Open Trainee Positions

MD Anderson offers postdoctoral training opportunities year-round. Below are the positions currently available.

Req #: 600637-202107281657
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow       
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​The Administrative Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Division of Education & Training at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a program designed for recent PhD graduates or postdoctoral fellows who wish to pursue careers in educational administration.

Administrative Postdoctoral Fellow appointments are paid, full-time benefits-eligible positions. Experiential learning will be focused around the aims of the MD Anderson CCSG's CRCE component, which are: (1) To develop metrics for and report outcomes of education and training activities across the different cancer research career stages; (2) To develop new and coordinate existing programs to support cancer research career development activities; and (3) To foster a cancer research career pipeline that promotes representation and excellence at every career stage.

Experience gained from the CRCE will be complemented by opportunities to take didactic courses and/or to collaborate with several departments at MD Anderson (e.g., Office of Sponsored Programs, Grants & Contracts Accounting, Leadership Institute, Trainee Research Programs, VISA, Human Resources, etc.). The Admin Postdoc's training will follow a learning plan to be developed in collaboration with their supervisor prior to the start of their appointment.

Learning Objectives:
​Trainees who complete the program are expected to acquire knowledge and skills in:

• Grant development and administration, focusing on biomedical education, training, and career development;
• Analysis of metrics and benchmarks to drive data-driven decision making in education and training;
• Policy and procedure development for trainee-related matters;
• Coordination and development of educational programming for biomedical research trainees and faculty members of different career stages; and
• Administrative operations of the Cancer Research Career Enhancement (CRCE) component of MD Anderson's P30 Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG)

The expectation is that the Administrative Postdoctoral Fellow will apply for employment in administrative management positions (e.g., career services, student services, postdoc offices, grant development, college/graduate school or departmental operations, etc.) at an academic and/or medical institution at the conclusion of their training.

Eligibility Requirements:​
Applicants must have received a PhD/equivalent or be in the final stages of PhD training with a projected completion date in the next 3 months.

PhD/equivalent must be completed before starting the Administrative Fellowship.

Applicants demonstrate leadership, extracurricular participation, and/or career planning and exploration leading to an interest in administrative leadership at an academic institution.

Program Dates:
Expected start date of 9/1/2021. Initial appointment is for one year. Reappointment to a second year is expected. In exceptional circumstances, reappointment to a third year is possible. Appointments will not exceed three years.

Mentor Matching:
The Admin Postdoc Fellow will be mentored by Paolo Mangahas, Ph.D., MBA, Director, Trainee Career Enhancement, Co-Director CCSG Cancer Research Career Enhancement.

Stipend:
$63,000/year

Additional Application Information:
Candidates are invited to submit applications online at https://redcap.link/adminpostdoc2021. Required application documents include a cover letter and updated resume. Additional information is found on the application submission page.

Req #: 600673-00005
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow       
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​Postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jyotika Sharma at MD Anderson, Cancer Center to participate in NIH-funded research projects focusing on the mechanisms of granulopoiesis and neutrophil turnover in sepsis. Projects will involve studies on the role of C-type lectin receptors in neutrophil generation, cell death and efferocytosis under homeostatic and pneumoseptic conditions; and will use in-vitro and in-vivo approaches with mouse models and human cells. The ideal candidate will have doctoral training in cellular or molecular immunology and infectious disease pathogenesis. Experience with flow cytometry, imaging and mouse models of disease is strongly preferred. Demonstrated productivity in publication record is required.​  Interested candidates can submit a cover letter describing research experience, interests and goals, and a curriculum vita (CV) directly to Dr. Jyotika Sharma by email.​

Learning Objectives:
​1. To train under the supervision of the mentor who will provide the opportunity for collaborative and independent research
2. To disseminate the research findings in form of publications and presentations
3. Apply for peer-reviewed funding
4. Participate in all relevant activities related to an independent career in research or academia​

Eligibility Requirements:
​1. Completion of Ph.D. or M.D/Ph.D in cellular and molecular immunology and/or infectious diseases.
2. Evidence of productivity from publications in peer-reviewed, primary research journals originating from Ph.D. or postdoctoral work.
3. Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Dr. Jyotika Sharma.

Req #: 600673-00006
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Postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jyotika Sharma at MD Anderson, Cancer Center to participate in NIH-funded research projects focusing on immunometabolism in neutrophil functions. Projects will involve studies on the metabolic regulation of neutrophil extracellular traps in inflammatory disease conditions and their modulation with small molecule inhibitors; and will use in-vitro and in-vivo approaches with mouse models and human cells. The ideal candidate will have doctoral training in biochemistry, cellular immunology, metabolic disease pathogenesis. Relevant experience with rodent models of metabolic dysregulation and pharmacological studies in cells of immune system is strongly preferred. Demonstrated productivity in publication record is required. ​Interested candidates can submit a cover letter describing research experience, interests and goals, and a curriculum vita (CV) directly to Dr. Jyotika Sharma by email.​

Learning Objectives:
​1. To train under the supervision of the mentor who will provide the opportunity for collaborative and independent research
2. To disseminate the research findings in form of publications and presentations
3. Apply for peer-reviewed funding
4. Participate in all relevant activities related to an independent career in research or academia​

Eligibility Requirements:
​1. Completion of Ph.D. or M.D/Ph.D in biochemistry, cellular and molecular immunology, molecular biology
2. Evidence of productivity from publications in peer-reviewed, primary research journals originating from Ph.D. or postdoctoral work.
3. Proficiency in spoken and written English​.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Dr. Jyotika Sharma.

Req #: 600673-00007
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​Postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jyotika Sharma at MD Anderson, Cancer Center to participate in NIH-funded research projects focusing on epigenomic regulation of neutrophil functions in secondary pneumonia and penumosepsis. Projects will involve studies on the mechanisms of chromatin release, modifications and interaction with immune cells related to inflammatory responses; and will use in-vitro and in-vivo approaches with mouse models and human cells. The ideal candidate will have doctoral training in Genomics/Epigenomics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Immunology. Relevant experience with rodent models of disease and functional genomic studies in cells of immune system is strongly preferred. Demonstrated productivity in publication record is required. ​Interested candidates can submit a cover letter describing research experience, interests and goals, and a curriculum vita (CV) directly to Dr. Jyotika Sharma by email.​

Learning Objectives:
​1. To train under the supervision of the mentor who will provide the opportunity for collaborative and independent research
2. To disseminate the research findings in form of publications and presentations
3. Apply for peer-reviewed funding
4. Participate in all relevant activities related to an independent career in research or academia​

Eligibility Requirements:
​1. Completion of Ph.D.or M.D/Ph.D or equivalent degree in Genetics/Epigenetics, molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases. |
2. Evidence of productivity from publications in peer-reviewed, primary research journals originating from Ph.D. or postdoctoral work.
3. Proficiency in spoken and written English​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Dr. Jyotika Sharma.

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Req #: 600815-00002
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Postdoctoral positions are available in Dr. Yiwen Chen's lab. By combining computational and high-throughput approaches such as single-cell multi-omics profiling (e.g., scRNA-seq and scATAC-seq), CRISPR/Cas9, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP)-seq and Ribosome Profiling (Ribo-seq), the focuses of Dr. Chen's lab are to decipher the cell signaling, epigenetic/epitranscriptomic and RNA-based regulation mechanism of cancer immunology, neural stem cell and cancer stem cell of brain tumor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The postdocs will be jointly supervised by Dr. Chen and Drs. Jian Hu/Cassian Yee.

