Postdoctoral fellow

3 weeks ago

Miami, Florida, United States Sylvester comprehensive cancer center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Full time

A position is available for a postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in cancer biology and immunology. This postdoctoral fellow will work under the direction of Dr. Chakrabarti in the Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. The lab is interested in understanding the function of immune cells in tumor microenvironment in driving drug resistance/relapse of breast cancer patients. Laboratory is also interested in developing novel combination therapies to combat resistance. Dr. Chakrabarti lab have developed a wide variety mouse tumor models and utilizes human patients' samples, organoid co-culture, PDX, confocal microscopy, RNA-sequencing, single cell sequencing besides other standard molecular and biochemical techniques to address these questions. Please see recent lab publications in Science Translational Medicine, 2023, iScience, 2024, Nature Cell Biology (2020), Nature Communication(2021), Journal of Clinical investigation(2018), Cancer Research(2021), Science(2018)for research topics. Research is currently funded by multiple grants from NIH, American Cancer Society and Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Job Duties

Plans, directs, and conducts specialized and advanced collaborative research experiments in mice models. Establishes new research protocols and procedures. Evaluates and analyzes data. Summarizes findings, attends lab meetings, and participates in manuscript writing. Responsible for some laboratory day to day operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidate has completed a PhD degree with research experience in cancer biology and/or immunology. A track record of peer reviewed lead authorship publications is expected. Familiarity with animal and in vitro cancer biology models as well as immunology is expected. Recently defended Ph.D fellows are encouraged to apply.

All applicants should have good spoken and written communication skills. Interested applicants should send 1) a cover letter briefly describing your previous experience and your future research interest/plan, 2) a curriculum vitae, and 3) contact information of at least three references to Dr. Rumela Chakrabarti )

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