PhD position in Cancer Research

4 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Chemistry » Biochemistry

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Czech Republic

Application Deadline

4 Mar 2024 - 23:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Join our team to study the role of Trop2 expression in metastasis.

What we offer:

A 4-year Ph.D. position in cancer research is available under the Animal Physiology, Immunology, and Developmental Biology program at the Faculty of Science, MUNI in Brno, Czech Republic. The studentship is funded and includes a part-time grant position. Excellent administrative and technical support is provided.

Who we are looking for:

An independent, self-motivated individual with an interest in cell and tumor biology. For more information about our research and application details, don't hesitate to contact Dr. Karel Souček at [email protected] . @souceklab

We are looking forward to it!

Please submit your application (CV & motivation letter) before March 29th, 2024.

https://www.ibp.cz/en/research/departments/cytokinetics/info-about-the-department
https://www.sci.muni.cz/ofiz/vyuka/informace-pro-studenty/doktorske-studium/

Soucek lab:

The team’s primary research interest is to understand the plasticity and heterogeneity of cancer cells and the role of the tumor microenvironment in the regulation of cancer progression. Cellular plasticity has been considered as a factor contributing to resistance to cancer chemotherapy and poor prognosis. At the same time, recurrence and chemoresistance of many types of cancers are believed to be strongly connected with the biology of cancer stem-like cells or tumor-initiating cells (CSCs/TICs) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs). There is increasing evidence that cancer plasticity induced by different stimuli is a source of CSCs/TICs/CTCs. The group analyzes phenotypic characteristics of single cells or single cell-derived clones and cell-cell interactions to understand better molecular mechanisms associated with cell plasticity and its role in cancer progression and generation of the cells with CSCs/TICs/CTCs-like properties.

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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences

Country

Czech Republic

City

Brno

Postal Code

612 00

Street

Královopolská 135

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED