Research Assistant

4 weeks ago


Syracuse, New York, United States SUNY Upstate Medical University Full time

**Job Summary:**

We are seeking a highly motivated student researcher to join our team in the Department of Pathology at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The successful candidate will work on an ongoing immunooncology research project under the supervision of Dr. Jamaspishvili.

The project involves studying the prognostic and predictive role of PD-L1 expression on digital pathology images using artificial intelligence in a pan-cancer retrospective patient cohort undergoing immunotherapy. The student researcher will be responsible for assembling a retrospective research cohort of SUNY Upstate patients diagnosed with advanced/metastatic lung and other cancers and who were candidates for immunotherapy.

The ideal candidate will be enrolled in a graduate Medical, Health Sciences or Public Health program and have excellent research skills. The student researcher will have the opportunity to work with two mentors: Dr. Jamaspishvili, principal investigator (Department of Pathology) and Dr. Alina Basnet, co-investigator (Department of Hematology-Oncology).

**Responsibilities:**

  • Assemble a retrospective research cohort of SUNY Upstate patients
  • Extract clinical and pathological information from the electronic medical record (EMR) system: EPIC and Co-Path
  • Perform a rigorous chart review

**Requirements:**

  • Must be a current student enrolled at Upstate Medical University and approved for financial aid through the Student Financial Aid office at Upstate
  • Preferred qualifications: work experience in a research setting, knowledge of immunooncology and digital pathology

**Salary and Benefits:**

$17/hour

This is a Federal Work Study position available to current Upstate Medical University students who have been approved for and accepted Federal Work Study through the Financial Aid Office.



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