Cancer Informatics

Receive the broad training required to prepare for a research career in the fight against cancer on this Master's course.

You'll examine cutting-edge developments in the field and experience some of the most technologically advanced approaches currently in use.

During your studies, you'll analyse the cellular and molecular basis of cancer biology and be introduced to the clinical and pathological aspects of carcinogenesis.

A series of workshops will help you develop key transferable skills for a research career, such as the oral presentation of scientific data and grant writing.

You'll also gain insights into the excellent project opportunities at Imperial and partner institutions including the Crick Institute and Institute of Cancer Research.

Immerse yourself in a multidisciplinary research environment on a 10-month focused research project in world leading labs.

MRes Cancer Biology streams
This course is one of three MRes Cancer Biology streams available at Imperial. You may wish to consider other streams depending on your interests.

- Cancer Biology focuses on wet lab skills, data analysis, and communicating science to expert and lay audiences.

- Cancer Informatics (this stream) focuses on computational and bioinformatics techniques, ethics, and communicating science to expert and lay audiences.

- Cancer Innovation focuses on the development and translation of bio- and deep-tech platforms from concept to realisation and onward to application and communication to scientific and commercial audiences.