Lab Openings
Applications for PhD Positions
The Jon Weidanz lab is looking to accept PhD students for both Fall and Spring admissions cycles through the biomedical engineering graduate program here at UTA. Students will interact with various projects available in the lab involving mouse model syngeneic tumor treatment, spatial proteomics, and high-throughput sequencing. Potential PhD students should be driven to pursue research in the field of cancer immunology, and have experience with commonly used molecular lab techniques or the desire to learn. Interested students should apply to the UTA Bioengineering department graduate program and mention Dr. Weidanz in their application. Please also send an email with your resume to Dr. Weidanz and indicate your interest in joining the lab.
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