Computational Biology/Bioinformatics Postdoc:
The postdoc will be developing novel statistical/machine learning (e.g., deep learning) methods that integrate heterogeneous bulk and single-cell multi-omics datasets to study the cell signaling, epigenetic/epitranscriptomic and RNA-based regulation mechanism that is important for tumor immunity, neural stem cell and cancer stem cell of brain tumor. Another direction is to develop new computational methods for proteogenomics, an emerging field at the intersection of genomics and mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics. In addition to the development of statistical/machine learning methods, he/she will be collaborating with other labs for various biomedical applications.

Eligibility Requirements:
Experimental Postdocs:
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in biomedical sciences, focusing on one of the following areas: (a) molecular biology (b) biochemistry of RNA and/or transcriptional/epigenetic regulation, (c) cell signaling, (d) virology, (e) immunology, (f) T-cell biology, (g) cancer biology. Mouse model experience, genomics/proteomics expertise is not required, but highly desirable.

Computational Biology/Bioinformatics Postdocs
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in related quantitative fields including, but not limited to computational biology, bioinformatics, biophysics, biostatistics, computer science, statistics, bioengineering and physics. Applicants with i) strong quantitative background (computer science/statistics/physical modeling) or ii) computational genomics/proteomics experiences and large-scale biological data analysis capability are preferred. Strong programming skills in scripting language (Python or Perl), statistical and computing language (R or MATLAB), and/or programing language (C/C++ /Java) are highly desirable.

Dates or Training Schedule:
January 2021 – January 2022, renewed annually.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Yiwen Chen, Ph.D., and Cassian Yee, M.D.

Req #: 600815-00004
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​The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center invites applications for a postdoctoral position in bioinformatics and computational biology. The position is sponsored by Dr. Han Liang lab in the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The Liang lab combines computational and experimetnal approaches to realize the full promise of precsion cancer medicine.  The projects will focus on the genomic data analysis for understanding the evolutionary process and treatment response of human cancer and the development of related bioinformatics tools. 

Eligibility Requirements:
​The ideal candidate should have a PhD. in bioinformatics, quantitative sciences, biology and related areas; have strong skills in bioinformatics, statistical knowledge, and programming skills; have first-hand experience in next-generation sequencing data analysis and genomic data mining; and have a publication record that demonstrates the above expertise.  Knowledge about cancer biology would be a plus. We are looking for an outstanding researcher with high motivation, ability to work collaboratively and independently, and a strong commitment to working on the projects. 

Program Dates:
8/1/2021-7/31/2024

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Han Liang, Ph.D. See Dr. Liang's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
MD Anderson is ranked one of the top two hospitals for cancer care and research in the nation for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report. The lab website is http://odin.mdacc.tmc.edu/~hliang1.
Please send a (1) cover letter that describes your past research and future goals, (2) curriculum vitae, and (3) the names of three references that includes your connection to the references, to:

Han Liang, Ph.D.
Professor and Deputy Chair,
Department of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
MD Anderson
Houston, TX 77030
 

Req #: 600815-202107260642
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​​​We are seeking outstanding applicants for postdoctoral positions to work at the intersection of cancer immunology, adoptive cell therapy, single-cell omics and artificial intelligence under the supervision of Dr. Ken Chen in the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

Dr. Ken Chen had over 15-year professional experience in computational cancer biology in the context of cutting-edge cancer research. His lab focuses on characterizing the genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic profiles of patient's tumor samples and match with evidence-based targeted- and immuno- therapies (Personalized therapy of Cancer) for better outcomes. New high-throughput technologies such as single-cell sequencing and mass cytometry are often utilized to dissect novel cell types and identify underlying molecular mechanisms that are involved in pathogenesis. The lab has been well funded by NIH, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Andy Sabin Foundations, and MD Anderson Moonshots with lots of collaborative opportunities in the area of immunotherapy and targeted therapy. Former trainees in the lab have routinely published first-author papers in top computational biology journals such as Nature Methods and have secured leadership positions in either academia or industry. 

Learning Objectives:

• ​Towards research independence in computational biology
• Learn to develop computational algorithms/models to generate or test biological hypotheses
• Learn to analyze data in biologically meaningful ways
• Learn team science

Eligibility Requirements:
We are recruiting creative, enthusiastic recent PhD graduates, who would like to develop a professional career in biomedical/cancer research and have:

- Ph.D. in Bioinformatics/Biostats, Math/Statistics/Physics, Computer Science/Engineering
- Experience analyzing and interpreting high-throughput data such as DNA and RNA sequencing, microarray, and mass cytometry data
- Experience developing and disseminating novel computational tools
- Proficient in programming languages such as Python, R, Java, Matlab, C/C++
- At least 2 first-author publications in peer reviewed journals.​​​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Ken Chen, Ph.D. See Dr. Chen's research profile.

Req #: 600567- 00009
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow       
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​The postdoctoral fellow will work under the supervision of Drs Kim-Anh Do and Ziyi Li and may collaborate with other faculty in biostatistics, computer science, bioinformatics, basic science, or clinical research. The primary research focus can encompass: (i) developing and applying novel statistical and computational methods for the analysis of omics data from various sources such as high-throughput proteomic, genomic, sequencing, transcriptomic, and imaging data, with particular emphasis on developing integrative and flexible models that incorporate both biological knowledge and empirical structures; (ii) developing novel statistical and machine learning methods for the analysis of single cell omics data with focus on cancer research. Specific research areas include the integration of single cell and bulk data, the incorporation of cell interaction and spatial information in single cell data analysis, and the analysis of single cell multi-omics data. The fellow will gain experience in cutting-edge analysis of “big data” and have the opportunity to publish in high-impact biostatistics, bioinformatics and health research journals.​

Learning Objectives:
Learn statistical theory and application in data science studies; Obtain expertise in high-dimensional variable selection, feature extraction from spatial-temporal varying data, hierarchical models, develop novel analytical methods for precision medicine; Develop strong programming and computational skills; Adapt and develop novel machine learning algorithms; Acquire extensive experience in R, R-Shiny, Python, and other programming languages/environments. ​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​​We seek a highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. in statistics/biostatistics/bioinformatics or a related quantitative field such as computer science, engineering, or quantitative computational biology. Interest or background in computer-intensive methodology, bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics is preferred. Applicants must have strong training in statistics and excellent programming skills, in particular R/Python/Matlab and preferably one lower level computer language such as C or Fortran, and interest in the application of state-of-the-art statistical methods to complex data. Experience with high-performance computing and linux system is a plus. Expertise or skills in any of the following areas are desirable: analysis of high-dimensional data, data mining, and machine learning.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and CV (including three references) to: kimdo@mdanderson.org and zli16@mdanderson.org.

MD Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free and drug-free environment. ​

Dates or Training Schedule:
Tentative start date: July 1, 2021

Mentor Matching:
Dr. Kim-Anh Do is a full professor and Dr. Ziyi Li is a new faculty in the Department of Biostatistics with prior mentoring experience.  

Additional Application Information:
The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

Req #: 600567- 00010
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​The Department of Biostatistics at UT MDACC has one post-doc position open for biostatistics methodology research and clinical trial application. The main focus is research and publication. The primary focus will be develop novel methods for adaptive Bayesian clinical trial designs, derive related statistical theory, produce software for implementation, incorporate biomarkers in clinical trial design and analysis, and build statistical learning tools for large data sets. The post-doc will work under the supervision of Ying Yuan, Ph.D. and Ruitao Lin, Ph.D., on challenging and important clinical and biological projects that involve complex statistical modeling, data analysis and computation. ​

Learning Objectives:
Learn statistical theory and application in cancer clinical trials; Obtain expertise in Bayesian adaptive designs, hierarchical models, and biomarker-based clinical trial design and analysis for precision medicine; Develop strong programming and computational skills; Gain interest in statistical methodology research; Acquire extensive experience in R and R-Shiny. ​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Applicants must have a recent PhD in biostatistics or statistics from a reputed University/Institute or within 0-1 years of graduation.  A solid background in statistical theory, clinical trial applications, and Bayesian methods and computation are required. Some experience with machine learning is desirable. 

