Postdoctoral fellow

Job Description A post-doctoral position is immediately available in the Department of Cancer Biology at Wake Forest University Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  We are seeking a highly motivated individual who wishes to participate in a NIH funded project focused on translational research of breast and lung cancer metastasis. The lab is currently working in the field of immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment, cancer stem cells, cell signaling and non-coding RNA.  PhD, MD/PhD or MD with a solid background in molecular and cell Biology. The project will require knowledge of Cell Biology, Genetics and Molecular biology. Background of Cancer biology is also preferable. Basic technical skills of molecular biology are required.  

Recent publications

Exosomal miR-1304-3p promotes breast cancer progression in African Americans by activating cancer-associated adipocytes. Nature Comm. 13, 7734 (2022) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36517516/

Exosomal miR-19a and IBSP cooperate to induce osteolytic bone metastasis of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Nature Comm. 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25473-y (2021) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34465793/

Nicotine promotes breast cancer metastasis by stimulating N2 neutrophils and generating pre-metastatic niche in lung. Nature Comm. 12: 474. PMID:33473115 (2021) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33473115/

Applicants should send the following information to Dr. Kounosuke Watabe, (kwatabe@wakehealth.edu): Cover letter explaining relevant work experiences, CV, the names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references

Contact:

Kounosuke Watabe, Ph.D. Professor of Cancer Biology, Doris Stormyr Anderson Professor. Wake Forest Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem NC 27157.  Phone: 336-716-0231 Email: kwatabe@wakehealth.edu.  https://school.wakehealth.edu/faculty/w/kounosuke-watabe