MRC DTP Translational Biomedical Sciences

⏰ EXTENDED DEADLINE!

The new application deadline is Wednesday 14 January 23:59. For more information about the programme and how to apply click here:

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Join our dynamic MRC DTP Programme in Translational Biomedical Sciences & unlock exciting opportunities to make a real impact in the field. We’re offering fully funded 4-year studentships designed to support your growth & innovation.

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Congrats Nur Syafinaz Zainal on your poster prize at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social Doctoral College research poster showcase 🎉
Proud Faculty of Medicine and @mrcdtpbiomed.bsky.social ! 👏👏👏

Join our dynamic MRC DTP Programme in Translational Biomedical Sciences and unlock exciting opportunities to make a real impact in the field. We’re offering fully funded 4-year studentships designed to support your growth and innovation.

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Just days to go! On 3 Dec, Southampton’s ‘Demystify a PhD’ webinar will unpack the application process, funding, choosing a topic, and finding the right supervisor. Don’t miss your chance to join—register now:

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Thinking about a PhD but not sure where to start? Join the ‘Demystify a PhD’ webinar on 3 Dec to get answers, insights, and inspiration.

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Meet Michael - Policy Disruptor, empowering Black and green futures Find out how Michael's PhD has opened up opportuities to grow his professional network, share expertise and get published. Find out more here: southampton.ac.uk/phd If you enjoyed this video 📽️ like 👍 and subscribe ✅ 🍿😎 Connect with us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uni_southampton Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unisouthampton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unisouthampton Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/unisouthampton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-southampton

Hear from @unisouthampton.bsky.social Black Futures scholars—real stories, real impact. Join the webinar on 27 Nov to explore how this scholarship could support your PhD journey.
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Are you looking for a PhD position in Biomedical Sciences? We are now recruiting for a series of studentships for our MRC DTP Programme in Translational Biomedical Sciences. For more info on the fully funded 4yr (1yr MRes + 3yr PhD) programme & to apply visit tinyurl.com/2ujvem3k

Discover Postgraduate Research at Southampton Meet our researchers Just like you, our PhD students lead busy lives and have diverse interests. They’re parents, carers, professionals, and career changers—each fitting their doctoral research around real-world commitments. What unites them is a passion to explore what fascinates them and embrace the life-changing opportunities a PhD can bring. Bring your perspective. Let’s change the world. The University of Southampton is a UK research-intensive university and global centre of research excellence. Our fully funded PhD programmes, postgraduate research scholarships, and flexible study options make doctoral study more accessible than you might think. Whether you're returning to education or advancing your academic career, we’ll support you to shape your future through research that matters. If you enjoyed this video 📽️ like 👍 and subscribe ✅ 🍿😎 Connect with us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uni_southampton Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unisouthampton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unisouthampton Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/unisouthampton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-southampton

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Frontiers | Enhancing natural killer cell anti-tumour activity through macrophage manipulation The tumour microenvironment (TME) is a complex and dynamic environment containing diverse cellular, stromal and soluble factors, that collectively influence ...

MRC DTP student Natasha Palmer and co-authors have published a review article, exploring how macrophages can modulate natural killer (NK) cells and how this interaction could be harnessed to enhance the NK cells' anti-tumour activity.
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Air pollution and alveolar health Exposure to air pollution has been associated with up to 9 million premature deaths per year worldwide, with the respiratory system a key site for its effects. Air pollution exposure is a well-established risk factor for the development and exacerbation of airways diseases and lung cancer, however relatively little is known regarding the risks associated with air pollution interacting with areas of gas exchange – the alveoli and pulmonary interstitium. In recent years, evidence has emerged identifying a role in the development and progression of sub-clinical interstitial lung abnormalities as well as progression and risk of exacerbation of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. This review outlines the epidemiologic evidence that air pollution perturbs alveolar health. It considers the different components of ambient air pollution, how penetration to the alveoli is determined by particle size and whether the response to alveolar exposure may be modulated by personal susceptibility factors. We discuss potential acute and chronic pathogenic mechanisms of injury upon the pulmonary interstitium and how these may contribute to the development and/or progression of interstitial processes. Finally, we explore current knowledge gaps and the potential for air pollution interventions in vulnerable individuals to support alveolar homeostasis and so prevent disease development and/or progression.

How does air pollution affect the alveoli (sacs where oxygen enters the blood)? How this might be involved in development and exacerbation of fibrotic lung diseases where the strucure of the lung is altered? What don't we know? Read our new review, out today.

