PhD The Role of Vitamin D3 Derivatives and of the Vitamin D Receptor in the Development and Treatment of Patched-associated Tumors

•       biochemical and molecular analyses of the mode of action of Hedgehog-signaling pathway in Basal Cell Carcinoma or childhood tumors such as Rhabdomyosarcoma
•       establishment of targeted tumor therapies against these tumors using mouse models

Anfangsdatum: 1. September 2011

geschätzte Dauer: 36 Monate

Qualifications and experience:
•       you hold a master or diploma degree in natural science
•       you have experience in methods of cell culture, molecular techniques and proficiency in analyses of animal models (mouse genetics)
•       you are interested in aspects of signal transduction, tumor genetics and the development of new tumor therapies
•       you have good IT and communication skills in English
•       you are team and goal-oriented

Please send an electronic form of your application including CV; certificate of school education, diploma, master etc.; description of your lab experience; short abstract of your master or diploma work and contact details of two references not later than end of august 2011 to Dr. rer. nat. Anja Uhmann (auhmann@gwdg.de), University of Goettingen; Section of Molecular Developmental Genetics at the Institute of Human Genetics.