Specialty:
Pediatric Oncology
Location:
Pediatric Oncology, Anschutz Medical Campus
Contact: 303-724-4665
Prerequisites:
3 years of college
Number of openings: 1
Objective:
The major goals of the research project are to validate gene targets which, when inhibited, sensitize leukemia cells to chemotherapy.
Description:
Experiments to determine the relative sensitivity to chemotherapy will be done in leukemia cells grown in the lab. Students will a) grow leukemia cells b) knock-down specific genes using interfering RNA c) treat cells with chemotherapy d) determine the relative sensitivity of the cells to the chemotherapy, and e) analyze, organize and present the results.