Chunrun Qu
DPhil Student
Supported by the CSC-COI MD/PhD Scholarship Programme, I am currently pursuing my doctoral studies at the University of Oxford. I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine in 2024 from an eight-year program in China, where I gained early research experience in bioinformatics and clinical epidemiology targeting central nervous system (CNS) diseases.
My current research bridges neuro-oncology, epigenetics, and cancer immunology. I focus on investigating the interplay between epigenetic regulation and the immune microenvironment, primarily in gliomas. My goal is to identify critical epigenetic mechanisms that drive tumour progression and immune evasion, ultimately aiming to develop novel therapeutic strategies for brain tumours and other malignancies.