Hope awards three new PhD studentships

16th October 2009

After receiving many applications for the PhD Studentships.  The Trustees with guidance from the Scientific Committee have awarded the PhD studentships to the following applicants.  So congratulations to: 

Prof. D G Lambert/Prof. D J Rowbotham 

Project Title: Strategies to reduce morphine tolerance in cancer: evaluation of novel bifunctional opioids "

This application is to design and evaluate new morphine-like analgesics with reduced side effects for long term use in cancer pain"  

Dr C A Pritchard 

Project Title: Identification of a Braf gene signature in colorectal cancer 

" Mutation of the BRAF proto-oncogene is a major contributing factor in the development of ... More details...