Targeting Ras palmitoylation for the treatment of cancer, Ph.D. | University of Dundee | Dundee, United Kingdom
36 months
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20895 GBP/year
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This Ph.D. in Targeting Ras palmitoylation for the treatment of cancer at University of Dundee is concerned with understanding the way that Ras is palmitoylated with a view to developing new drugs for the treatment of cancer.

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Overview

Techniques: 

The student from Targeting Ras palmitoylation for the treatment of cancer at University of Dundee will gain experience of mammalian cell culture, molecular biology techniques (including PCR and site-directed mutagenesis), pharmacology, acyl-RAC (assay for determining protein palmitoylation levels), co-immunoprecipitation and pulldown experiments, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, protein expression (bacteria, yeast) and purification as well as Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange (HDX) mass spectrometry.

Programme Structure

  • Scientific summary: In humans, the genes HRAS, NRAS and KRAS encode three closely related proteins frequently mutated in cancer promoting unregulated cell growth. 
  • Ras proteins function as molecular switches transmitting signals from cell surface growth factor receptors to intracellular effector proteins cycling between inactive (GDP bound) and active (GTP) states. 
  • Oncogenic Ras activity requires the protein to be localised to the inner face of the plasma membrane suggesting strategies that cause Ras to be mistargeted within the cell may be effective in treating cancer. 

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 36 months
  • Part-time
    • 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.

Tuition Fee

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    20895 GBP/year
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    Based on the tuition of 20895 GBP per year during 36 months.

  • National

    4825 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 4825 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Dundee

787 - 1494 GBP /month
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