response in metastatic breast cancers

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Breast cancers are the most common cancers in women. Estrogen Receptor (ER) plays a major role in breast cancer growth. To stop the cancer from growing further, clinically successful ER-targeting therapies like Fulvestrant, etc were developed. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Nagarajan, Dr HH Harrison, Prof R Clarke, Dr I Iqbal

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

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Immune function and exercise in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Edinburgh Napier University School of Applied Sciences

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in women worldwide. There are on average 55,920 new cases of breast cancer each year in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Brown, Dr I Gallagher, Dr J Turner

10 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Identifying Mechanisms of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Breast/Cervical Cancer (with emphasis on FGFR)

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

FGF signalling is implicated in cancer (e.g., breast and cervical cancer) susceptibility and progression, suggesting that this powerful developmental pathway is co-opted by cancer cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Chioni

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

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Treatment of Breast Cancer and Preventing Relapse

Medical University of Vienna Institute for Pathophysiologie and Allergy

The doctoral candidate (DC) The DC will perform biological basic research on cancer in vitro and in vivo at the CIMUS-University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Read more

Supervisor: Prof RPF Pérez-Fernández

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The Health4Her Project

Monash University Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for female breast cancer; yet, awareness of this risk remains surprisingly low, and is not systematically addressed in healthcare settings. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JG Grigg

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

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Estimating the global cancer burden due to low levels of physical activity

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Around 40% of all cancers are thought to be avoidable by modification of lifestyle factors. Obesity has been found to be a risk factor for several cancers and was estimated to have caused around 3.6% of all new cancers which occurred in 2012. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Lewis, Prof R Martin, Dr R Pulsford, Prof R Jago, Dr FB Bray

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

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Evaluating the role of circulating proteins in cancer risk and progression using genetic and observational approaches

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Circulating proteins play fundamental roles in biology and disease aetiology, including development of cancer, and are the direct targets of many drugs (1). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Martin, Dr JY Yarmolinsky, Dr P Haycock

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

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PhD Machine Learning for Medical Imaging

University of Kent School of Physics and Astronomy

Research Group: Applied Optics

We are offering a fully funded PhD studentship in the application of machine learning to medical imaging, especially imaging of cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Podoleanu, Prof P de Wilde

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Electro-bioluminescence for integrated milk biosensors

Curtin University Department of Chemistry

Electro-bioluminescence for integrated milk biosensors. The PhD project will develop an integrated electro-bioluminescent sensing technology for the simultaneous detection of lactose, micro and macro nutrients (metal ions and vitamins) in breast milk samples. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ciampi

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

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Small molecule cancer drug discovery targeting resistant disease.

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Despite continuous advances in targeted cancer therapy in recent years, there remains a major challenge to combat drug resistance and poor levels of efficacy in areas of unmet medical need, such as advanced colorectal and breast cancer. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Westwell

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Communicating benefits of population vaccination and screening programmes for optimal uptake and improved longevity in areas with regional disparities.

Atlantic Technological University Research

The Postgraduate Research Programme Translational Health Research Innovation preVention & Equity (THRIVE) offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LMB McBride, Dr R Burns, Dr GG Gliga, Dr CH Heaney

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 22 breast PhD Research Projects for UK Students

breast PhD Research Projects for UK Students

We have 22 breast PhD Research Projects for UK Students

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD scholarship: Investigating methods to identify breast/trunk lymphoedema in patients treated for breast cancer

Diabetes and Breast Cancer from the perspective of oestrogen receptor expression

The clinical and therapeutic impact of disialoganglioside GD2 and its synthases on breast cancer

The effect of antihypertensive drugs in the treatment of breast cancer as monotherapy and in combination with Nigella sativa

(MRC DTP CASE) Multiomic evaluation of differential drug response in metastatic breast cancers

Immune function and exercise in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Identifying Mechanisms of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Breast/Cervical Cancer (with emphasis on FGFR)

Treatment of Breast Cancer and Preventing Relapse

The Health4Her Project

Estimating the global cancer burden due to low levels of physical activity

Evaluating the role of circulating proteins in cancer risk and progression using genetic and observational approaches

PhD Machine Learning for Medical Imaging

Electro-bioluminescence for integrated milk biosensors

Small molecule cancer drug discovery targeting resistant disease.

Communicating benefits of population vaccination and screening programmes for optimal uptake and improved longevity in areas with regional disparities.

We have 22 breast PhD Research Projects for UK Students

breast PhD Research Projects for UK Students

We have 22 breast PhD Research Projects for UK Students

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