Non-clinical Kennedy Trust Prize Studentships
Applications for these projects are now closed. Please visit the website in summer 2026 to see available projects for October 2027 entry.
2026 KIR Non Clinical
| ID | Title | Internal 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-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-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-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-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, 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-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-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 |
| 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-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-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-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 |