Phd Student

vor 2 Monaten


Bern, Schweiz Universität Bern Vollzeit

Start of employment: as of now or by agreement

The Department for Biomedical Research DBMR is a research department of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern, Switzerland with the mission to provide the researchers of the Inselspital (Bern University Hospital) with the best possible environment and infrastructures. Our aim is to bridge laboratory-based and biomedical patient-oriented clinical research.

The Precision Oncology lab led by Prof. Mark Rubin is focused on finding new vulnerabilities in androgen resistant prostate cancer and developing therapies to combat most aggressive forms of prostate cancer.

**Position Description**

The project supervised by Prof. Mark Rubin aims to:

- integrate organ-resident microglia into an established mini-brain model
- identify changes in microglia and matrix induced upon interaction with prostate cancer cells in mini-brain model
- test selected macrophage-targeted compounds to interfere with prostate cancer cell survival and invasion into the mini-brain model

**Requirements**:

- Master's degree in cell biology or a related field
- Skilled in mammalian cell culture, including stem cells and patient-derived organoid models
- Independent, organized and detail-oriented
- Strong communication skills in English
- Eligible under MSCA mobility rule (have not spent more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment in Switzerland)

We offer
- Employment according to the regulations of the Canton Bern and enrolment in the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences
- Attractive workplace in a new research building in the city of Bern, Switzerland
- Use of the university sports facilities

Are you interested?

For more information, please contact Prof. Mark A. Rubin MD and see Mac4Me EU MSCA DN network
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