Birmingham in central England, is one of the biggest cities in Europe, with an area of 80 square miles and a population of one million people. Birmingham is a popular location for international business and trade exhibitions and academic conferences. The city also has three universities - Birmingham University, Aston University and the University of Central England. For more information about Birmingham, see the Visit Birmingham website.
The following researchers are offering projects for prospective China Fellow candidates:
- Development of an intervention to prevent childhood obesity in China
Peymané Adab and K K Cheng, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer - Understanding modulation of the type I interferon response by the Kaposi¿s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus vIRF2 protein
David J Blackbourn and Paul Moss, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Kaposi's sarcoma - Establishing smoking cessation services in China: evidence base, design and evaluation
K K Cheng, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer - The contribution of EBV-induced aberrant lipid signalling to the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal cancer
Paul Murray, Chris Dawson, Ciaran Woodman and Lawrence Young, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Nasopharyngeal cancer - Structural basis of claudin interactions which define epithelial cell polarity and mediate hepatitis C virus internalization
Michael Overduin and Jane McKeating, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer - Structural biology of signalling and immune evasion mediated by the sole GPCR encoded by the Epstein Barr virus
Martin Rowe, Michael Overduin and Roslyn M Bill, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer - Can optimal co-stimulation enhance the ability of T cells from melanoma patients to respond to tumour antigens?
Peter Searle, Jane Steele and Paul Moss, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Melanoma - Gene and environmental determinants of common cancers in south China
G Neil Thomas and K K Cheng, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer - The South and East China case control study on prostate and bladder cancer
Maurice Zeegers and K K Cheng, University of Birmingham
Cancer type - Prostate cancer
