Non-clinical Kennedy Trust Prize Studentships
Applications for these projects close at noon on Friday 2 December 2025.
| ID | Title | Supervisors | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIR-NC-01 KIR-NC-01 | Resident memory B cell responses in the lung; immunity against pulmonary pathogens Resident memory B cell responses in the lung; immunity against pulmonary pathogens | Tal Arnon | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-02 KIR-NC-02 | How does metabolism program B cell immunity? How does metabolism program B cell immunity? | Alex Clarke, Michael Dustin | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-13 KIR-NC-13 | Nuclear Lamins as Regulators of Neutrophil Development: the importance of a segmented nucleus Nuclear Lamins as Regulators of Neutrophil Development: the importance of a segmented nucleus | Irina Udalova, Marco Fritzsche, Ananda Kishore Mukherjee | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-12 KIR-NC-12 | Neuro-immune regulation of Inflammatory bowel disease Neuro-immune regulation of Inflammatory bowel disease | Fränze Progatzky, Calliope Dendrou | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-03 KIR-NC-03 | Virtual Immune Cells – Combing Mechanism, Genomics & AI to Predict T cell responses Virtual Immune Cells – Combing Mechanism, Genomics & AI to Predict T cell responses | Mark Coles, Miles Weatherseed | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-04 KIR-NC-04 | Investigating pro-inflammatory vs pro-remission mechanisms across immune disorders: integrating single-cell/spatial multiomics & ML/AI approaches for patient-level translational insights Investigating pro-inflammatory vs pro-remission mechanisms across immune disorders: integrating single-cell/spatial multiomics & ML/AI approaches for patient-level translational insights | Calliope Dendrou | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-10 KIR-NC-10 | Exploring Sex- Age- and Tissue-Dependent Mechanisms of Fibrosis Exploring Sex- Age- and Tissue-Dependent Mechanisms of Fibrosis | Kim Midwood, Christopher Buckley, Adrien Hallou, Nan Yang | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-09 KIR-NC-09 | Deciphering host–microbiome genetic interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Deciphering host–microbiome genetic interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Yang Luo, Luke Jostins, Jethro Johnson, Uzma Khan | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-11 KIR-NC-11 | Unraveling the intersection of immune responses in gut and cardiovascular and health Unraveling the intersection of immune responses in gut and cardiovascular and health | Claudia Monaco, Fiona Powrie FRS, Jennifer Cole | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-06 KIR-NC-06 | Integrated Ultrasound-Enhanced Biophotonic Platform for High-Throughput Studies of Cancer–Immune Cell Mechanobiology Integrated Ultrasound-Enhanced Biophotonic Platform for High-Throughput Studies of Cancer–Immune Cell Mechanobiology | Marco Fritzsche | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-08 KIR-NC-08 | Investigating the impact of microbiome variation on the T cell repertoire in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases Investigating the impact of microbiome variation on the T cell repertoire in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases | Jethro Johnson, Stephen Sansom, Yang Luo | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-05 KIR-NC-05 | Multi-dimensional analysis of the immunological synapse in the context of immunotherapy Multi-dimensional analysis of the immunological synapse in the context of immunotherapy | Michael Dustin, Audrey Gérard, Marco Fritzsche, Edward Jenkins, Panyu Fei, Jesusa Capera Aragones | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |
| KIR-NC-07 KIR-NC-07 | Relationship between Tumour microenvironment and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during immunotherapy Relationship between Tumour microenvironment and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during immunotherapy | Audrey Gérard, Claudia Monaco | 2026 KIR Non Clinical |