Tata Trusts Research Fellowship: Cancer research 1517 views

Tata Memorial Centre invites applications from eligible candidates for the position of a Research Fellow in pancreatic cancer. The fellowship is sponsored by Tata Trusts in partnership with Tata Memorial Centre for 2 basic research projects on hypoxia and organoids in pancreatic cancer.

Duration: 2 years (maximum)

Eligibility:

• Applicant must not exceed 35 years of age.
• Applicant must hold MCh /DNB Surgical Oncology or MCh / DNB GI surgery or MS General surgery with 3 years’ experience in HPB surgery with a proven research interest in GI / Pancreatic Cancer OR
• Applicant must hold PhD degree in any branch of Biological Sciences with laboratory experience in molecular biology, cell biology, with a minimum of 3- 4 year post-doctoral research experience and good publication record.
• Applicants with experience in genomics, bioinformatics and cell culture assays and their application in pancreatic/GI cancers would be preferred.

Fellowship value: Rs 150000 a month for 24 months, a research database/journal total allowance of Rs 50000 for 24 months and a travel grant totaling Rs 500,000 (which may be relaxed if considered necessary).

Study Proposals:

Study 1: Hypoxia project

Title –Role of surgery induced hypoxia in resectable periampullary and pancreatic adenocarcinoma undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy and its correlation with changes in cell biology.

Study 2- Organoid project

Title –Do patient-derived organoids predict therapeutic response in pancreatic cancer patients with advanced disease.

Applications:

• Download the application form and send clear scan copies of application form and required documents to igpedu@tatatrusts.org