Kidscan placement studentship 2024-25 (Jones)

Project Description

Plant derived chemicals have been used for millennia for the treatment of a variety of diseases, with these compounds leading to some of the most clinically utilised drugs today. However, plant remain an underexploited and untapped resource for the development of new chemotherapeutic agents. With plant derived compounds known to possess less off-target effects than synthetic alternatives they are an interesting option for developing novel chemotherapeutic treatments for childhood brain cancers such as medulloblastoma. This project seeks to evaluate the potential of novel phytomedicinal compounds as potential therapeutic leads for medulloblastoma and underpin their mechanisms of action.