Our next big discovery could be you
Weâre searching for the brightest minds in cancer research
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the worldâs most influential cancer research institutes. We provided the first convincing evidence that DNA damage is the basic cause of cancer, laying the foundation for the now universally accepted idea that cancer is a genetic disease. Today, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) leads the world at isolating cancer-related genes and discovering new targeted drugs for personalised cancer treatment. We are committed to attracting and developing the best minds in the world to join us in our mission â to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates or final year undergraduates who hold or expect to gain a first/upper second class honours degree or equivalent. Successful candidates will undertake a four year research training programme under the guidance of named supervisors and will receive an annual stipend â the stipend is currently £21,000.
Two of these research projects will be recipients of ICR Chairmanâs Studentship Awards. Five will be funded by the Cancer Research UK Centre â a strategic partnership between Cancer Research UK, the ICR and The Royal Marsden â which aims to enhance translational research.
PhD studentships starting October 2014
Breast Cancer Research
Professor Alan Ashworth/ Dr Olivia Fletcher
Investigating the role of linc RNAs in breast cancer risk
Professor Clare Isacke
Overcoming therapeutic resistance in breast cancer metastasis
Cancer Biology
Dr Fernando Calvo
Investigating the acquisition of cancer-associated fibroblast features in cancer cells that favour metastatic dissemination
Dr Chris Bakal
Describing the signalling networks regulating the shape that drives melanoma metastasis
Dr Paul Huang
Adhesion receptor signalling networks in cancer
Molecular Pathology
Dr Anguraj Sadanandam
Integrating molecular and metabolic profiles to identify subtype-specific therapies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Radiotherapy and Imaging
Dr Graham Smith
Development of novel PET probes for quantitative imaging of DNA damage response following chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Dr Gabriela Kramer-Marek
PET imaging of EGFR expression and activation to guide EGFR targeted therapies
Professor Uwe Oelfke / Professor Gail ter Haar
Biological dosimetry for multi-modality therapies
Professor Uwe Oelfke
Development of IMRT and dynamic motion compensation for small animal radiotherapy
Dr Simon Robinson/Dr Chris Jones
Pre-clinical evaluation of functional imaging biomarkers associated with molecular subtypes of paediatric glioblastoma
Professor Nandita deSouza
Interrogating biophysical properties in molecular self-assembly systems
Dr Emma Harris
Development of ultrasound imaging techniques for radiation therapy adaptation
Dr Dow-Mu Koh
(Studentship to start early 2014)
Advanced magnetic resonance imaging in lung mesothelioma
Cancer Therapeutics
Professor Julian Blagg / Dr Janet Shipley
Chemical probes for histone demethylases
Professor Keith Jones/ Dr Rob van Montfort
Design and structural studies of irreversible inhibitors for HSP70
Dr Steven Whittaker
Identification of drug resistance mechanisms by functional genomic screens
Genetics and Epidemiology
Professor Montserrat Garcia-Closas
Breast cancer risk stratification: implications for early detection and prevention strategies
Structural Biology
Dr Edward Morris
Structural studies of the hybrid proteasome
Genome Damage and Stability Centre
There will be two studentships dedicated to collaborative projects with the Genome Damage and Stability Centre at the University of Sussex (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/gdsc/). The students will study genome stability in the context of cancer biology, with the aim of identifying and/or developing targets for drug development and therapy. Details of these will be available on the website shortly.
Applications for all projects should be made online via the APPLY button below
Please ensure that you read and follow the application instructions very carefully. More information and details about our 2014 studentship projects, can be found on our website www.icr.ac.uk
Applicants should be available for interview 27-28 January 2014.
Closing date: Friday 29 November 2013.