Postdoctoral Fellow - Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy

City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Category Research
Job Description
Role Overview

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at City of Hope where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

What You Will Do

Key areas of investigation include: Molecular and cellular regulation of natural killer (NK) cells, Mechanisms of tumor immune evasion, Development of NK cell and CAR-NK cell therapies, Next-generation cell therapy and in vivo immune engineering.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will have the unique possibility to drive research towards a novel cancer therapy at the interface of science and translation to the clinic and publish high-impact journals.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. degree in life or biomedical sciences, or a related discipline.
  • NK cell development and function.
  • Tumor immunology, immunotherapy.
  • Ex vivo and/or in vivo CAR NK or CAR T cell engineering.
  • CRISPR screening and CRISPR-based gene editing.
  • At least one first-author publication in a high-impact journal.
  • Excellent communication skills and fluency in English, both written and spoken.
  • Strong team orientation and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits
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