Descripción The Brain Metastasis Group requires a highly experienced researcher to maintain all expertise in ex vivo organotypic cultures and in vivo tumour formation assays that are crucial to project on paeditric glioma biology under development in the laboratory.
Criterios de evaluación – PhD (recent, last 4 years).
Master in Molecular Medicine.
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology.
– Animal training courses A, B, C. – At least 8 years of experience in brain tumour research.
– At least one research experience abroad in English-speaking countries.
– Publications (at least 7) on brain metastasis to demonstrate experience.
– Training in bioinformatics.
– Technical skills:
- General laboratory techniques: DNA and RNA isolation, PCR, qPCR, WB, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, free-floating immunofluorescence of tissues, microtome organ processing, fluorescence microscope use, confocal microscope, time-lapse confocal videos, drug response assays, flow cytometry-based cell sorting.
- General cell culture techniques: maintenance of cells,
including brain tumour-initiating cells, organotypic brain cultures, virus production (lentivirus/retrovirus/AAV), generation of gene knockdowns and knockouts, invasion assays, metabolic assays, self-renewal/stem assays, isolation and maintenance of mouse brain cells, co-culture in vitro assays.
- Animal techniques: establishment and management of animal colonies, intraperitoneal, retro-orbital and subcutaneous injections; perfusion, blood isolation.
Intracardiac, intracranial injections, bioluminescence imaging, and animal care, neurosurgery and whole brain irradiation.
– Fluent in English (FCE Cambridge B2 or more and TOEFL iBT > 90).
– Excellent oral and writing communication that could be demonstrated by participation in scientific conferences with poster and oral presentations.
This is relevant to make sure that the candidate can communicate and train science.
Supervision of master students.
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📌 Advanced Degree For The Brain Metastasis Group (España)
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