Start Date: October 2016.

Supervisor: Dr Anja Mueller, anja.mueller@uea.ac.uk

The Project:

The migration of cancerous cells is controlled by a number of pro-inflammatory macromolecules such as chemokines.  Amongst others, CCR1 and CCR5 together with their ligands play an important role in cancer metastasis. A different chemokine receptor, CXCR4 has been strongly implicated in the metastasis of breast cancer cells.  We plan to investigate the molecular basis of receptor signal transduction in the migration of different cancer cells. Understanding how these receptors lead to cell migration will provide us with novel therapeutic targets which can eventually lead to medicine which can reduce or even prevent cancer metastasis

Entry Requirements:

Applicants should have minimum 2:1 in MPharm, Biological Sciences, Biomedicine, Pharmacology

Funding:

This project is offered on a self-funding basis. It is open to applicants with funding or those applying to funding sources.  Details of tuition fees can be found at http://www.uea.ac.uk/pgresearch/pgrfees.

A bench fee is also payable on top of the tuition fee to cover specialist equipment or laboratory costs required for the research.  The amount charged annually will vary considerably depending on the nature of the project and applicants should contact the primary supervisor for further information about the fee associated with the project.

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