Are you interested in translational research in cancer? Do you have an interest in developing new immunotherapies and exploring new ideas in synthetic biology? If so, we invite you to become a vital part of our team as a Laboratory Assistant, where you'll join to strongly contribute to the development of a project that aims to design new drugs aiming to increase immune infiltration into tumors.
- Description of the vacancy: We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Laboratory assistant to join our translational research program. The successful
candidate will work on a project designed to develop a new class of immunotherapies and will team up with other members of the group. The primary objective of this project is to build and validate a modular engineering platform— Immune Cell Recruiter (ICR) technology —designed to equip tumor endothelial cells with missing chemokines and adhesion mediators. By doing so, we aim to overcome a major hurdle in cancer immunotherapy: the lack of effector immune cell infiltration into the tumor microenvironment.
- Research group info – PI:



The position is based within the Dynamics of the Antitumor Immune Response Research Group at Cima Universidad de Navarra, integrated into the Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. Led by Dr. Álvaro Teijeira, the laboratory specializes in leveraging advanced optical imaging and intravital microscopy to directly observe immune cell behavior and traffic within the tumor microenvironment in real time. A core focus of the group is uncovering the mechanisms that govern leukocyte recruitment and identifying the structural/functional limitations that tumor vessels impose on the immune system. By understanding these barriers, the lab designs targeted immunotherapies to maximize the infiltration of anti-tumor immune cells. As part of this high-impact project, the candidate will operate within a multidisciplinary and collaborative team.

Specific functions of the candidate
As a

📌 Laboratory assistant in Cancer Immunology (España)
🏢 FUNDACION PARA LA INVESTIGACION MEDICA APLICADA
📍 España