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The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University has a broad research profile with strong research groups focused on cancer, autoimmune and genetic diseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby closer interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently conducted in the following areas: cancer precision medicine, cancer immunotherapy, genomics and neurobiology, molecular tools and functional genomics, neuro-oncology and neurodegeneration and vascular biology. Department activities are also integrated with the units for Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala. The department has teaching assignments in several education programmes, including Master Programmes, at the Faculty of Medicine, and at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology. The department has a yearly turnover of around SEK 500 million, out of which more than half is made up of external funding. The staff amounts to approximately 345 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 700 affiliated people. Feel free to read more about the department's activities here: www.uu.se/en/staff/department/immunology-genetics-and-pathology

Duties
Title: Detection and characterization of extracellular vesicles as a means of diagnostic tool.
PI: Masood Kamali-Moghaddam
Objectives: To establish sensitive assays for detection and characterization of extracellular vesicles and evaluation of those as diagnostic tools in different diseases. The work will include cell culturing, isolation and purification of extracellular vesicles, conjugation of affinity binders, establishment of advanced affinity-based molecular detection methods with qPCR and flow cytometry readout, validation of the methods in clinical materials.

Requirements
Master of science in the field of life sciences, molecular medicine, biotechnology or similar. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required. Experience in working with cell culturing, isolation and purification of extracellular vesicles, flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy is required. Skills in using computer and relevant programs are required. Particular emphasis will be placed on academic skills, good collaboration skills and ability to work independently.      

Additional qualifications
Previous experiences in working with extracellular vesicles, experience in bioinformatics/biostatistics and experiences in molecular tools such as proximity ligation assays are desirable. Particular emphasis will be placed on academic skills, good collaboration skills and ability to work independently.     

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Masood Kamali-Moghaddam, masood.kamali@igp.uu.se

Please submit your application by 3 July 2024, UFV-PA 2024/2350.

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