Immune and therapeutic implications of intratumour bacteria

Project Code

MRCIIAR24Br Koh

Research Theme

Infection, Immunity, Antimicrobial Resistance and Repair

Full Project Description

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Summary

Intratumour microbiota (i.e. bacteria living inside tumour cells) is an emerging hallmark that has been clinically validated in many tumour types. You will study the functional roles of intratumour microbiota in drug response and tumour immune microenvironment. Once validated, this project will be the first demonstration of how intratumour bacteria alter tumour behaviours, paving the way for mechanism-directed clinical interventions.

Lead Supervisor

Dr Siang Koh

Lead Supervisor Email

siangboon.koh@bristol.ac.uk

University Affiliation

Bristol