Postdoctoral Fellow - T Cell-Mediated Th17 Immunity - Zouming Sun Lab

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City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.

Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.

Position Summary

A motivated postdoctoral research fellow is wanted to study the relationship between T cell-mediated inflammation and lymphomagenesis. Immune system has both anti- and pro-tumor activities. Our study is to understand how activated T cell-mediated immunity facilitates the development of T cell lymphoma in thymus. Our research will use mouse models and molecular biology tool to understand the mechanisms responsible for Th17 immunity in promoting the development of lymphoma. This lab has been focused on studying ROR?t-dependent Th17 immunity, referring to (Nature Immunology, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28846085 ; Nature Communications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30451821 ; PNAS, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29282318 ; Journal of Immunology, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30567733 ).

Our research topics are closely related to the development of drugs for treatment of autoimmunity, and now to lymphoma. The recent postdoctoral fellows from this lab are recruited by pharmaceuticals (Eli Lilly) and academics as faculty. Experimental approaches require the candidate to be familiar with basic immunology knowledge and tumor biology as well as techniques for manipulation of T cells and lymphoma. Candidate shall have publication records to demonstrate the academic excellence in research. Dr. Zuoming Sun's laboratory is located at Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, a NIH-designated comprehensive cancer center with state-of-the-art facilities and friendly environments. Our institute locates at great Los Angeles of sunshine California, where you enjoy the diversity of culture and life style in warm southern California. See our website for more information ( https://www.cityofhope.org/people/sun-zuoming ).

If you are interested, please submit your application online. You may also send your application materials, CV, publications, and references to: Dr. Zuoming Sun ( zsun@coh.org ).

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

• A doctoral degree is required.
  
• Preference will be given to individuals with related training and experience.
  

City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.