Graduate Student - Microbiome Therapeutics and Cancer Immunotherapy
Core
PhD research role investigating how the gut microbiome shapes immune responses and outcomes to cancer immunotherapy, translating discoveries into therapeutic strategies for cancer patients.
Role type
PhD student (Graduate Researcher)
Builds
Pre-clinical models and patient sample analyses to develop microbiome-directed therapies
Domain
Biomedical research (Cancer Immunology & Microbiome)
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Immunology, Microbiology, Cell culture, Microbiological techniques, Molecular biology, Flow cytometry, Murine models (tumor models), Microbiome research, Bacterial culture, Bioinformatics, Statistical analysis
Responsibilities
Conducting experiments on microbiome-based interventions (fecal microbiota transplantation, live biotherapeutic products, prebiotics, microbial metabolites, dietary interventions), analyzing mechanisms of altered antitumor immunity, collaborating with clinicians and multidisciplinary teams
