MRC-funded PhD position to study Wnt signalling in gastric cancer at the LSI Exeter (Sep 2023)
Posted by Steffen Scholpp, on 12 September 2022
Location: Living Systems Institute, Exeter
Closing Date: 6 November 2022
Gastric cancer is a multifactorial disease causing over a million deaths yearly. Deregulation of oncogenic cell signalling, such as the Wnt signalling pathway, leads to tumour growth and metastasis. In this project, the student will apply novel microfluidic tools to decipher the function of Wnt signal spreading and activation in the tumour microenvironment to develop effective new therapeutics to combat
gastric cancer.
More information on the project, funding and the application: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/award/?id=4513
Recently published background material: https://elifesciences.org/articles/77376
More information on the lab: https://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk/staff/profile/index.php?web_id=Steffen_Scholpp
Start date: 1 September 2023
Closing Date: 6 November 2022
Scientific fields: Cell biology, Signalling, Development and disease
Model systems: Cell culture, Zebrafish
Duration: Fixed term