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Student research projects

We offer diverse opportunities for students to join our research teams. Our student projects enable students to develop a range of skills in medical research, through tackling important research questions with the support of experienced mentors.
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Non-negative matrix factorization in cancer omics
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Tony Papenfuss
Diseases:
Cancer, Brain cancer
Area:
Cancer biology
Technology:
Computational biology, Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Bioinformatics
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Predicting Synergistic Drug Combinations in Glioblastoma
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Sarah Best, Dr Saskia Freytag, Dr Jim Whittle
Diseases:
Brain cancer
Area:
Cancer biology, Personalised medicine
Technology:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Computational biology, Drug discovery
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Building a cell history recorder using synthetic biology for longitudinal patient monitoring
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Tom Weber, Prof Shalin Naik
Diseases:
Cancer
Area:
Immunology, Cell signalling, Inflammation
Technology:
Genomics, Structural biology, Computational biology, Artificial intelligence and machine learning
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Harnessing RNA mutation sensing for a new generation of cancer therapeutics
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Tom Weber, Prof Shalin Naik
Diseases:
Cancer, Leukaemia, Breast cancer
Area:
Cancer biology, Cell death, Personalised medicine
Technology:
Bioinformatics, Genomics, Computational biology, Drug discovery, Structural biology, Artificial intelligence and machine learning
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