Summary
A Postdoctoral Associate position in cancer immunotherapy is available at the Center for Advanced Innate Cell Therapy within the Texas Children’ s Cancer Center. The project is funded by a recently awarded major grant from the US Department of Defense aiming to develop and clinically test novel CAR-redirected immunotherapy for pediatric solid tumors. We offer outstanding state-of-the-art, recently expanded laboratory facilities and a highly interactive environment for basic, translational, and clinical investigators. Ideal candidates will have have a PhD degree and an expertise in tumor immunology with a documented record of productivity.
Job Duties
- Design and conduct the experiments related to the project with the help of the mentor and other team members of the Metelitsa Lab.
- Analyze the data and present the evolving results at weekly laboratory meetings and research seminars of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy.
- Document the details of the experiments and the findings in electronic laboratory notebook.
Minimum Qualifications
- Ph.D. in immunology, genetic engineering or related fields.
- Great fund of knowledge of tumor immunology principles.
- Understanding basic genetic engineering techniques (transfection, retroviral / lentiviral transduction, transposition, CRISPR-Cas9).
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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