Pre PhD's/Fellow
Pubblicato il 21-08-2026 - Humanitas Research Hospital in Italia
Humanitas Research Hospital is a highly specialized research and university hospital, and the first in Italy to be certified as an Academic Hospital by the Joint Commission International. Research is driven daily by over 500 physicians, biologists, physicists, data scientists, and technologists working across hospital wards and 10,000 sqm of high-tech laboratories. Our mission is to transform discoveries into concrete cures, with a strategic focus on five key areas: cancer, immunology, neuroscience, gastrointestinal medicine, and molecular cardiology
Research position in Precision Immuno-Oncology (fellow)
The Precision Immuno-Oncology Laboratory is currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled young research fellow.
The candidate will contribute to a 5-year research project aimed at developing a personalized, pan-cancer platform for adoptive T cell therapy in solid tumors, with the goal of advancing precision immunotherapy toward clinical translation.
The position is structured as an integrated 5-year career path: a pre-doctoral year focused on laboratory integration and technical training,
whit the opportunities by enrollment in a PhD program and a final post-doctoral year dedicated to translational development and dissemination of results.
Main responsibilities
• Processing and handling of patient-derived biological samples according to established protocols
• generation and maintenance of primary cell cultures, including patient-derived immune cells and organoids
• design and execution of functional assays to assess immune cell activity and specificity
• application of molecular biology and cell engineering techniques within the project workflow
• contributing to the optimization and troubleshooting of experimental protocols
• accurate documentation of experimental procedures and results
• updating and maintaining databases of patient samples and reagents
• providing general support for laboratory operations within the scope of the project
Profile
• Master’