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Postdoctoral Fellow II

Employer
Houston Methodist Academic Insistute
Location
Houston, Texas (US)
Salary
Commensurate with Experience
Closing date
Jan 1, 2022

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Cancer Research
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
PhD Fellowship
Organization Type
Healthcare/Hospital

A busy, well-funded research laboratory in the Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Research Institute is seeking highly motivated, energetic, research-oriented individuals at the postdoctoral level to join a team of scientists dedicated to conducting research on tumor biology, immunology and immunotherapy. Our laboratory focuses on (1) tumor microenvironment and developing novel immuno- and biotherapies for multiple myeloma (Yang et al, Cancer Cell 2006 and 2007, Bi et al, J Clin Invest 2018; Wang et al, Blood 2020 and 2021, Liu et al, Nat Commun 2021), (2) investigating the role and function of IL-9-secreting Th9 and Tc9 cells in tumor immunotherapy (Lu et al, J Clin Invest 2012; Lu et al, PNAS 2014, Lu et al, Cancer Cell 2018, Xue et al, Cancer Cell 2021), and (3) determining the roles of lipid metabolism on tumor-specific T cell dysfunction (Ma et al, J Exp Med 2018, Ma et al, Cell Metab 2019 and 2021). The ideal candidate is responsible, hard-working and has the ability to work independently.  For detailed information about our research, please visit: https://www.houstonmethodist.org/faculty/qing-yi/).

Required Experience: Tumor immunology, molecular/cell biology, and in vivo mouse systems.

A medical degree and/or a Ph.D. degree is required. The pay scale follows NIH guidelines ($53,760 for recent PhD graduates, with adjustments for more senior candidates). Recent PhD graduates are preferred, but all qualified candidates will be considered.

To apply: Please send CV and contact information for 3 references to Qing Yi, MD, PhD, Associate Director, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist, TX 77030; E-mail: qyi@houstonmethodist.org

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