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Frontiers | CD1-restricted T cells: are unconventional allies the key to future TB vaccines? CD1-restricted T cells constitute an unconventional arm of immunity that recognises lipid antigens, a feature particularly pertinent to Mycobacterium tubercu...

📢 Exciting news! Congratulations to Matthew Milton on his publication in Frontiers in Immunology: "CD1-restricted T cells: are unconventional allies the key to future TB vaccines?" This is a fantastic achievement and an important contribution to the research!
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The conference will bring together researchers from across diverse areas of cancer immunology, who will discuss their latest work in understanding how the immune system interacts with cancer cells, what biomarkers underpin response to immunotherapy and how findings can be translated to the clinic.

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀: "𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻"
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...

Thrilled to see our iPhD and MRC DTP students engaging at this week’s annual Faculty of Medicine Research Conference! It was a fantastic opportunity for them to expand their networks across the faculty and connect with interdisciplinary PhD peers.

Congratulations to Ella Proudly whose poster won both the Chairs and Audience Choice awards at Southampton imaging conference. The poster showed her PhD research imaging endometrial cilia and exploring their role in sub-fertility.

Today at the @mrcdtpbiomed.bsky.social we wrapped up our annual programme of summer placements for undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. Some very cool experiments, from macrophages to exosomes to microglia and brain organoids! Increased #diversity in future PhDs is the hope!

Congratulations to iPhD/ @mrcdtpbiomed.bsky.social PhD student Liam Edgeway who represented the Faculty of Medicine in the @unisouthampton.bsky.social 3 minute-thesis competition at the Doctoral College 3MT competition !

Very proud of the iPhD/ @mrcdtpbiomed.bsky.social winners of the @unisouthampton.bsky.social Doctoral College awards:

🏆Weronika Biala
🏆Alex Robinson
🏆Natasha Palmer jointly with Morgan Mason

Congratulations to Danielle Tongue and Isabel Elliott, also nominated!

🎉Well done to all! 🎉

Scientists explore new way to bring CAR-T cell therapy to pancreatic cancer - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London A new strategy to help powerful cancer-targeting immune cells, known as CAR-T cells, infiltrate pancreatic cancer has been developed by researchers at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of ...

📰Could CAR-T cell therapy become an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer?

Our researchers have developed a new strategy to help CAR-T cells enter pancreatic tumours, improving their cancer-killing potential.

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In the afternoon, students had the opportunity to talk to guests working in different fields at the Careers Fair, followed by the networking session.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the event, especially the organisers Maria Moran, Charlotte McGuinnes, Sandra Olatz and Weronika Biala!

It was great to see so many faces at the second Student-Led Away Day at Queen Mary University of London on 9 May, which focused on networking and career paths outside academia.
The day started with a networking workshop and keynote talk from @drstevex.bsky.social .

The MRC-AMS policy internship scheme: why apply? www.linkedin.com/pulse/mrc-am...

Therapeutic targeting of tumour-associated macrophage receptors | Ali Roghanian Immunotherapy Advances (British Society for Immunology) has just published a review article from our group (Rosa Alves Martins, Mehmet Tekin and Mark Cragg)…

Congratulations to our alumna Rosa Alves Martins and colleagues on their review article published in Immunotherapy Advances!

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We are kicking off the first day of our iPhD/DTP Away Day 2025. Great opportunity to catch up with everyone, hear lots of great talks and see some great posters 👏

Congratulations to our alumnus James Parkin and current PhD student Liam Edgeway! This is a fantastic achievement and an important contribution to the research, supported by our MRC DTP in Translational Biomedical Sciences.

Brake pad emissions Brake pad emissions

Our researchers @jamesparkinsci.bsky.social @mattloxham.bsky.social UoS Medicine have shown tiny particles emitted by some commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those in diesel exhaust.

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Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found. This research…

Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says

Cancer evolution: from Darwin to the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis The fundamental evolutionary nature of cancer has been recognized for decades. Increasingly powerful genetic and single cell sequencing technologies, …

📢 Exciting news! Congratulations to Thaneswari Karpanasamy on her publication in Trends in Cancer: "Cancer evolution: from Darwin to the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis" This is a fantastic achievement and an important contribution to the research.
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It's great to see that one of our MRC DTP students is involved in such an exciting project 👍