PhD Position in Bioinformatics in Cancer Biology

A three years PhD position is available from August/September 2024 in the team of Assoc. Prof. Paolo Ceppi at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Southern Denmark. The research group is interested in unraveling novel fundamental mechanisms that govern the plasticity of cancer cells in solid tumors, with a special focus on the impact of metabolic pathways on EMT, metastasis and chemoresistance. The lab is located in the SDU Main Campus in Odense, Denmark. 

Selected references

• Ramesh et al. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2023 Dec 7;15(12):e17836. 
• Gollavilli et al. Oncogene 2021;40:2309-22.
• Siddiqui et al. Cell Death & Differentiation 2019; 26:2223-36.
• Schwab et al. Cancer Research 2018, 1;78:1604-1618.
• Siddiqui et al. The Journal of Pathology, 2017;242:221-233.

Eligibility requirements: 

• A master’s degree or equivalent within the field of bioinformatics or cell or molecular biology. 
• Knowledge and practical experience in bioinformatics approaches and methodologies (R environment, Perl, single cell analysis, pathway based analysis, webtool development, statistics)
• Knowledge and practical experience and basic techniques (cell cultures, western blotting, qPCR, cloning, immunofluorescence, etc.). 
• Strong motivation, ability to work independently and an open-minded interest in cancer research.
• Good English level (written and oral) and strong communication skills.

You can read more about our Department and research here:  https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/bmb_biokemi_og_molekylaer_biologi 

 The deadline for applications: 12 April 2024.

Please see the full call, including how to apply, on www.sdu.dk