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- My research question
is, how does obesity
affect stem cells to promote bowel cancer?
- My research question is
how do tumour cells co-evolve
with immune and stromal cells
of the tumour microenvironment?
- My question is how do preservations
of the cell cycle impair development
and contribute to cancer?
- My research question is
can we use novel biomarkers
to predict the progression of cancer?
- With its incredible
concentration of excellence,
the biomedical campus
at Cambridge University
is a great choice for graduate studies.
Our institute benefits from an
exciting multidisciplinary environment
where scientists tackle the
big outstanding questions
of cancer research and beyond.
- I chose to come to
the Cambridge Institute
because of the world-leading
senior scientists
I could work with here.
I find the atmosphere here
at the Cambridge Institute
extremely collaborative.
Every time I've needed advice,
be it scientific or technical,
I've been able to rely
on extremely knowledgeable
and helpful colleagues.
In particular, the cores have
sped up my work exponentially.
And I've been able to adapt
cutting edge techniques
to my own needs.
- Cambridge University is a
brilliant place to do research
and to be a PhD student.
So, for example, I've been able to benefit
from collaborating with
brilliant scientists
from different departments,
such as the department of biochemistry.
But I've also been able to contribute
to the education in Cambridge.
I've been able to teach medical students
and veterinary students
and I've also been able
to help with interviews.
- We encourage independent
thinking in our students
and treat them as learners
and not as employees.
And with the rigorous
scientific training we provide,
we really aim to equip them
for a fulfilling career
in academia or in industry.
And indeed, we have got
a very good track record
in training scientific leaders.
- In research, we're driven
by the results that we obtain
so good science opens
up for more questions
than it can address.
I've benefited from
having excellent students
who dare to follow the data,
follow the observations that we make
and take our research into directions
that we hadn't anticipated
from the beginning.
I try to foster an
environment in the group
that can help develop
such pioneering attitude
and help develop independence.
Because that's really at
the core of the PhD program
here at our institute.
- Our graduate program is
structured but personal.
Our students, for instance,
have access in addition
to their supervisors, to senior scientists
who serve on their tailor
made thesis committees.
As a community, we consider our students
a fantastic asset,
and are extremely proud
of their achievements.
- I feel that the Cambridge
Institute has two aspects to it
that make it such a
great place to work at.
The people and the expertise.
- Here at the Cancer Research
UK Cambridge Institute,
we're looking to train the
scientific leaders of tomorrow.
Our PhD students are the
lifeblood of the institute.
So why not join us and
answer your question?
