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The following projects have been selected for the AstraZeneca Funded Non-Clinical PhD Studentships starting 2025. 

UCAM-Supervisor                               

UCAM Department                                               

AZ-Supervisor                        Project Title                                                                                  

Prof. David Bulmer 

Pharmacology Dr Fraser Welsh How does the microbiota contribute to chronic pain
Prof. David Spring Chemistry Jonathan Bargh Developing the next generation of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates using divinylpyridimidine conjugation
Prof. Emma Rawlins Gurdon/PDN Dr Luigi Aloia A reproducible human lung organoid platform for large scale oncology CRISPR screens
Prof. Ferdia Gallagher Radiology Richard Goodwin Multimodal and multiscale imaging: interrogating renal morphology and function across the disease landscape
Prof. Hugh Robinson Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) Dr Philipe Mendonca Uncovering the electrophysiological fingerprints of neuroendocrine cancer cells
Prof. Laura Torrente-Murciano Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Will Goundry Accelerating big data in material crystallization
Prof. Matthew Gaunt Chemistry Dr Henry Blackwell Rapid development of new catalytic synthetic methodology for fragment-based drug discovery enabled by high-throughput experimentation
Prof. Ravindra Gupta Medicine Daniele Corridoni Interaction between innate immune activation and cell cycle status in macrophages: implications for inflammatory diseases
Prof. Roisin Owens Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Muireann Coen Conformal electronic devices for non-invasive, dynamic monitoring of barrier tissues
Prof. Samuel Lambert Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Public Health & Primary Care Dr Xiao Jiang Partitioning the effects of high body mass index on risk of future comorbidities.
Prof. Walid Khaled Pharmacology/ Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Dr Mark Albertella

Therapeutic cancer prevention of hereditary cancers