University of Helsinki
Klefström lab
Oncogenic signaling pathways as therapeutic targets in breast cancer
Our laboratory studies oncogene and tumor suppressor induced cancer-specific cellular programs, which cause therapeutic vulnerabilities in breast cancer.
Public Outreach
Follow ChasingCancer for the hottest trends in cancer research (Shishir Pant)
Discover What everyone can learn from a day in the life of a cancer researcher (Rita Turpin)
Working with animals is serious business. Here’s why you shouldn’t feel sorry for lab mice — or any other animals in science experiments (Rita Turpin)
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We need new ways to translate scientific discoveries to early phase clinical testing Jeroen Pouwels
One of the greatest responsibilities of a researcher is the dissemination of knowledge. Our grad students are taking this to heart through various articles, blogs, and presentations.
Here, our grad student, Rita Turpin, wrote about her experiences working with laboratory mice. Her article highlights why animals are studied, how they are treated, and how the scientific community enforces ethical research practices.
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Here’s why you shouldn’t feel sorry for lab mice — or any other animals in science experiments
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“I could never do that.”Our grad student Rita Turpin fresh from ESMO immuno-oncology congress. Yet another fruit from great collaboration between the University of Helsinki, HUS Units of Pathology and Surgery and HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center. We will defeat the breast cancer!
We're recruiting !!! This is a unique opportunity - open once in 10 years.
LABORATORY MANAGER POSITION AVAILABLE
IN KLEFSTRÖM LAB, RESEARCH PROGRAMS UNIT, MEDICAL FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
We are a research lab of about 16 researchers, including postdocs, graduate students and highly skilled research assisting personnel. Our mission is to translate high-impact laboratory discoveries for the benefit of breast cancer patients. We are seeking an experienced laboratory manager, available immediately. The position involves operational lab management and maintenance tasks, managing research service actions in HiLIFE's recombinant virus unit (BVC) and participation in various research projects. We are looking for a lab manager with a higher vocational diploma or a master’s degree in molecular biology, biotechnology or equivalent. A successful candidate must have 5+ years of work experience in biomedical research, excellent communication skills in Finnish and English, advanced skills in cell culture and basic molecular & cell biology methods and competence for operational lab management. Ideally, the candidate has previous experience in in vivo methods and BSL2 gene transfer methods.
For more information and for instructions how to apply, please visit: klefstromlab.com/home/open-positions/