Assistant Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

at  Universiteit Gent

APPLY UNTIL 01/10/2024 (DD/MM/YYYY) 23:59 (BRUSSELS TIME)

• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Department GE35 - Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
• AAP temporary appointment - 100%
• Number of openings: 1
• Reference number: 202409/GE35/AS/049

• At least 80% of your assignment will be spent on academic research in preparation of a doctoral dissertation in the field of colorectal cancer (CRC), more specifically on host-microbiota interactions during development, progression and therapy of colorectal cancer.
• You will conduct your research in the laboratory ‘Host-Microbiota-Interaction lab’ (HMI), headed by prof. Lars Vereecke, of the Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. The HMI lab and the germ-free mouse facility are located at MRBII (UZ hospital campus). Some Research activities will take place at the VIB-Center for Inflammation Research (IRC), Zwijnaarde.
• You will unravel complex host-microbe interactions that contribute to colorectal cancer development and therapy response, using transgenic mouse models, organoid cultures and germ-free mouse technology.
• You will collaborate with other researchers inside and outside the department working on colorectal cancer, and will work in close contact with our clinical partner, prof. Karen Geboes, digestive oncologist at UZ Gent.
• You will assist in the teaching activities at the department, specifically the courses in the domain of Cell Biology.
• You will assist in the internal and external services of the department.