Cancer Sciences
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I loved this place and will surely come back for post grad courses well.
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Educated staff, great offices and plenty of activities finish off what has been a genuinely stunning time
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Every day we were learning new things. There are so many interesting things to do. People crack jokes during noon lectures. Apart from this, it is nice overall
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PhD
In Glasgow
Description
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Type
PhD
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Location
Glasgow (Scotland)
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Start date
Different dates available
We are part of a national centre of excellence in the fight against cancer carrying out a programme of world-class science directed at understanding the molecular changes that cause cancer. We are working to translate scientific discoveries into new drugs or diagnostic and prognostic tools that benefit cancer patients, taking new therapies through preclinical and clinical trials. The Institute of Cancer Sciences is a major component of the Cancer Research UK West of Scotland Cancer Centre. There are currently 51 research groups housed in magnificent new research buildings at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, the Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, the CRUK clinical trials unit (CTU) and the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre. Our facilities house a number of state-of-the-art technologies that underpin our key research themes.
Facilities
Location
Start date
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Reviews
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I loved this place and will surely come back for post grad courses well.
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Educated staff, great offices and plenty of activities finish off what has been a genuinely stunning time
← | →
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Every day we were learning new things. There are so many interesting things to do. People crack jokes during noon lectures. Apart from this, it is nice overall
← | →
Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Katy
YS
Noga Trishalla
Subjects
- IT
- Biology
Course programme
PhD programmes in the Institute of Cancer Sciences (ICS) last 3-4 years. Individual research projects are tailored around the expertise of principal investigators within the Institute. Basic and clinical projects are also available for study.
A variety of approaches are used, including molecular biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, genetics, cancer modelling and cell biology (including advanced in vitro and in vivo imaging), immunology and polyomics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics).
Specific areas of interest include:
- Cancer biology and cell signalling
- Epigenetics
- Cancer stem cell biology
- Cancer imaging
- Chemoresistance in cancer
- Cancer and Aging
- Regulation of cancer cell death processes
- Genetics, genomics and systems medicine
- Immunotherapy for cancer
- Cancer clinical trials
Additional information
All Postgraduate Research Students are allocated a supervisor who will act as the main source of academic support and research mentoring.You may want to identify a potential supervisor and contact them to discuss your research proposal before you apply.
- Search our staff research profiles
Cancer Sciences