The HCEMM Cancer genomics and epigenetics Research Group (lead by Lorinc Pongor, Ph.D) is looking for highly motivated individuals to join the lab as either a Postdoctoral researcher. The team is doing translational research related to Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), focusing on genomic and epigenetic changes related to tumor evolution. The project runs in the frame of HCEMM (Hungarian Centre for Excellence in Molecular Medicine, Szeged, Hungary), which is associated with several Hungarian and European institutions, and in collaboration with the EMBL network. Based on this partnership, there are opportunities for participating on educational programs and international cooperations.
Responsibilities:
Maintenance of Small Cell Lung Cancer cultures according to protocols
Perform experiments such as Sanger sequencing, qPCR and western blots
Keeping the lab up and running
Experimental design
Lead projects related to SCLC epigenetic evolution
Skills required
Hands-on experience in cell culture and listed experiments
English knowledge at least intermediate level (written and oral)