University of Queensland (UQ) offers the Mai Lan Kunzy Scholarship will support an academically excellent PhD or MPhil candidate to pursue research. The Scholarship will support research which has the potential to improve the health of the Vietnamese population and will attract candidates with a demonstrated knowledge of issues affecting the health of people and communities in Vietnam (with an emphasis on the Central Region).
Number of scholarships awarded: 1 per year
Scholarship value: Tuition fees; $30,000/annum in living support and single student health cover
Fields of research:
- Immune control mechanisms in tuberculosis
- Regulators of inflammation in acute and chronic infection
- Cellular biology of host-pathogen interactions
- Macrophage functions in infection and inflammation
- Novel anti-microbials against tuberculosis
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Comparative and evolutionary genomics of human parasites – identifying parasite specific genes, drug and vaccine targets
- Biomarker discovery for disease onset, progression and personalised treatment
- Epigenome-wide association studies
- Role of the gut microbiota in health and disease
- Cancer whole-genome sequencing
- Breast cancer
- Tumour microenvironment
- Tumour angiogenesis
- Tumour immunology
- Tumour associated macrophages
- Anti-tumour gene therapy
- Defining mechanisms CD8+ T cell tolerance
- Gene therapy for type 1 diabetes
- Immunotherapy for allergic asthma
- Inactivation of T cells by B lymphoma
Eligibility
- Applicants must be nationals of Vietnam
- Applicant must be graduate or staff of Hue University and its colleges
- Applicants must meet UQ entry requirements
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| Organization | University of Queensland |
| Fellowship Level | Master’s/Doctorate |
| Country | Australia |
| Subject areas | Medicine, Biology, Oncology, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences |
| Fellowship amount | Tuition fees+$30,000/annum |
| Eligibility | Open to Vietnam nationals |
| Deadline | 31 March 2017 |
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