Professor Martin Dyer

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Scientific Background

Research Interests

Martin Dyer is an academic clinical haematologist and Director of the Ernest and Helen Scott Haematological Research Institute (EHSHRI) at Leicester Cancer Research Centre. He specialises in experimental therapies for lymphoid malignancies. His track record includes both clinical and laboratory studies on CAMPATH/alemtuzumab and obinutuzumab antibodies and precision medicines including the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax and BTK inhibitor, tirabrutinib. By combining early-phase clinical studies with laboratory investigations, his team has defined mechanisms of inherent and acquired resistance and identified novel pathways in lymphocyte transformation using proteomics studies and molecular cloning of chromosomal translocations targeting the immunoglobulin loci. Through the Leicester Haematological Malignancy tissue bank, he has contributed to several national GWAS studies investigating genetic predispositions of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Scientific Inspiration

Too many to mention but like people who 鈥淪ee things not as they are, but as they might be".

Supervision Style

In three words or phrases: Very supportive, inclusive, collaborative.

Provision of Training

My lab consistently provides a very welcoming and supportive environment. I will seek to support you throughout all the different phases of your PhD and the difficulties, problems (and successes) you will encounter.

Progression Monitoring and Management

I will seek to guide and advise you to establish goals. Like all PI鈥檚 I like to be kept up to date with what is happening! We will discuss questions, data, experimental design etc in both 1:1 and lab meetings to ensure you progress and to help troubleshoot problems.

Communication

We have a lab WhatsApp group which allows for announcements, direct messages, sharing papers, coordinating lab operations, arranging meals and so on! I will regularly contact lab members through emails, face-to-face or remote meetings. There are weekly lab meetings to discuss progress, but I will also meet (usually F2F) with PhD students on a weekly basis. However I am always contactable.

Meetings

PhD Students can expect scheduled meetings with me at least once per week. These meetings will be face-to-face. I am usually contactable for an instant response (if required) on every working day.

Work Patterns

The timing of work in my lab is completely flexible, and (other than attending pre-arranged meetings) I expect students to manage their own time.

Notice Period for Feedback

I need at least 1 week鈥檚 notice to provide feedback on written work of up to 5000 words.

MIBTP Project Details

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BBSRC Research Themes:

Sustainable Agriculture and Food (Animal Health and Welfare, Microbial Food Safety, Plant and Crop Science)
Renewable Resources and Clean Growth (Bio-energy, Industrial Biotechnology)
Understanding the Rules of Life (Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Plant Science, Soil Science, Stem Cells, Structural Biology, Systems Biology)
Integrated Understanding of Health (Ageing, Diet and Health, Pharmaceuticals, Regenerative Biology)

Project Outline

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