Postdoctoral Fellow - Pathogenesis of Lymphoma

About City of Hope

City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6,000 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

The department of pathology of the City of Hope Medical center is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to work with a group of researchers in lymphoma genomics and biology.

The candidate is expected to be an innovative scientist with knowledge and experience in molecular biology, cell culture, in vitro functional assays and genomic editing. Some interests and knowledge in the analysis of data generated through next generation sequencing and other global technologies including transcriptomic and mutational analysis as well as correlative analysis of different datasets would be desirable. A good understanding of general biological processes and immunology is highly desirable. Our group works very collaboratively in a supportive and stimulatory environment with the goal of understanding the pathogenesis of lymphoma, discovering novel therapeutic targets and improving the treatment and outcome of lymphoma patients.

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

• A Ph.D. degree in life or biology, genomics/genetics or a related discipline is required.
• Experience using Next-Generation sequencing analysis and gene editing in lab investigation
• Experience in cell culture including the in vitro propagation, manipulation and characterization of lymphocytes.
• Proficient in molecular biological techniques including transfection, transduction, cloning, vector construction, reporter assay and western blot.
• Ability and interest in developing new assays as needed
• Basic proficiency in programming desirable
• Values research integrity, careful experimental work and collaborative research

Additional Information:

• For more information on Dr. John Chan's research, please visit here .
• To protect the health of patients and staff and to comply with new State of California mandates, City of Hope staff are required to show proof of full vaccination by September 30, 2021. Compliance is a condition of employment.

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.

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• Posting Date: Nov 8, 2021
• Job Field: Research
• Employee Status: Regular
• Shift: Day Job