A postgraduate research opportunity at the University of Otago.
Details
- Close date
- Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Academic background
- Sciences, Health Sciences
- Host campus
- Dunedin
- Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s
- Department
- Pathology (Dunedin)
- Supervisors
- Dr Glen Reid, Dr Cath Drummond
Overview
MicroRNAs are short noncoding RNAs responsible for post-transcriptional control of gene expression.
They are dysregulated in tumour cells, contributing to all of the hallmarks of cancer. In malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure, multiple tumour suppressor microRNAs are downregulated.
This project will investigate the role of miR-625 in the biology of mesothelioma and in particular, response of this tumour to chemotherapy.