Please send CV and information on three referees directly to slgarcia@mdanderson.org.

MD Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free and drug-free environment. ​

Dates or Training Schedule:
Tentative start date: August 2, 2021 Tentative end date:  July 31, 2022

Mentor Matching:
Dr. Yuan is a full professor, and Dr. Lin a Assistant Professor the Department of Biostatistics with prior mentoring experience.

Req #: 600143-00001
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​​​​​Dr. Arun's lab focuses on biomarker identification and prevention studies among patients who are at high risk for the development of breast cancer.

Applicants should provide highly responsible administrative related services to support clinical research and family outreach studies which are part of Breast Genetics and High-Risk Breast Cancer Registry, under the leadership of Dr. Banu Arun.  Duties include data collection from patient medical records and sample processing included, but not limited to, RNA extraction and immunoassay analysis from those who participated in the Dasatinib prevention trial. 

Eligibility Requirements:
​​Requires the ability to establish priorities, manage multiple tasks, and complete work assignments accurately and on time. The candidate needs to be self-motivated, conscientious and a team player with a strong work ethic, have critical thinking abilities, good communication, organizational, and writing skills.​

An individual holding a recent Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate who is seeking a temporary appointment, under the supervision of a faculty mentor, involving full-time laboratory-based research or scholarship in preparation for an academic or research career as an independent investigator.​ ​​​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Banu Arun, M.D.  View Dr. Arun's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
The fellow will need to provide their own stipend support from their home institution. Under no circumstances should a postdoctoral fellow's or other individual's personal funds be used to supplement an internally or externally supported stipend to the MD Anderson minimum level.

Req #: 600143-00002
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​​​​The Department of Breast Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a one-year research fellow beginning August 2, 2021.The primary research focus will be conducting a retrospective clinical study using a large Breast Cancer Registry in Breast Medical Oncology and Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research and Clinic. Through the study, the post-doc will learn the protocol development, study method, ethics, data handling, and statistical analysis of the clinical study. There will be many opportunities to participate in various ongoing studies based on their academic background. Also, the post-doc will have a chance of writing an original manuscript as a first/co-author and presenting their study in the lab meeting or major national oncology conferences. The fellow will be invited to participate in departmental conferences and other educational activities. ​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Applicants should provide highly responsible administrative and research support.  Requires the ability to establish priorities, manage multiple tasks and complete work assignments accurately and on time. The candidate needs to be self-motivated, conscientious and a team player with a strong work ethic, have critical thinking abilities, good communication, organizational and writing skills. An individual holding a recent Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate who is seeking a temporary appointment, under the supervision of a faculty mentor in preparation for an academic or research career as an independent investigator. ​​

Program Dates:
August 2, 2021 - August 1, 2022

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Vicente Valero, M.D.  View Dr. Valero's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
The fellow will need to provide their own stipend support from their home institution. Under no circumstances should a postdoctoral fellow's or other individual's personal funds be used to supplement an internally or externally supported stipend to the MD Anderson minimum level.

Req #: 600143-00003
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Research in the Enhanced Drug Development Guidance and Evaluation (EDGE) Preclinical Solutions focuses on the translation research that forms the bridge between lab and hospital, where exciting discoveries in basic research are delivered quickly to patients in need. The lab also aims to develop new therapeutic approaches for breast cancer, by translating preclinical findings into clinical trials. With physicians working closely with researchers, feedback from patient care can rapidly inspire new directions in preclinical research. Our mission is to reduce the suffering of breast cancer patients by discovering and developing targeted therapies in collaboration with industry and academia. There is a large demand for preclinical testing to find the best application strategies of new drugs either before or alongside clinical trials.

We seeks highly motivated post-doctoral research fellows to investigate the development of new therapeutic approaches for the breast cancer. Prior experience in molecular and cell biology, as well as immunology is highly desirable. The candidate must be self-driven, ethical, and a team player.

Position summary:
Function: Carrying out studies of early drug development and tumor immune microenvironment in breast cancer.

Scope : 1) evaluation of anti-cancer drug and elucidate mechanism of action of drug, 2) investigating tumor immune microenvironment and immune-regulatory pathways in breast cancer.

Essential job functions :

• Extracts genomic DNA, RNA, or proteins for purposes further expression analysis.
• Cell sorting and flow cytometry using cell lines and tumor tissues.
• Prepares and conducts in vivo studies.
• Prepares and conducts ex vivo/in situ histologic analyses using the following techniques: animal dissection, tissue fixation, paraffin embedding, cryofixation, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence staining.
• Analyze data, prepare graphs, figures, and help in writing and submitting the manuscript.
• Reads literature relevant to cancer biology, inflammation, tumor microenvironment.
• The postdoc must communicate freely and clearly, and must confer with superiors regarding new procedures and modify them according to the needs of the project.
• Records and evaluates data obtained in accordance with methods requested and confers with superiors regarding results obtained.
• Constructs, assembles, and operates laboratory apparatus and equipment including thermocyclers, agarose gel electrophoresis units, nebulizers/gas compressors, and spectrophotometers.

Periodic functions :

1. Presents Journal Club or own project data in formal laboratory meetings

2. Present data in national and international meetings in form of poster or podium talk.​

Learning Objectives:
​At the conclusion of this postdoctoral fellowship, the postdoc will be able to develop and assemble a large-scale multidisciplinary grant proposal in collaboration with principal investigators. The postdoc will develop basic skills to assist with the financial management of the grant program. The postdoc will be able to present strategic planning initiatives to support research efforts in a large multidisciplinary program. ​

Eligibility Requirements:
​​​Education: PhD

Experience : required basic molecular biology, immunology techniques, and mouse xenograft models.​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Dr. Jangsoon Lee.

Req #: 188100-00001 
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​The Department of Cancer Biology at MD Anderson Cancer Center has postdoctoral positions available in a highly productive laboratory for research related to overcome immune suppressive tumor microenvironment, define tumor intrinsic resistance mechanisms to immunocheckpoint therapy and identify synthetic lethal targets in a number of cancer types, including brain cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer. Interested fellows should checkout our recent publications (Zhao et al., Nature 2017; Lu et al., Nature 2017; Hu et al., Cell 2016; Liao et al., Cancer Cell 2019; Chen et al., Cancer Cell 2019; Zhao et al., Cancer Discovery 2020; Hou et al., Cancer Discovery 2020). ​

Learning Objectives:
​The postdoctoral fellows will be working independently but also under the supervision of Dr. Y. Alan Wang. The primary research focus will be defined together with Dr. Wang in consultation of postdoctoral fellows' prior research experience and motivation in area of interest. Both cell culture work and animal studies will be conducted using many different types of models, including 2D, 3D culture systems, organoids, PDX, GEMM and rapid ES-derived GEMM, among others.  In addition, it is expected that the postdoctoral fellows will gain expert level skills for various techniques required to address a scientific question, including CyTOF, imaging-CyTOF, scSeq, other omics and downstream bioinformatic analysis in consultation with in house computational scientists. As the goal of our research projects are translational, we expect that postdoctoral fellows will actively participate in collaborations with outstanding clinicians to potentially move the bench discoveries to the clinics as exemplified by several ongoing clinical trials in prostate cancer and colon cancer. Finally, the postdoctoral fellows are expected to seek fellowships and support PI's grant application as well as writing reviews and manuscripts through which the postdoctoral fellows will gain a deep understanding on the art of scientific writing and presentation.  ​

Eligibility Requirements:​
We seek highly motivated scientists with a recent Ph.D or M.D. in biological fields, and individuals with the following experiences are encouraged to apply.
- Experience with mouse tumor models.
- Experience with laboratory techniques in the field of molecular biology and immunology.
- Experience that shows independency, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Willingness to work together in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Outstanding communication and organizational skills.

