Scientist, Research Scientist, Clinical Research

Position: Scientist I
Job Summary

The Plattner lab studies the development and progression of cancer as well as how cancer develops resistance to current therapies.

Examples of publications from the laboratory can be found at Nat Comm (2020) 11:5463; and Cancers (2023) 15(3), 954. The lab is currently seeking an individual to study how pediatric brain cancers develop resistance to targeted therapy (BRAF, MEK inhibitors), a project that will be funded in July, 2026.

The applicant will be expected to work independently and publish 1st author publications working collaboratively with other Scientists, postdoctoral fellows and students in laboratory.

Some examples of techniques that our laboratory routine performs include proliferation, survival, invasion, and apoptosis assays, kinase assays, ELISAs, qPCR, western blotting, cell culture, transfection, gene silencing, lentiviral infection, animal studies using xenograft, syngeneic, GEM, and PDOX models, immune monitoring, Next Gen sequencing, single-cell RNAseq, etc.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Experience with mouse models

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education/Experience

PhD in chemistry or biology related field and two years experience preferred.

Final date to receive applications 06/16/2026 Our University Community

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