At our recent Brain Tumour Conference, Arnold Kriegstein sat down with us to talk about the important role developmental biology plays in shaping our understanding of brain cancers.

Arnold’s lab at the University of California San Francisco has made significant contributions to our understanding of neural stem cells using some of the latest technologies to enter the lab.

Hear from Arnold on how technologies like single cell transcriptomics, spatial transcriptomics and epigenomics are helping this field to move forward. Find out how the pace of lab tech evolution can present as a challenge when running a lab in one of the most exciting areas in brain cancer research.

Take the next step in your research career at the University of Oxford. Our Oxford Centre awards around 15 full-time, fully funded positions on the DPhil in Cancer Science Programme each year.

There are four application tracks you can take to suit your background and career goals. Whether you’re a clinical student or trainee, a non-clinical scientist or a fundamental scientist, you can undertake advanced study into cancer research through this programme.

Oxford is also participating in our Black Leaders in Cancer scholarship programme this year. Successful applicants will benefit from being a part of Oxford’s DPhil programme, as well as having access to mentoring, career support, leadership training and networking led by the Windsor Fellowship and Black in Cancer.