Dates or Training Schedule:
The appointment is immediately available. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Dr. Y. Alan Wang.

Req #: 188100-00002
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​A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Department of Cancer Biology under the direct supervision of Dr. Shabnam Shalapour. Research in the Shalapour Laboratory focuses on the role of chronic inflammation and adaptive immunity in control of tumor development and the response of various cancers to therapy. While the focus of the research is primarily based on tumor immunology and immunotherapy, our work also addresses fundamental questions in immunology, immunometabolism and cancer biology using cutting-edge technology tools  including multicolor Flow cytometry, CyTOF, imaging, histology and large-scale omic analysis, e.g. single-cell RNA and ATAC-seq . We aim to understand how chronic inflammation induced by obesity, aging and alcohol abuse affect the immune system and thereby regulates its response to pathogens (bacteria and virus) and support tumor development. The focus then being how to use this information to not only prevent cancer development but also to develop novel therapeutic approaches to increase the response to immunotherapy and vaccination (see our recent publications; Nature. 2015 May 7;521(7550):94-8, J Clin Invest. 2015 Sep;125(9), Nature. 2017 Nov 16;551(7680):340-345.; Immunity. 2019 Jul 16;51(1):15-26, Annu Rev Immunol. 2020 Apr 26;38:649-671).​

Learning Objectives:
​This postdoc fellowship will focus on the role of adaptive immune cells particular B cells in tumor immunology, and how chronic-inflammation regulate their development and effector function, using bioinformatic tools, genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) and state-of-the-art immunological and experimental approaches. ​

Eligibility Requirements:​
​Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree in a related biomedical field with strong interests and self-motivation for research.​

Dates or Training Schedule:
The appointment is immediately available. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Dr. Shabnam Shalapour.

Req #: 188100-00003
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​A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Department of Cancer Biology under the direct supervision of Dr. Raghu Kalluri. The central mission of the Kalluri Laboratory is to perform innovative and cutting-edge research to unravel how cells and their environment communicate to maintain organ health and how such communication network in tissues is altered in cancer and other diseases. We investigate the biology of cancer with an implicit mission to develop new strategies for diagnosis and therapy.​

Learning Objectives:
​This postdoctoral fellowship will focus on pancreatic cancer. ​

Eligibility Requirements:​
​Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. degree with strong research interests. ​

Dates or Training Schedule:
The appointment is immediately available. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Raghu Kalluri, M.D., Ph.D..

Req #: 188100-00004
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​A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Department of Cancer Biology under the direct supervision of Dr. DePinho. Our research focus on studying the molecular and biological processes governing the development of cancer, the basis for aging and degenerative diseases and the maintenance of normal and cancer stem cells. We have produced an array of discoveries leading to better methods of early cancer detection, improved cancer patient care and new cancer drug development. The range of our research includes cancer drug and biomarker development, cancer gene discovery, stem cell biology and development of genetically engineered mouse models to study human cancers.  

All trainees are provided with consistent mentorship and access to a number of resources to ensure success. Trainees will have opportunities to present their work at national meetings and attend educational seminars. In addition, collaboration and contribution on other projects in the lab are encouraged.

Learning Objectives:
​​Qualified individuals will demonstrate the potential for research as evidenced by their peer-reviewed publications and funding. He/she will have background in cancer biology and expertise in the design experiments and execution of in vitro and in vivo experiments. Have expertise in molecular biology, cell culture, animal work etc.​

Eligibility Requirements:​
​​Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. degree with strong research interests. ​

Dates or Training Schedule:
The appointment will begin in March 2021.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Ronald DePinho, M.D.

Req #: 188100-00005
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The Kalluri laboratory at the MD Anderson Cancer Center wants to expand their work on the molecular underpinnings of cancer initiation, progression and metastasis, and to translate the findings into novel therapeutic approaches. The Kalluri laboratory focuses on innovation research in the area of cancer biology with a specific focus on oncogene addiction, tumor microenvironment, stromal biology, exosomes biology, tumor metabolism and tumor immunology. Recent publications on the stromal biology of cancer (Ozdermir et al. 2014, Cancer Cell), exosomes biology in cancer (Kalluri & LeBleu, 2020, Science, Melo et al., 2014 Cancer Cell; Melo et al. 2015, Nature), tumor immunology (Ozdermir et al. 2014, Cancer Cell; Carstens et al. 2017, Nature Communications), metastasis (Zheng et al. 2015, Nature; Lovisa et al. 2015, Nature Medicine), exosomes mediated oncogene targeting (Kamerkar et al. 2017, Nature) and tumor metabolism (LeBleu et al. 2014, Nature Cell Biology, Becker et al. 2020, Cell Reports), have formed the framework for the next set of projects that use innovative technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9, single cell and nuclei sequencing, exosome engineering and mouse modeling to address cutting-edge questions in cancer biology. The Kalluri laboratory strives to transform seminal basic cancer research to inform clinical translation of such findings and will employ any required technology to address important unanswered questions in cancer biology. With strong funding from the NCI, CPRIT Established Investigator Award, and other funding sources, the laboratory is well positioned to exploit the new avenues for fundamental discoveries in cancer and translate such findings into the clinic, exploiting the translational potential of MD Anderson Cancer Center. 

Learning Objectives:
We seek outstanding candidates with a strong background in neurobiology. Expertise may include a focus on neurodegenerative diseases, synapse biology, neuroimaging, brain and peripheral neuropathies, and brain tumor. We are only interested in scientists who are committed to solve important questions in neurobiology and are innovative and `out of the box' in their approach of science. The candidate must demonstrate expertise in neurobiology, and interests in exosomes biology, tumor biology, mouse modeling of disease (with a focus on neurodegenerative disorders), and in advancing therapeutic testing. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a committed enthusiasm for science, superior interpersonal and communication skills, exceptional organization skills, and is able to work in dynamic teams.  ​​

Eligibility Requirements:​
​​Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. degree with strong research interests. ​

Dates or Training Schedule:
The appointment is immediately available. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Raghu Kalluri, M.D., Ph.D..

Additional Application Information:
To apply, a cover letter is required, and should indicate areas of research interest, highlight publication record, and list future professional aspirations. Candidates must also submit a complete CV, key publications if any, and a minimum of 3 reference letters via E-mail to:

Jennifer Yang
Department of Cancer Biology
1881 East Road, Box 1906
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Req #: 710509-0006
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​The department of Cancer Systems Imaging (CSI) is one of the largest new programs at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center within the Division of Diagnostic Imaging.  The goal of this department and its research program is to develop new methodologies to visualize the cellular, biochemical, and genetic processes that contribute to the development and progression of cancer and to translate these discoveries into the clinic.   

