Research Assistant 2 or Senior Research Assistant

Job description

Department Overview The mission of the department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology at OHSU is to improve our basic understanding of biological mechanisms relevant to human health and disease. The department is composed of 29 faculty with research spanning mechanisms of cellular crosstalk, epigenetic regulation, cell signaling, and immune activation across cancer, infection, and other disease pathologies. A Research Assistant 2 or Senior Research Assistant position is available in the lab of Dr. Megan Burger at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute in the exciting field of cancer immunotherapy. The Burger Lab focuses on uncovering factors regulating T cell responses against cancer to inform the design of next generation cancer immunotherapies. We use genetically engineered mouse models of lung cancer and human lung cancer patient samples to deeply investigate mechanisms of tumor-immune crosstalk and identify novel targets for immunotherapies. Function/Duties of Position: The Research Assistant 2/Senior Research Assistant will work under the supervision of Dr. Burger to provide technical support to the lab and carry out research projects. Duties will include: The successful candi...