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Dr Kienan Savage

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Kienan Savage

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Savage’s research focuses on understanding the cellular DNA damage response/repair systems with a particular emphasis on how defects in these pathways, such as BRCA1 mutations, contribute to cancer development, progression and response to treatment.

His work also focus’s on harnessing this knowledge to develop novel therapeutic and chemopreventive strategies for women at high-risks of breast and ovarian cancer due to mutations in DNA repair genes such as BRCA1, BRCA2 and ATM.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 2934, +44 (0)28 9097 5825

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cellular DNA damage response system and its link with cancer development

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Expert Commentary on Hereditary Breast Cancer - Interview with Downtown Radio
  • Interview with UTV - ‘Ground-breaking’ ovarian cancer trial underway
  • A Day in The Life Of a Cancer Scientist - Interview with Ulster Tatler
  • Belfast Telegraph Feature "Cousins Double battle with cancer"
  • Cancer Discovery (journal) - editorial "BRCA1-MEDIATED mRNA SPLICING MAINTAINS GENOME STABILITY"
  • The Daily Mirror - Front Cover Headline "ULSTER EXPERTS CANCER HOPE - Queen's discovery new treatment for Jolie rogue gene sufferers"

Research students

PhD Title The molecular and genetic characterisation of contralateral breast cancer
Country United Kingdom
   

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Transcriptional Role of BRCA1 in the DNA damage Response
Country Portugal
Current Position  Post-doctoral Research fellow – Queen’s University Belfast

 

 


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