Dr. Loukia Karacosta's lab focuses on poorly characterized processes such as senescence and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and aims to dissect how phenotypic plasticity drives the dynamics of drug resistance, therapy response and subsequent disease progression in the tumor microenvironment as a whole. By leveraging cancer systems biology approaches and single-cell technologies like mass cytometry (CyTOF), multiplexed imaging, live imaging and computational tools, we aim to interrogate the complex biology and spatiotemporal dynamics of therapy resistance in various cancer systems such as: cell lines, patient-derived organoids and tissue explants and longitudinal clinical specimens. The overall goal is to utilize innovative approaches of cancer systems biology to develop tools at the translational forefront of cancer systems research, towards predicting and counteracting mechanisms of drug resistance and evaluating – at a personalized level – disease status and response to treatment in cancer patients.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Prospective candidates with a variety of backgrounds are welcome to apply with a Ph.D. in fields such as cancer biology, molecular and cellular biology, biomedical engineering, biochemistry, and computational biology/bioinformatics from an accredited institution of higher learning.  The ideal candidate would have at least some prior experience in areas like cancer cell biology, cancer systems biology, preclinical cancer models, use of immortalized cell lines, organoids and tissues, analysis of advanced imaging techniques and single-cell data, computational biology or bioinformatics with interest in developing specialized skills in generating high-dimensional data and downstream analysis with translational applications. Although not required, expertise in single-cell analysis (e.g. CyTOF and RNAseq), multiplexed imaging and cancer systems biology is highly desirable.​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Loukia Karacosta, Ph.D. 

Additional Application Information:
Please contact Heidi Bradley (HLBradley@mdanderson.org) or CSIEducation@mdanderson.org for additional information or any questions.

Req #: 710509-202107260719
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The department of Cancer Systems Imaging (CSI) is one of the largest new programs at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center within the Division of Diagnostic Imaging. The goal of this department and its research program is to develop new technologies to visualize and assess the cellular, biochemical, and genetic processes that contribute to the progression and regression of cancer and to translate these discoveries into the clinic.

The John S. Dunn Laboratory for Imaging Sciences within the Department of Cancer Systems Imaging at MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking applicants for a Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct cutting edge research at the interface of image-guided tumor ablation and immunology. The candidates must have a passionate enthusiasm for research and have a strong background in cancer biology or related fields. The fellow will work under the co-mentorship of Dr. Chun Li, Professor in Cancer Systems Imaging and Dr. Alan Wang, Associate Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology.

Eligibility Requirements:
​The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in immunology, cancer biology, molecular/cellular biology or related disciplines from an accredited institution of higher learning. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated, working as a team, and have excellent communication skills. ​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Chun Li, Ph.D.  View Dr. Li's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
Please send your CV and cover letter to CSIEducation@mdanderson.org and/or Heidi Bradley (HLBradley@mdanderson.org). 

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Req #: 183200-00001 
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​​​The laboratory of Dr. Hopkins examines the role of genetic and non-genetic factors on individual and phylogenetic variation in cognition and the brain. This includes testing nonhuman primates on a variety of cognitive functions using automated and manual testing systems.  Additionally, our laboratory uses a number of neuroimaging techniques to assess anatomical and functional organization of the brain. This includes structural magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, resting state functional MRI and positron emission tomography.  Our laboratory is currently focusing on the mechanisms that influence the neurobiology of age-related changes in cognition in relation to the brain in nonhuman primates. ​

Learning Objectives:
To acquire novel methods and strategies for adopting human neuropsychological tests for assessment of behavior and functions in nonhuman primates, with a particular focus on the development of automated testing systems in socially living nonhuman primates.  To develop expertise and skills in the application and use of a variety of neuroimaging tools used with images acquired in different modalities. To master statistical analyses used to analyze neuroimaging and behavior data measured with different scales of measurement.  ​​

Eligibility Requirements:​
​​Ph.D. in neuroscience psychology or related discipline. Previous publications and training in basic research methods as it relates to animal behavior and cognition is required.  Previous experience working with nonhuman primates is recommended.  ​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to William D. Hopkins., Ph.D. 

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Req #: 406200- 00003
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​The Hofmann laboratory in the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia studies the molecular mechanisms of acquired resistance to targeted therapies in aggressive thyroid cancers, in particular anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC). We have recently identified a number of pathways and relevant molecules inducing resistance to kinase inhibitors. Funded projects include studying the role of specific EMT drivers and other transcription factors in cell growth and metastasis and interrogating the tumor-stroma interface. We are using human/mouse cell lines and genetically engineered mouse models of ATC to test the efficacy of novel drugs in vitro and in vivo that might prevent resistance to therapies.

Learning Objectives:
​We are seeking applicants for a post-doctorate position in the areas of cellular and molecular biology. The fellow will be using in vitro and in vivo models to study the function of certain genes and secondary mutations that induce thyroid cancer cell growth and metastasis. Models include 2D and 3D culture systems and GEMM. In addition, we expect the postdoctoral fellow to gain expert-level skills in CyTOF, scRNA-Seq, other omics, and work in consultation with in house computational scientists. The fellow will develop a new independent project that will extend the studies into clinically relevant and fundable areas.  The fellow is expected to write and prepare research presentations, manuscripts and grant proposals.

Eligibility Requirements:​
​The applicant must have a minimum of a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry/cell/molecular biology, have at least three years of prior experience in basic laboratory techniques such as tissue culture, molecular analysis of DNA, RNA, and protein, and mouse tumor models. Preparation of samples for next-generation sequencing is recommended. A minimum of two previous publications is expected. 

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available. Initial appointment is for one year and is renewable

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Marie-Claude Hofmann, Ph.D., MPhil with ample opportunity for co-mentoring from other faculty collaborators.  

Req #: 106100-00001
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​The Nead group is based in the departments of Epidemiology (primary) and Radiation Oncology (secondary). The Nead group currently has a funded open postdoctoral fellow position to study the association of somatic (acquired) genetic changes with cancer development, cancer treatments, and cancer outcomes. Developing research has demonstrated that normal tissues commonly acquire genetic changes and that these acquired variants may have implications for health and treatment outcomes. Our group studies acquired genetic changes in normal tissues (e.g. breast tissue, blood) and how these acquired genetic changes are influenced by cancer treatments (e.g. chemotherapy and radiation therapy), how they impact cancer outcomes (e.g. survival, toxicity), and how they are modulated by cancer risk factors (e.g. age, obesity, smoking). We have ongoing projects available for a postdoctoral fellow to take the lead on as well as ample opportunity and resources for the fellow to explore new avenues of independent research. The Nead group has significant computational resources, wet laboratory space, access to a wide array of clinical samples and data, and the support of a full-time computational scientist, research analyst, and laboratory research assistant. Additionally, we support a rich learning environment with multiple active trainees from the masters to M.D. and/or Ph.D. level.

Learning Objectives:
Gain or advance skills in the analysis of genotype and sequencing data, specifically surrounding the study of acquired genetic changes using advanced sequencing techniques and bioinformatic approaches
Gain or advance skills in the analysis of clinical data as it relates to patient level genetics and genomics
Learn to develop independent lines of research
Advance skills in study design, data analysis and interpretation
Present at national and international conferences
Improve manuscript writing skills
Develop skills in fellowship application and grant writing in order to advance career to the desired next step

Eligibility Requirements:​
​PhD and/or MD or equivalent with a degree and/or significant experience in molecular/genetic epidemiology, computational biology, bioinformatics, data science, or a related field. A computational background and proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g. R, Python) and at least basic knowledge of biostatistics are required. Experience working with genotyping and/or sequencing data, multi-dimensional datasets, and/or clinical data are desired. A proven track record of publications and proficiency in writing manuscripts is required. The ideal candidate has clear career goals, whether in academic or industry, that we can work together to achieve. Proficiency in spoken and written English is highly desired.

