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Professor Karen McCloskey

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Professor Karen McCloskey

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

My research group works on pelvic cancers including bladder and prostate, in addition to pathophysiology of the urinary bladder. We combine cell physiology and molecular biology approaches to understand how ion channel and GPCR signalling is involved in cancer progression.  We work closely with radiation biologists and clinical oncologists to better understand the mechanisms underlying damage to the bladder that occurs as a result of radiation therapy.

We recently opened a new research programme in glioblastoma and radiotherapy resistance, which harnesses our expertise in ion channel physiology and cell signalling with radiation biology.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 2386

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • ion channels and GPCRs
  • physiology
  • pharmacology
  • urology
  • glioblastoma

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Can we protect the urinary bladder from radiation toxicity?

Research students

PhD Title Investigating ion channel signalling to combat radiotherapy resistance in glioblastoma
Country United Kingdom
   

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title CaV1.3 ion channel expression and hormone therapy in prostate cancer
Country UK
Current Position  Postdoctoral Researcher
   
PhD Title  Investigating the impact of inflammasomes in bladder cancer
Current Position  Further study
   
PhD Title  Investigating Venom Toxins as a Therapeutic Option for Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (pre-B ALL)
Current Position  Postdoctoral Researcher

 

 


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