Isabel Pires, Lecturer in Cancer Biology at The University of Manchester, shared on LinkedIn:
“International Strategic Partnership funded PhD opportunity now available, looking at developing advanced tumour-on-chip models of the biophysical tumour microenvironment.
Come work with us in a multidisciplinary project co-supervised by biologists Isabel Pires and Ludwig Dubois, computational scientists Alessandro De Rosis and Alistair Revell at The University of Manchester, and microfluidics and organ-on-a-chip expert Nicole Pamme at Stockholm University.
The student will be primarily based in my lab in Manchester, but will spend several weeks in Stockholm as part of the model design and development.
Get in touch if you are interested.”
About the PhD Project
The funded project, “Recapitulating the Complexity of the Biophysical Tumour Microenvironment Through Tumour-on-Chip Model Development,” is offered through The University of Manchester’s International Strategic Partnership programme.
The research will model key physical features found within solid tumors, including hypoxia, acidosis and interstitial fluid flow, with the goal of developing more advanced experimental systems that better reproduce the complexity of the tumour microenvironment.
The project is a competition-funded PhD open to students worldwide, with an application deadline of December 11, 2026.
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