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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.
Showing 13 – 18 of 21 Projects  
Molecular impact of extreme heat on lung disease
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Clare Weeden
Diseases:
Cancer, Lung cancer, Coronavirus, Influenza
Area:
Inflammation, Cancer biology, Immunology
Technology:
Flow cytometry, Imaging, Computational biology
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Studying tumour evolution and immune cell composition in uterine leiomyosarcoma to define novel effective combinations of targeted therapies
  • Student Research
Project Type:
PhD
Supervisors(s):
Prof Clare Scott AM
Diseases:
Cancer, Rare cancers
Area:
Immunology, Cancer biology, Personalised medicine
Technology:
Imaging, Genomics, Proteomics
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Analysis of non-coding gene regulatory element function in the human immune system
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Honours/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Hamish King
Diseases:
Lupus, Primary immunodeficiency
Area:
Epigenetics, Healthy development, Immunology
Technology:
Genomics, Bioinformatics
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Bioinformatics strategies for optimal interpretation of spatial-omics data in cancer
  • Student Research
Project Type:
Masters by Coursework/PhD
Supervisors(s):
Dr Yunshun Chen, Prof Jane Visvader
Diseases:
Cancer, Breast cancer
Area:
Cancer biology
Technology:
Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Artificial intelligence and machine learning
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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 Gemma Kelly
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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