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available for a forty hours per week position. Two-year minimum commitment with additional commitment reviewed annually.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Kevin T. Nead, M.D., MPhil with ample opportunity for co-mentoring from other faculty collaborators.  

Req #: 106100-00002
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The Nutritional Epidemiology group led by Dr. Daniel-MacDougall is based in the Department of Epidemiology (primary) and associated with the Bionutrition Research Core, an institutional shared resource, directed by Dr. Daniel-MacDougall. The post-doctoral fellow in the Nutritional Epidemiology group will investigate nutrition and cancer outcomes, integrating the microbiome and other biological markers. Popular views of what constitutes a healthy diet may shift, but the professional consensus is comparatively static and largely supported by our growing understanding of diet-microbiota interactions. The gut microbiome's responsiveness to diet and ability to calibrate immune and metabolic function shape new research opportunities across the cancer continuum, for prevention to treatment response to durable survival.

Learning Objectives:

• Integrate nutrition, the microbiome, other lifestyle and biological factors into epidemiological and clinical trial designs
• Improve writing, presentation and teaching skills
• Develop manuscripts and grant proposals
• Actively attend and present at meetings and conferences to advance academic interests and collaborations
• Develop independent research skills in study design, data analysis and scientific interpretation
  
  

Eligibility Requirements:​
​Ph.D. in Epidemiology or related field with appropriate training in biostatistics and statistical programming (SAS preferred). Experience and training in nutrition or other biological/biomedical science, integrative analysis with multi-dimensional datasets and/or clinical data are highly desired. A proven track record of publications and proficiency in writing manuscripts is required. The ideal candidate has clear career goals, whether in academic or industry, that we can work together to achieve. Proficiency in spoken and written English is highly desired.

Program Dates:
Appointed to a one-year, full-time research postdoctoral fellowship position with NIH approved stipend levels. This position is funded by research grants with potential for renewal pending annual review and funding. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Carrie Daniel-MacDougall, Ph.D., with ample opportunity for co-mentoring from other faculty collaborators.  

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Req #: 198100-0006
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​Postdoctoral positions are available immediately to work in the area of DNA damage repair and cancer biology. The lab focuses on the roles of tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes in DNA repair and other signaling pathways involved in tumor initiation, progression and metastasis. The approaches we take range from mammalian cell culture, molecular biology, biochemistry to mouse genetics. We also conduct large-scale proteomic studies and gRNA screens to explore various cancer related signal transduction pathways.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​​An individual holding a recent Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate who is seeking a temporary appointment, under the supervision of a faculty mentor, involving full-time laboratory-based research or scholarship in preparation for an academic or research career as an independent investigator.​

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Junjie Chen, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
We seek applicants who are self-motivated and career-oriented to join an exciting and highly interactive research team. We have track record of training the best and the brightest postdoctoral fellows who become independent group leaders in the United States and other countries. The research environment at MD Anderson is outstanding and nurturing, especially for applicants who are interested in cancer biology and translational collaborations.

Req #: 198100-0007
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​​Postdoctoral fellow positions are available for highly motivated candidates with a background in molecular/cellular biology, epigenetics, immunology or cancer mouse modeling. Projects will focus on the biology and genetics of prostate cancer, the identification of novel therapeutic targets, and the mechanism underlying metastasis and treatment resistance. We study these areas by using genetically engineered mouse models, transcriptional profiling, single-cell based analysis as well as other traditional biochemical, genetic, molecular and cell biological approaches. ​

Eligibility Requirements:
A Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or equivalent is required. Applicants with good publication record and relevant research experience with epigenetics, immunology, or single cell sequencing are preferred. We highly value hard work, curiosity, innovation, teamwork and professional development in combination with a healthy work/life balance. The salary will be based on the NIH postdoc salary scale. The postdoc candidates should expect to join the lab in six months. ​​​

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Di Zhao, Ph.D. View Dr. Zhao's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
View Dr. Zhao's lab website.

Req #: 198100-0007
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​The putative postdoc researcher will have the opportunities to work on various projects studying the roles of ferroptosis (a form of regulated cell death induced by lipid peroxidation) in tumor suppression and cancer therapy (please visit our lab webpage for detailed introduction on research projects https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/labs/gan-laboratory.html). Qualified candidates should have strong background in one or more of the following areas: molecular/cell biology, biochemistry, metabolism, cancer genetics, or using Mass Spectrometry-related technologies to study metabolism.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​We prefer candidates who are about to graduate with PhD or MD/PhD degree, or have graduated within the last 12 months. A track record of excellent first author publication during PhD training is essential.​​

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Boyi Gan, Ph.D. View Dr. Gan's research profile.

Req #: 404400-00005
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The laboratory of Dr. Waldemar Priebe in the Department of Experimental Therapeutics is seeking a post-doctoral fellow to participate in the drug discovery and development program. Our laboratory focuses on drug resistant forms of cancer. Such studies provide a rational for drug design and preclinical data for the future translational and clinical research.

Our long-term goal is to development novel anticancer agents and understand their molecular mechanism(s) of action.

Learning Objectives:
​Under the supervision of the faculty mentor, will study in vitro and in vivo novel potential anticancer drugs.

Eligibility Requirements:
​An individual holding a recent Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate who is seeking an appointment, under the supervision of a faculty mentor, involving full-time laboratory-based research or scholarship in preparation for an academic or research career as an independent investigator.

Program Dates:
August 1, 2021 - July 30, 2022

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Waldemar Priebe, Ph.D. View Dr. Priebe's research profile.

Req #: 144300-00007
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​The Lozano laboratory has an open position for a postdoctoral fellow to study p53 genetic pathways in tumor progression.​

Learning Objectives:
​The individual will learn experimental methods related to the study of p53 genetic pathways in tumor progression using mice as a model system. They will work closely with the PI to learn how to write and submit manuscripts, write fellowship and grant applications, and present their work at national and international conferences. Towards the end of their postdoc training they will learn how to apply for faculty positions.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. with a strong background in genetics, molecular biology or related fields​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Guillermina Lozano, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
For more information please visit these websites:

Genetics Department Website
Lozano Lab Website

Req #: 144300-00008
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​Tumor cells must endure diverse intrinsic and extrinsic stressors that perturb proteome homeostasis. By serving as a protein-folding buffer within the cell, the chaperone protein HSP90 supports protein homeostasis and enables tumor cells to survive and rapidly evolve resistance to therapies. For this, HSP90 must bind to diverse proteins and stabilize them within the cytoplasm. However, the specific mechanisms through which HSP90 fosters cancer evolution remain obscure. We will examine these HSP90-dependent mechanisms using multiomic systems approaches and functional genomics methodologies and, subsequently, we will validate the mechanisms we identify in mice. This strategy will identify novel cancer therapies that limit the ability of tumors to evolve resistance.​​

Learning Objectives:
​The postdoctoral fellow will engage with the PI in understanding how the HSP90 chaperone is regulated in cancer and how it supports DNA repair in tumor cells. This will require deep interest in cell biology and signaling pathway biology. The PI will mentor the postdoctoral fellow in laboratory approaches that may be unfamiliar and in critical thought, experimental design and bringing new perspectives to the laboratory. Trainings that may be needed that are outside of the expertise of the PI will involved attending courses or engaging collaborative ventures. A major part of the learning objectives will involve optimizing scientific communication, both written and oral, which includes developing robust networks of colleagues to enhance one’s work in the laboratory, and to promote the trainee’s research program after leaving the laboratory.​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​We seek highly motivated postdocs interested in functional proteomics, quantitative genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, or cancer biology. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds who wish to apply their expertise to biological systems and to contribute to the advancement of precision medicine. Minimum requirement is to have recently been awarded (within two years) a Ph.D., and proficiency in spoken and written English. ​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Georgios Karras, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
For more information please visit these websites:

Genetics Department Website
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Req #: 206100-00010
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​The role of immunological and epigenetic pathways in resistance and response to immune checkpoint therapy.

