The UCL Myeloma Immunology group are seeking a talented, energetic and ambitious PhD candidate to study how genetic diversity in HLA and T cell receptors (TCRs) influences immune function and disease progression in patients with smouldering myeloma. Smouldering myeloma is a pre-cancerous condition that precedes the bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma, although not all individuals with smouldering myeloma will develop myeloma.
The student will work within the Chain, Yong and Boyle groups at UCL. The underlying hypothesis is that the transition from precancerous to cancerous state is influenced by heritable genetic diversity in the adaptive immune response, including diversity of HLA alleles and the TCR repertoire. These genetic factors account for the ethnic variation in cancer evolution, including the risk that a patient with smouldering myeloma will progress to myeloma. We will address these questions using patients from White, Black and Asian backgrounds recruited to the COSMOS study.
We are seeking a talented, energetic and ambitious PhD candidate to study how genetic diversity in HLA and T cell receptors (TCRs) influences immune function and disease progression in patients with smouldering myeloma. Smouldering myeloma is a pre-cancerous condition that precedes the bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma, although not all individuals with smouldering myeloma will develop myeloma.
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This is a full time fully funded 4-year PhD studentship funded by Cancer Research UK, successful candidates will receive a non-taxable annual stipend of £24,643 covering tuition fees at the Home rate.
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
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