Role OverviewJoin 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
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