Several fully funded positions are available in the laboratory of Maria T. Diaz-Meco to identify cell signaling pathways that impact metabolism and inflammation in prostate cancer. 

Special focus on resistance to therapy and the crosstalk with the tumor microenvironment and the role of epigenetic and metabolic reprogramming in lineage plasticity.

The project is based on our recent publications on this topic: Valencia et al. 2014, Cancer Cell 26, 121-135; Linares et al., 2017, Cell Metabolism 26, 817-829; Huang et al., 2018, Cancer Cell 33, 770-784; Reina-Campos et al., 2019 Cancer Cell 35, 385-400.

The Diaz-Meco Lab is located in newly renovated space in the Weiss building at the Rockefeller University campus in Manhattan. The position offers very competitive benefits and access to subsidized Cornell housing in Manhattan and Roosevelt Island.

Requirements:

1、We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals.

2、The candidates should have extensive lab experience in molecular and cellular biology skills and with expertise in mouse models.

3、Candidates must have a Ph.D. 、 M.D. degree or  visiting scholar.

Interested applicants should submit a single PDF file containing CV, a brief description of research accomplishments, interests, and career goals, and contact information (e-mail address and phone number) of three references to Dr. Maria T. Diaz-Meco at mtd4001@med.cornell.edu.

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康奈尔大学（Cornell University），位于美国纽约州伊萨卡，是一所享誉世界的顶级私立研究型大学（另有两个校区位于纽约市和卡塔尔教育城），为美国大学协会的十四个创始院校之一，以及著名的常春藤盟校的八个成员之一。

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