General Laboratory duties or procedures:

1. To work with animal and human samples (Handling, Treatments, Inoculation and Processing of samples for long-term storage)
2. Perform single cell RNA sequencing, able to run the data in different packages and analyze the tumor immune microenvironment
3. Perform ATAC-sequencing, able to run the data in different packages and analyze chromatin accesibilites
4. CyTOF staining and analyses of the data
5. Flow cytometry staining and analyses
6. Immunohistochemistry
7. Molecular biology techniques like PCR, RNA/DNA isolation, western blot and knock in/ out using CRISPR technology.
Learning Objectives:
​1. To understand immunological pathways involved in reponse and resistance to immune checkpoint therapy in single cell level.
2. To understand the epigentic regulations of immune sub-populations.
3. To analyze the single cell RNA sequencing and ATAC sequencing data.

Eligibility Requirements:
​PhD in Immunology or Bioinformatics

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Sangeeta Goswami, M.D., Ph.D. See Dr. Goswami's research profile.

Req #: 600138-00004
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​We seek a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work on lymphoma and CAR T single cell profiling projects. Our primary research focus areas are: to apply innovative bioinformatics approaches to better understand CAR T cell biology, resistance mechanisms to CAR T therapy, and the cellular & functional heterogeneity and evolutionary dynamics of cells within the tumor immune microenviroment (TME)​.

Learning Objectives:
​​The Postdoctoral Fellow will carry out integrative analysis of the multi-platform single cell sequencing (RNA/TCR/BCR/ATAC), cfDNA sequencing, and immunogenomic datasets generated on biopsies and therapeutic CAR T products from patients and patient-derived xenograft models, to comprehensively characterize the tumor ecosystem and identify predictive/prognostic signatures/biomarkers and potential targets that could be harnessed to design rational therapeutic interventions. The Postdoctoral Fellow will have great opportunities to collaborate with diverse groups of physician scientists, laboratory scientists and computational biologists at MD Anderson Cancer Center and will be co-mentored by Drs. Linghua Wang and Michael Green.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Individuals with a PhD degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, data science or a related field are encouraged to apply. A strong computational background, proficiency in R and at least one additional scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl) and knowledge in biostatistics are required. Experience working with single cell sequencing data analysis and high-performance computing environment (Unix/Linux) is highly preferred. A good understanding of cancer biology, immunology, cell biology, and molecular biology is also preferred. Proven track record of publications, excellent spoken and written communication skills  are required.​

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available. Appointee is expected to work 40 hours per week.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Linghua Wang, Ph.D. and is co-mentored by Michael Green, Ph.D., in Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma

Additional Application Information:
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, a Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Wang (Lwang22@mdanderson.org)  and Dr. Green (MGreen5@mdanderson.org) with the subject line entitled “Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name”.  

Req #: 600138-00006
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​We seek a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work on projects in the functional cancer epigenomics field utilizing CRISPR-based high-throughput screening approaches at bulk and single cell level. The primary research focus of the Rai lab is to determine epigenome reprogramming during cancer progression and resistance to immunotherapy, and to identify non-coding elements that can be targeted for therapeutics using novel modalities.  Dr. Rai and team have published a number of studies in this field in top journals including Cell, Cancer Discovery, Cancer Cell, Nature Communications and Cell Reports.​

Learning Objectives:
​Postdoctoral Fellow will develop and apply novel CRISPR based tools at bulk and single cell level for identification of functional non-coding elements in the immune cells for immunotherapies. They will learn to devise hypothesis, design experimental plans and execute the strategy in wet and dry lab settings to perform cutting-edge science. The lab presents opportunities to gain expertise in epigenomic methods, molecular biology techniques, animal modeling of cancer as well as computational biology. They will also gain experience in grant writing and training junior scientists/students.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Individuals with a PhD degree in any discipline of biology.​

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available. Appointee is expected to work 40 hours per week.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Kunal Rai, Ph.D. See Dr. Rai's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, a Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Rai at Krai@mdanderson.org with the subject line entitled “Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name”.    Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Req #: 600138-00007
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​We seek a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work on projects in the computational epigenomics field. Project will involve developing computational approaches for cutting-edge single cell epigenomic, CRISPR screening and genomic methods. The primary research focus of the Rai lab is to determine epigenome reprogramming during cancer progression and resistance to immunotherapy, and to identify non-coding elements that can be targeted for therapeutics using novel modalities.  Dr. Rai and team have published a number of studies in this field in top journals including Cell, Cancer Discovery, Cancer Cell, Nature Communications and Cell Reports. ​

Learning Objectives:
​Postdoctoral Fellow will develop and apply computational tools to gain insights from bulk and single cell epigenomic and genomic data, as well as developing tools for single cell functional epigenomics tools. They will learn to devise hypothesis, design experimental plans and execute the strategy to perform cutting-edge science. They will also gain experience in grant writing and training junior scientists/students.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Individuals with a PhD degree in any discipline of biology.​

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available. Appointee is expected to work 40 hours per week.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Kunal Rai, Ph.D. See Dr. Rai's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, a Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Rai at Krai@mdanderson.org with the subject line entitled “Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name”.    Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Req #: 600138-00008
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​We seek a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work on the cancer single cell profiling projects. The primary research focus is: to apply innovative bioinformatics approaches to dissect tumor ecosystem and better understand tumor-immune co-evolution and therapy response. In particular, to profile in-depth the cellular & functional heterogeneity, lineage plasticity and evolutionary dynamics of tumor cells, and cells of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). ​

Learning Objectives:
Gain mechanistic understanding of tumor cell heterogeneity and immune resistance. Learn skills for immunogenomics and single cell sequencing data analysis, and cancer-specific bioinformatics. Learn study design, data analysis, interpretation, presentation, and manuscript writing. ​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Individuals with a PhD degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, data science or a related field are encouraged to apply. A strong computational background, proficiency in R and at least one additional scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl) and knowledge in biostatistics are required. Experience working with single cell sequencing data analysis and high-performance computing environment (Unix/Linux) is highly preferred. A good understanding of cancer biology, immunology, cell biology, and molecular biology is also preferred. Proven track record of publications, excellent spoken and written communication skills are required.​

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available. Appointee is expected to work 40 hours per week.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Linghua Wang, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information: 
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, a Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Linghua Wang at Lwang22@mdanderson.org with the subject line entitled “Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name”.  Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Req #: 600138-00009
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​We seek a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work in Genomic Medicine Department on metabolic heterogeneity in pancreatic cancer. The primary research will focus on determining the molecular mechanisms responsible for mitochondrial functional diversity at the subclonal level and how metabolic heterogeneity affects tumor response to therapy. ​

Learning Objectives:
Focusing on pancreatic cancer the study will involve the use of multiple cutting-edge technologies such as genomic and RNA sequencing, single-cell transcriptomics, ATAC-seq, molecular barcoding, metabolomics and high content-imaging. ​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Highly motivated individuals with a recent PhD degree in biological fields or MD/PhD.  Experience preferred in metabolism, molecular biology and in vivo mouse work.​​

Program Dates:
The appointment is available effective April 1, 2021. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Andrea Viale, M.D. See Dr. Viale's profile. 

