metastasis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 53 metastasis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Cancer biology: identification of new treatment options for EML4-ALK driven lung cancer through understanding mechanisms of cell division and migration.

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

Lung cancer is the largest cause of cancer-related deaths in the UK and worldwide. While little progress has been made in long-term survival rates, we now have a good understanding of the genetic drivers raising the prospect of earlier diagnosis and more effective treatments. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Fry

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

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Investigating the role of dietary fructose in the development of early-onset colorectal cancer

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Project Background. This project will investigate the role of fructose in the development of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) in adults <50 years. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Vincent, Dr A Chambers, Dr R Richmond, Dr NM Murphy

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

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Molecular mechanism of vimentin induced epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness in cancer cells

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Background. Most cancers are epithelial in origin and arise from a single progenitor cell, similar to an embryo, to become a clone of cells. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Waseem, Dr H Tummala, Dr F Flores-Borja

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

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The role of calcium signalling in regulating of tumour cell behaviour

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Metastasis is the major cause of mortality in human cancers, yet we know relatively little of the fundamental biology that underlies the important transition to invasive malignancy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Georgiou, Dr IM Maiellaro

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

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The role of microtubule regulators in the progression of cancer: investigating the link between BRCA2 and depolymerising kinesins.

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

The mitotic kinesin KIF2C/MCAK regulates microtubule length in the mitotic spindle and plays a role in preventing chromosome-microtubule attachment errors. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Friel, Dr S Wheatley

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

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The Survivin Interactome in Health and Disease

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Survivin is a small protein that is essential for life but that also contributes to disease, most notably cancer, in which its abnormal overexpression is linked to therapeutic resistance and metastasis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Wheatley

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

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Translational Medicine: Understanding the mechanism(s) of resistance to EPA to personalise therapy and improve outcome

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) is the UK’s second most lethal cancer, with limited treatment options for unresectable metastatic tumours. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MA Volpato, Prof M Hull

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

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Platelets in health, ageing and disease: new diagnostics and treatments

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Platelets are small blood cells that play a vital role in the chronic and acute progression of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and also have roles in immunity, inflammation, cancer metastasis, Alzheimer's disease and a range of infections, such as dengue, HIV-1, malaria, and COVID-19. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CI Jones

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

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We have 53 metastasis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

metastasis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 53 metastasis PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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