Postgraduate Vet Residency and Masters Programmes
Combined 4-year Residency and Masters Programme in Veterinary Oncology
Graduates in veterinary medicine, who have completed a rotating internship programme, are invited to apply for this combined Residency and Master`s degree by research. Applicants must be a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, or hold a veterinary degree qualifying them for membership. Candidates will be expected to study towards the European Diploma in Internal Medicine (subspecialty Oncology) and to undertake a Master`s degree by research in this field. The training programme requires participation in the hospital’s clinical services, including provision of the out of hours service, in addition to small-group teaching of veterinary students. Scholarships are renewed annually, subject to satisfactory progress. Initial stipend is £26,875 (PAYE exempt), rising to £28,217 by the fourth year. An additional £1,500 per annum is available for attendance at conference(s), examination fees and externship costs.
Resident MVM project summary
The project will investigate gene expression profiles in canine T cell LSA to improve prognostic classification and treatment. Prior work at Glasgow using Illumina Next Generation sequencing of canine B and T cell LSA and control tissue identified pathways which predominate in T cell LSA, with several genes significantly overexpressed. Other research suggests canine T cell LSA, like human T cell NHL, can be subdivided molecularly into a GATA3 subtype and a TBX21 subtype although it is not yet clear if they have different survival times in dogs. The successful oncology resident will work collaboratively with a clinical pathology resident to extend our NGS data analysis. The oncology resident will focus on sample collection and clinical follow-up, RNA extraction, RT-PCR and further NGS analysis. The clinical pathology resident will perform data analysis to identify mutations, PCR to detect mutations and immunohistochemistry.
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For informal enquiries please contact as follows Professsor Jo Morris. The closing date for applications is 28 February 2025.