Overview

During the last decades, the community of cancer researchers has discovered that tumors are not just a growing mass of cells, but highly differentiated and often behave in many ways like another organ in the body, consisting of complex tissues that interface with the entire host organism.

Features

Cancer stem cells are often able to escape during classic tumor therapies that target fast growing cells, ultimately causing cancer relapse.

The researchers in our Cancer Biology department from University of Kansas work toward understanding what makes cancers different from healthy tissue and how to take advantage of this therapeutically.

We are the basic research department of KUMC with an emphasis on translating our results into the clinic and the lives of cancer patients.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The primary goal of Cancer Biology is to train future scientific leaders in cancer biology by providing a rigorous multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary education.

The scientific focus is broadly defined - cancer research - but there will be student-identified areas of emphasis that include: cancer cell biology (including cellular signaling and response pathways that are altered and contribute to cancer etiology, progression and/or therapeutic resistance), cancer prevention, cancer therapeutics (including identification of novel diagnostics, cancer genetics and epigenetics, prognostic markers, therapeutic targets) and cancer care delivery.

The program will be primarily basic research focused; but, translational, clinical and population-based research will also be included (and added as resources permit).

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lawrence, United States

Disciplines

Biology View 351 other PhDs in Biology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

A resume or curriculum vitae

Writing samples

A personal statement

Exam test scores

Minimum GPA

Letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20108 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20108 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8548 USD / year

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Living costs

Lawrence

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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