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A postdoctoral fellow position is immediately available in the NIH-funded Neuro-Immuno-Oncology Research Group within the Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Our laboratory seeks highly motivated, talented, and passionate scientists to join our effort to unravel how the brain tumor immune microenvironment shapes tumorigenesis and therapeutic response. Postdoctoral fellows will work in a highly collaborative environment and have the opportunity to interact closely with investigators and clinicians across the Penn Brain Tumor Center, including the Cancer Biology and Immunology Institutes.
Job Responsibility:
Investigate the role of microglia in glioblastoma using patient samples, iPSC-derived microglia, next-generation humanized mouse models, and genetically engineered GBM models
Develop hyper-hypermutant GBM mouse models and integrate them with patient-derived samples to study responses to emerging immunotherapies, including CAR-T cell therapies
Requirements:
Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, or MD-PhD
A strong background in immunology, neuroscience, and/or cancer biology is essential
At least one first-author, peer-reviewed publication from PhD work is required
Nice to have:
Prior experience with iPSCs, genetics/genomics, or mouse cancer models