PhD student and postdoc openings in Cancer Microscopy- Philadelphia

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Gligorijevic Lab at Bioengineering Department of Temple University in
Philadelphia is looking for new PhD students and postdocs in Cancer
Microscopy/Cancer Bioengineering, please share.

*   Postdoc and PhD student positions in Cancer Microscopy*

One post-doctoral and one PhD student position are available in the
Gligorijevic lab, gligorijeviclab.org, at the Bioengineering Department of
Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Earliest starting date is September
1st, 2019. The laboratory of Prof. Bojana Gligorijevic is looking
independent and ambitious candidates for a project investigating the role
of intrinsic (eg cell cycle) and extrinsic (interactions with extracellular
matrix, fat, nerves) in invadopodia assembly and cancer cell invasion.
Focus of this multidisciplinary study is on the integrative effect of
complex microenvironment signals on tumor cell phenotypes and tumor cell
decision-making. Project is heavily relying on 4D microscopy (multiphoton,
confocal, intravital and others) and is using 3D culture models (spheroids,
organoids, microfluidic chambers), as well as fluorescently labeled mouse
models of breast cancer. Towards automated image segmentation and
classification, we use machine learning and collaborate with other labs on
computational modeling of invasion.

Candidates with BS/MS (for PhD student position) or with PhD (for postdoc
position) in life science, with a strong background in one or more of the
following: microscopy and image processing, mouse models of cancer,
molecular & cell biology, quantitative biology, Matlab, microfluidics will
be given preference. Salaries are based on F31/F32 NIH-guidelines. Whereas
the funding is secured for 5+ years, applicants are expected to apply for
student/postdoctoral fellowships. Ability to work as part of a team is
fundamental.

Interested applicants should send their cover letter including research
interests (1 page), CV and names of three referees to [hidden email].

Philadelphia is home to a large biotech industry and vibrant, highly
collaborative research environment which includes Penn, Drexel, Thomas
Jefferson and Temple Universities among others. Temple University, a major
urban research-intensive university in Philadelphia, PA with an excellent
quality-of-life in terms of culture, recreation and sports, is an
equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applications from women and
minorities are especially encouraged. Detailed information about the
College of Engineering and its Departments can be obtained at
http://www.temple.edu/engineering.

Our recent publications:
1. Invadopodia degrade ECM in the G1 phase of the cell cycle, Biorxiv (2018)

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/412916v2

*2. Contact guidance is cell cycle-dependent, APL Bioengineering (2018)*

https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.5026419?class=pdf

*3. ECM Cross-Linking Regulates Invadopodia Dynamics, Biophysical Journal
(2018)*

https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(18)30186-3

*4. Frontiers in Intravital Multiphoton Microscopy of Cancer, Cancer
Reports (2019)*

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cnr2.1192



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Bojana Gligorijevic, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Department, Temple University
Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Office 810, College of Engineering
Temple University
1947 N 12th st
19122 Philadelphia, PA
gligorijeviclab.org
1-215-204-3883