Key responsibilities Photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) is a new form of phototherapy against cancer. In the frame of an EU-funded translational programme dedicated to developing PACT compounds for eye cancer treatment towards the clinics, the group of Prof. Ewa Snaar-Jagalska is looking for a biologist with proven experience in zebrafish/mice tumor models and interest in patient-derived xenografts, to investigate the efficacy and safety of ruthenium-based photoactivated compounds in vivo against uveal melanoma and eye-related tumors. Do you have interest in photomedicine? Do you want your research to make an impact? Just apply and join the PACT4EYE project! Experience with photodynamic therapy, patient-derived xenografts, zebrafish, microscopy and/or uveal melanoma research, are a plus.
The position entails engraftment of the patient derived uveal melanoma cancer cell into zebrafish and testing the efficacy of ruthenium-based photoactivated chemotherapy treatment based on the microscopic examination. You will be integrated in the (
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/ewa-snaar-jagalska#tab-1). You will work in collaboration with the other members of the PACT4EYE consortium and actively participate in the consortium meetings.