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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 human cancers and therefore strategies aimed at understanding and inhibiting this key cancer protein will be of significant benefit to patients with cancer or those at risk"
Dr R Schaffrath
Project Title: The roll of diphthamide in cell proliferation control and ovarian cancer
" The project will analyse ovarian cancer at the molecular level and thus provide a means of improving the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer patients or those who are at risk"
Three students will be selected shortly for the individual projects.
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