Oxford

Oxford is approximately 60 miles south west of London. The city, nicknamed the City of Dreaming Spires, is a mixture of ancient and modern architecture and is a popular local and international tourist destination. Oxford is home to the world's oldest university - the University of Oxford. For more information about Oxford, see the Oxford City website.

The following researchers are offering projects for prospective China Fellow candidates:

• Smoking, indoor air pollution, nutrition, chronic infection and risks of lung cancer and COPD in a cohort study of 0.5M adults
  Zhengming Chen, University of Oxford
  Cancer type - Lung cancer
• DNA damage dependent ARF signalling and cancer
  Grigory Dianov, Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology
  Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer
• Selective cytotoxic treatment for mismatch repair defective tumours using a synthetic lethal approach
  Thomas Helleday, Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology
  Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer
• To understand the mechanisms of response and resistance to Herceptin (Trastuzumab) and other targeted therapies in breast cancer
  Anthony Kong and Adrian Harris, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
  Cancer type - Breast cancer
• Molecular mechanisms of nuclear accumulation of anticancer radiopharmaceuticals
  Katherine A Vallis, Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology
  Cancer type - Relevant to all types of cancer