Situation Vacant - Research Assistant (University College of Pharmacy) |
Job Type: Situation Vacant - Research Assistant (University College of Pharmacy) No. of Posts: - Department: University College of Pharmacy
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Situation Vacant
Applications are invited from Pakistani Nationals for the post of “Research Assistant” for HEC Funded Research Project (6751) titled “Studies on the Prevalence, Clinical Biomarkers Identification, Mechanisms of Disease Progression and Chemo-resistance in Stage III & IV Breast Cancer Patients of Lahore, Pakistan” for a period of Two Years with a fixed remuneration of Rs. 20,000 /- per month.
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Project Details
Breast cancer prevalence is increasing in Pakistan, almost doubled than the countries of Asian region, i-e., India, having similar socio-economic and cultural values. The major chunk of patients suffering from breast cancer include stage III & IV – late stage metastatic cases. Yet, little attention is paid towards this specific population – the major sufferers from the disease in terms of health and finances, additional to unaccounted financial burden on government health department. Thus, we, in this project, planned to focus on two different aspects of the same problem, the prevalence of stage III & IV breast cancer patients and relevant clinical practices related to therapy selection, age of reporting, biomarker screening, diagnostic & screening modalities and probable reasons of delayed reporting. In second phase we aimed at collecting tumor tissue biopsies to perform immune-histochemistry and to isolate cancer like stem cells for putative biomarkers identification that can then be used to identify refractory cases and also to differentiate late metastatic breast cancer patients, stage III & IV, early during the progression of disease, that can not only be used to predict receptive and resistant cases but also predict progressive disease patterns. Additionally, these putative markers can also be tested on early stage patients to predict and demarcate patients that can exhibit disease progression and chemo-resistance during the clinical course of disease management, thus can save millions of rupees by individualizing therapy choices, avoiding unnecessary therapies, and undue sufferings to the patients due to inappropriate selection of drugs.
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Responsibilities |
The successful candidate has to perform the following duties; |
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Data collection of breast cancer patient's basic demographics, reasons of delayed clinical presentation and examine the impact of patient, global and health facility intervals on breast cancer patient's survival.
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Collection of breast cancer tissue biopsy samples from different cancer care hospitals of Punjab. |
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Conduct lab experiments to identify prognostic and diagnostic breast cancer biomarkers |
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Requirement |
Eligibility
The candidate having MPhil in Pharmacology/Clinical Pharmacy and registered in PhD program at University College of Pharmacy are eligible to apply. |
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How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications in the University College of Pharmacy Office, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, till 15th August, 2017. Applications should include recent CV, attested photocopies of certificates/degrees/CNIC, letter of support from previous supervisor and a recent photograph. |
Closing Date |
15-08-2017
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Contact |
Dr. HAMID SAEED Assistant Professor/Principal Investigator University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab |
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