Overview  

We are seeking an intelligent, creative, and collegial post-doctoral research fellow to study mechanisms of immune tolerance and targeted therapy resistance in head and neck cancers using basic and translational approaches. We perform pre-clinical mouse modeling and human translational work towards identifying and targeting genomic and immunologic dependencies to improve patient outcomes. Our group has expertise in carcinogen induced oral cancer models and in performing first in class immune and small molecule therapeutic clinical trials.

Research areas include cancer genome discovery, development of oncogene-inducible and carcinogen-based oral cancer models and analysis of patient derived xenografts and tissues to define biology and therapeutic targeting strategies.

We are a highly collaborative group and interact closely with cancer biologists, clinicians, and computational biologists to comprehensively understand head and neck cancer related phenotypes.

Responsibilities  

We are seeking an enthusiastic bench-level scientist to join our research team. The major focus of this position will be to perform immunologic studies using mouse oral cancer models and human specimens. These experiments center on defining immunotherapy resistance mechanisms in head and neck cancers.

Specific responsibilities include

• Processing and analysis of patient-derived tissues
• Carrying out cell culture and mouse studies
• Performing laboratory experiments, conducting data analysis and interpreting results
• Designing experiments and executing protocols
• Maintaining accurate records, writing reports, and preparing and giving presentations
• Contributing to the overall laboratory safety, organization and productivity