Description
Metabolites directly reflect genetic, physiological, and environmental changes and can provide a reliable readout for therapeutic effectiveness. In the assessment of cancer, metabolites excreted from tumors can be measured by routine non-invasive sampling of plasma and urine. In addition, metabolic biomarkers can signify altered metabolic pathways, allowing for targeted drug therapy.
The Velenosi lab is currently accepting applications for PhD students interested in studying metabolic biomarkers of drug response and characterizing therapeutic targets in cancer. Students will be trained in state-of-the-art mass spectrometry, basic molecular biology, tissue culture as well as highly translational animal cancer models.
The Velenosi lab is a positive and collaborative environment that provides strong support for student careers goals through the development of advanced quantitative and qualitative skills.
Please contact Dr. Velenosi (thomas.velenosi@ubc.ca) with your CV and cover letter. Emails should have the subject ‘PhD Metabolic Biomarkers in Cancer’.
Facilities
The Velenosi Lab resides in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, a quarter-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art learning and research facility in the heart of campus. Opened in 2012, the Pharmaceutical Sciences building is home to cutting-edge equipment, laboratories, and research spaces.
Funding
Thesis-based PhD students in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences are eligible to receive a stipend. The stipend package normally includes a graduate teaching assistantship, a graduate research assistantship, and/or a scholarship.
The minimum stipends for 2021-2022 academic year are:
Domestic PhD student: $28,325 per annum, which includes a President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award ($825) International PhD student: $31,600 per annum, which includes an International Tuition Award ($3,200) and a President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award ($900 to each student whose tuition is not paid by an external sponsor)
For more information on the UBC PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences programs, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/phd-pharmaceutical-sciences
This posting is for the UBC Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada.Please refer to reference number NC-55360 during correspondence about this position.To express interest and initiate contact to the principal investigator applicants are encouraged to follow the instructions as provided in the position description or to submit the form on the Nature Careers website. Please note that applicants will have to complete an online application to the University of British Columbia and gain admission as a graduate student to the university. Applicants should review the graduate program profile to learn about admission requirements, application deadlines, program duration, tuition, or to read student and alumni stories. Please visit the researcher profile of the supervisor for this position to learn more about their research.About UBCThe University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.Doctoral studies at UBC Vancouver
UBC is a public university with a comprehensive program offering – covering all major academic disciplines and degree levels, with both research- and course-based program options. More than 50,000 students attend UBC Vancouver. As a PhD student at UBC Vancouver you’ll be part of a diverse community of over 3,600 doctoral scholars at an institution that recognises and rewards the significant contributions of doctoral research. UBC is at the forefront of responding to and building on the extraordinary changes happening in our societies and our world, through reimagining approaches to research graduate education and exploring flexible methodologies for learners to develop needed expertise. UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative for example is a pioneering program designed to encourage and support doctoral students to reimagine the PhD, contribute to the public good, and with their doctoral work rise to the challenges that increasingly define our times.At UBC, you will be supported with a range of professional development workshops and services, and we’ll partner with you to ensure you have a graduate game plan for academic and professional success.You are encouraged to review the awards and scholarship database to determine funding opportunities for your doctoral degree. UBC Vancouver guarantees a minimum of CAD $22,000 of funding to eligible students for your first four years of PhD study with many programs offering higher funding packages. Funding highly varies by program and will be commensurate with qualifications, experience and awards secured. Most international students benefit from the International Tuition Award and PhD students usually qualify for the President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award.
About UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesGraduate students and postdoctoral fellows at UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences work at the exciting and ever-expanding edges of the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. This includes conducting precedent-setting research with real and tangible impact in areas such as discovering and developing new drugs, improving the quality of patient care and treatment outcomes, and developing the practice of pharmacy. Ranked #18 worldwide and #2 in Canada (2020 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology) the Faculty’s research focuses on four themes: health outcomes, molecular & systems pharmacology, nanomedicine, and pharmacy education.About VancouverVancouver is a dynamic, cosmopolitan and progressive city, consistently ranked as one of the top cities to live in the world. Canada’s third largest city has it all: sea, parks, mountains, beaches, and four seasons per year, including beautiful summers and mild, wet winters with snow in the mountains. It’s the perfect backdrop to your academic research.
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