美国贝勒医学院博士后职位招聘–基础科学、健康科学

Job Description

Summary

A Postdoctoral Fellow position available at the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy for motivated and skillful applicants interested in translational immunology and engineered cell therapies of cancer. The main project involves studying cellular and molecular factors correlating with clinical activity of CAR T-cells in patients with refractory cancers and validating these mechanisms in preclinical models of human cancer. The applicant will also be involved in developing the next-generation cellular platform for adoptive cell therapy of cancer.

The Postdoctoral Associate will work in a great team with diverse background and expertise. We support career growth and personal development and provide an excellent collaborative environment with access to cutting edge technologies and models.

Job Duties

• Performs analysis of transcriptome and proteome of engineered T-cells and identifies parameters associated with positive clinical outcomes.
• Uses genetic tools to overexpress or delete selected genes in target T-cell populations.
• Evaluates anti-tumor activity of human lymphocytes in humanized mouse models of human malignancies.
• Analyzes literature and develops new hypotheses to test in pilot experiments.
• Assists with writing reports and manuscripts and presents at scientific meetings.
• Maintains a timely log of experimental notes.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in translational immunology.