PhD student position: Role of PP2A in breast cancer development and therapy resistance

PhD student position is available in the laboratory of Professor Jukka Westermarck at the Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Finland. We are looking for highly motivated researchers with MSc degree or equivalent to join our dynamic research group. The group broadly focuses on very exciting therapeutic potential of PP2A reactivation in cancer therapy. Recent very rapidly accumulating data from others and us indeed indicate that PP2A reactivation may open entirely new perspectives for treatment of cancer patients with otherwise dismal prognosis. The project is focused on characterization of novel therapeutic opportunities emerging from our recently published and currently on-going research related to role of PP2A in breast cancer development and drug resistance (Laine et al., unpublished, Laine et al., Cancer Disc., 2013, Niemelä et al., Oncogene, 2012, Come et al. Clin. Cancer Res., 2009).

Candidate requirements:

* MSc or equivalent degree * Highly motivated person with strong interest in translational cancer research * Documented experience in experimental research * Experience in cancer research or systems biology is highly desirable * Good skills in team-working are highly valued * English language skills that fulfill following requirements: http://www.utu.fi/en/units/med/studying/postgrad/doctoral/apply/Pages/Langua...

For further information or inquiries regarding this post, please contact Jukka Westermarck by e-mail: jukwes@utu.fihttps://webmail.helsinki.fi/horde/imp/dynamic.php?page=mailbox

The DL for applications is January 15, 2016 and position is available starting from February 15, 2016. Position is funded by Cancer Research Association research grant for four years, and starts with 4 months trial period. To apply, e-mail to tiina.arsiola@utu.fihttps://webmail.helsinki.fi/horde/imp/dynamic.php?page=mailbox one PDF document including your CV and an application letter clearly describing how your profile matches to candidate requirements listed above, and other previous achievements in the field. Also include names and contact information of three references. Indicate following text in the subject line of your e-mail: PhD student position/Breast cancer 3

Our selected recent publications: Myant et al., Cell Reports, 2015 Kauko et al., Scientific Reports, 2015 Ventela et al., Oncotarget, 2015 Laine et al., Cancer Discovery, 2013 Khanna et al., Cancer Research, 2013 Khanna et al., JNCI, 2009 Junttila et al., Cell, 2007