PhD in Glyconanomaterials for Breast Cancer Immunotherapy

Universidad Internacional de La Rioja; Pozuelo de Alarcón; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) in Spain is advertising a 36‑month MSCA Doctoral Network PhD position focused on glyconanomaterials for delivering peptide antigens or mRNA in breast cancer models. The role sits in Madrid and Logroño, joining leading groups in glycoscience, nanotechnology and cancer immunotherapy.

The selected candidate will be enrolled in a doctoral programme and receive structured training, international secondments and access to state‑of‑the‑art facilities through

Responsibilities

• Characterization and transfection of HER2 breast cancer cell lines.
• Set up doses of breast-transfected cell lines, kinetics of tumour progression and immune responses in vivo.
• Evaluate GNM formulations (with/without adjuvants) and doses to activate immune organs in vivo.
• Examine the capacity of GNM as breast cancer immunotherapies: prophylactic vs therapeutic effects.
• Training in GNM assembly & formulation, anti-cancer immunotherapy, establishing breast cancer in mice, bionanotech, biointeractions.

Job description

Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) in Spain is advertising a 36‑month MSCA Doctoral Network PhD position focused on glyconanomaterials for delivering peptide antigens or mRNA in breast cancer models. The role sits in Madrid and Logroño, joining leading groups in glycoscience, nanotechnology and cancer immunotherapy.

The selected candidate will be enrolled in a doctoral programme and receive structured training, international secondments and access to state‑of‑the‑art facilities through