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Cancer and Genetics – (Ph.D.)
Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Medicine| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,578 - | ||
| Location: | Cardiff / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, April, July, October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Basic, applied and clinical research is undertaken. The areas studied include genome instability, the molecular genetics of cancer and inherited tumour predisposition. The basic research is undertaken with a view to translational studies. The aim is to provide new diagnostics for cancer risk and new cancer therapeutics. Here the development of therapies designed for specific individuals with specific cancers is an objective. There is collaboration with colleagues involved in a number of clinical trials.
The following areas are of particular strength:
* Cancer biology
* Ageing
* DNA damage and repair
* Telomeres
* Oncogenes
* P53
* wnt-Signalling
* Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer
* Qualitative methodologies for assessment of complex interventions in palliative care
* Systematic review, clinical trial methodologies as they relate to end of life care
* Gene mapping and identification
* Mutation analysis, meta-analysis of human gene mutation
* Genotype-phenotype correlation
* Mechanisms of human gene mutation
* Clinical genetics
* Systematic reviews and clinical trial methodologies in cancer
Special Features:
* Cancer Research UK Centre Status
* Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
* New state-of-the-art molecular and cellular biology laboratories in the Henry Wellcome Research Institute.
* A new Cancer Genetics Institute for copletion in August 2009.
* The Wales Cancer Trials Network, jointly funded by the Cancer Research Campaign and the Cancer Services Co-ordinating Group, provides access to research nurses and data management resources for clinical trials across Wales.
* Involvement with MRC clinical trials.
* Strong emphasis on haematological cancer – particularly Myeloid Leukaemia.
* Well-equipped laboratory for molecular and cellular research, including a purpose-built Institute of Medical Genetics, housing academic and NHS departments.
* Wales Gene Park.
* Wales Cancer Bank.
* Close collaborative ties with Biosciences in Cardiff for mouse models for cancer, wnt signalling, apoptosis and transcription regulation.
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Requirements
Applicants should possess a minimum of an upper second class Honours degree, Masters degree, or equivalent in a relevant subject. A medical degree and GMC registration is essential for some research. Relevant professional qualifications or experience may also be required.
Suitable for graduates in Biological Sciences, (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology) or graduates in Medicine and other clinical disciplines.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
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