PhD studentship in Breast Cancer – Targeting glycans to develop new treatments for metastatic breast cancer

About the Project

Title of the award: PhD studentship in Breast Cancer – Targeting glycans to develop new treatments for metastatic breast cancer

Award summary: 100% of home tuition fees paid, an annual stipend of £22,926, and additional funding to cover research costs (total value of award: £133,219).

Overview: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally and new treatments are urgently needed. This project will focus on exploiting glycans to develop a new and potentially transformative approach to benefit patients with breast cancer.

You will spearhead the use of innovative tools to profile the glycome of breast cancer cells and shed light on the role of cancer-associated glycans in metastasis. Alongside this, utilising cell line, immune cell co-culture, and organoid models, you will discover the functional role of glycans in breast cancer pathology, and test if novel glycan-targeting drugs can be developed as new therapies.