Research Fellow in Cancer Immunology

Immunology

Location:  

Southampton Common Hospital

Wage:  

£34,980 to £39,347
every year

Full Time Fastened Time period for 18 months

Closing Date:  

Thursday 18 April 2024

Interview Date:  

To be confirmed

Reference:  

2665024CM

Postdoctoral Fellow in Most cancers Immunology

Antibody and Vaccine Group, Centre for Most cancers Immunology, College of Southampton, School of Medication, Faculty of Most cancers Sciences 

Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) at the moment are established as efficient therapies for most cancers, albeit with appreciable potential for additional enchancment.  The Antibody and Vaccine Group primarily based within the Centre for Most cancers Immunology in Southampton has a powerful track-record in fundamental and translational immunology referring to creating therapeutic mAb for scientific examination. 

We’re at the moment operating an in depth programme of analysis led by Profs Mark Cragg, Stephen Beers, Bjorn Frendeus and Sean Lim to develop new and simpler antibody reagents for most cancers sufferers. The present alternative is for a analysis fellow to affix the workforce to assist dissect mechanisms of motion for mAb able to manipulating immune and tumour cells to elicit highly effective anti-tumour responses, with the potential for a direct affect on scientific improvement.

You’ll be motivated, educated in a related topic space and have sensible laboratory expertise of antibody biology and in vivo methodology. 

 Casual queries needs to be directed to Professor Mark Cragg ([email protected] )

Particulars in regards to the Antibody and Vaccine Group, Most cancers Sciences and Centre for Most cancers Immunology may be discovered at https://www.southampton.ac.uk/analysis/institutes-centres/antibody-vaccine-group ;  https://www.southampton.ac.uk/analysis/teams/cancer-sciences ; https://www.southampton.ac.uk/analysis/institutes-centres/centre-for-cancer-immunology

Functions shall be thought-about from candidates who’re working in the direction of or nearing completion of a related PhD qualification.  The title of Analysis Fellow shall be utilized upon completion of PhD.  Previous to the qualification being awarded the title of Senior Analysis Assistant shall be given.

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