Cancer Immunotherapy with Placement Year

On the Cancer Immunotherapy with Placement Year program from University of Hertfordshire you will be taught by Internationally renowned researchers who support with research projects in Cancer Immunotherapy.

Key facts

• You’ll benefit from the research interests of the Bioscience Research Group. These include studies of the tumour microenvironment and communication with infiltrating immune cells, the methods tumours employ to diminish the effectivity of immune effector mechanisms and how tumours communicate using extracellular vesicles with pre-metastatic sites.

• We’ll cover topics such as adoptive T cell therapy, tumour-associated macrophages, NK cells, monoclonal antibodies in cancer therapy, vaccines, microbial cancer therapies and immune checkpoint blockade.

• Teaching will be delivered through lectures, tutorials and practical classes. You’ll immerse yourself in a research project which utilises problem-based and self-directed learning. You’ll explore case studies to gain a strong critical understanding.

• Through your research projects, carried out in our innovative Science Building and supervised by world-leading researchers, you’ll be trained in data collection, analysis and its interpretation.

What job can I get?

• You could make a valuable contribution to the ambitious work of cancer immunologists and play a key role in the activation of immune effector mechanisms for cancer therapy. Your skills and knowledge will be sought after in a range of careers in the immunotherapy industries.

• For example, Roche, Merck, Astra Zeneca and small to medium-sized enterprises. You could work in medical or pharmaceutical research and development, clinical trials, public health and epidemiology, academia research, medical writing and science journalism, education, or patent law.

Courses include:

• Translational Medical Science

• Contemporary Topics in Cancer Immunotherapy

• Molecular Medicine

• Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology

• Research Methods

• Research Project for Sandwich Route