Additional Application Information:
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, a Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Andrea Viale at aviale@mdanderson.org  with the subject line entitled “Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name”.  Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Req #: 600138-00010
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​We are seeking a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow with computational and statistical background to work on immunogenomic profiling projects focusing on leukemias.  Our goal is to apply innovative immunogenomics and bioinformatics approaches to better understand leukemogenesis, resistance mechanisms to chemo and immunotherapy, and deep profiling of the cellular & functional heterogeneity of leukemic cells, and the diverse cell populations within the tumor immune microenvironment. We will primarily be utilizing patient samples from leukemia clinical trials allowing us to interrogate translational questions that have immediate patient impact.​

Learning Objectives:
Gain mechanistic understanding of tumor cell heterogeneity and immune resistance. Learn skills for immunogenomics and single cell sequencing data analysis, and cancer-specific bioinformatics. Learn study design, data analysis, interpretation, presentation, and manuscript writing. The Postdoctoral Fellow will carry out integrative analysis of the bulk and single cell sequencing (RNA/TCR/BCR/ATAC-seq), and immunogenomic datasets generated on clinical specimens from primarily patient samples on clinical trials, or animal models, to comprehensively characterize the tumor ecosystem and identify predictive/prognostic signatures/biomarkers and potential targets that could be harnessed to design rational therapeutic interventions. The Postdoctoral Fellow will have great opportunities to collaborate with diverse groups of physician scientists, laboratory scientists and computational biologists at MD Anderson Cancer Center and will be co-mentored by Dr. Hussein Abbas and Andy Futreal. Postdoc will have a primary appointment in Genomic Medicine Department with optional appointment in Department of Leukemia.​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Individuals with a PhD degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, data science or a related field are encouraged to apply. A strong computational background, proficiency in R and at least one additional scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl) and knowledge in biostatistics are required. Experience working with single cell sequencing data analysis and high-performance computing environment (Unix/Linux) is highly preferred. A good understanding of cancer biology, immunology, cell biology, and molecular biology is also preferred. However, we will provide guidance through navigating different areas of translational research. Proven track record of publications, excellent spoken and written communication skills are required.​

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available.  Appointee is expected to work forty hours per week.  

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Hussein Abbas, M.D., Ph.D., in Genomic Medicine and Leukemia Departments, and will be co-mentored by Andrew Futreal, Ph.D., Chair of Genomic Medicine. 

Additional Application Information:
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, a Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Hussein Abbas (habbas@mdanderson.org) with the subject line entitled “Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name”.  

Req #: 600138-00011
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​We seek a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work on ovarian cancer immunogenomics studies. We are interested to conduct translational studies on clinical specimens collected from ovarian cancer patients to better understand the cellular and molecular underpinnings driving disease progression, therapy resistance, and minimal residual disease. We will apply innovative immunogenomics approaches such as multimodal single cell sequencing to characterize the cellular and phenotypic heterogeneity of tumor cells and the diverse cell populations within the tumor immune microenvironment and interactions among them, which we believe will generate a more complete picture of the tumor immune ecosystem and potential signatures, biomarkers, and targets for future clinical applications.​

Learning Objectives:
Learn bioinformatics skills for processing and analyzing genomics and immunogenomics data, at bulk and single-cell levels; Better understand tumor cell heterogeneity and tumor immune microenviroment and their clinical significance; Improve skills in study design, data analysis, interpretation, presentation, and manuscript writing. The Postdoctoral Fellow will carry out integrative analysis of the bulk and single cell sequencing data generated on clinical specimens from ovarian cancer patients to comprehensively characterize the tumor ecosystem and identify predictive/prognostic signatures/biomarkers and potential targets that could be harnessed to design rational therapeutic interventions. The Postdoctoral Fellow will have great opportunities to collaborate with diverse groups of physician scientists, laboratory scientists, immunologists and computational biologists at MD Anderson Cancer Center and will be co-mentored by Drs. Linghua Wang and Amir Jazaeri.​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Individuals with a PhD degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, data science or a related field are encouraged to apply. A strong computational background, proficiency in R and at least one additional scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl) and knowledge in biostatistics are required. Experience working with single cell sequencing data analysis and high-performance computing environment (Unix/Linux) is highly preferred. A good understanding of cancer biology, immunology, cell biology, and molecular biology is also preferred. Proven track record of publications, excellent spoken and written communication skills are required.​

Program Dates:
The appointment is immediately available. Appointee is expected to work 40 hours per week.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Linghua Wang, Ph.D. and is co-mentored by Amir Jazaeri, M.D., in Department of  Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine. 

Additional Application Information:
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, a Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Wang (Lwang22@mdanderson.org)  and Dr. Jazaeri (AAJazaeri@mdanderson.org) with the subject line entitled “Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name”. Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

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Req #: 106500-00001
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T​he postdoctoral scholar will primarily work with Dr. Qian Lu. On-going projects in the Lu lab include psychosocial interventions (expressive writing, social support, video and written narrative messages), cancer survivorship, HPV vaccination, community based participatory research, cultural and biopsychosocial determinants of health (social support, emotion regulation, stress biomarkers) and health disparities research. Our recent completed studies include psychosocial interventions among Chinese breast cancer survivors, biopsychosocial factors influencing adjustment, cross-culture comparisons between Caucasian and Asian cancer survivors on adjustment, and validation of questionnaires.​​

Learning Objectives:

• ​​Work on NIH-funded projects to develop and test culturally sensitive psychosocial interventions (expressive writing intervention and peer mentoring/social support intervention) to improve the quality of life among Chinese immigrant cancer survivors.
• Contribute to the scientific aspects of the study, such as refining study design and materials, managing data, and assisting with project management.
• In coordination with the principal investigator, conduct secondary data analyses and lead the research team in writing manuscripts.
• Learn how to write grant proposals.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Applicants should send a cover letter stating research interests and experience, curriculum vitae, a list of two references, and up to two first-author reprint/writing sample(s) to Qian Lu, PhD., M.D. at (qlu at mdanderson.org) with the subject line "Postdoctoral Scholar Application".

Candidates with a doctorate who are well trained in psychology, public health, or health, or other behavioral science are welcome.

It is desirable that candidates are bilingual (English and Chinese).

Dates or Training Schedule:
June 15, 2021- June 14, 2022

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Qian Lu, M.D., Ph.D. 

Additional Application Information:
This fellowship is a one- to two-year, full-time commitment, renewable upon mutual consent with competitive salary and benefits. Opportunities for the fellow to write and submit his/her individual grant (e.g. NIH career development award) would be provided and strongly supported by the PI and the institution.

Req #: 106500-00002
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We are seeking talented, disciplined, and motivated postdoctoral fellows with training and experience in one or more of the following: behavioral science, social science, psychology, and/or health services research, and a track record of peer-reviewed publications.

The position is at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the Health Disparities Research Department (HDR) of the Division of Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences in Houston, TX. HDR supports a portfolio of investigator-initiated grants, and develops funding opportunities and research resources to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, disparities in cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality and cancer-related behavior through research and education addressing the determinants of disparities as well as interventions and policies designed to eliminate disparities.

The postdoctoral candidate will focus on assisting our team to build upon an existing research partnership with Hispanic and African American churches in Houston. He/She will actively participate in ongoing NIH and ACS-funded studies that seek to use community-based approaches to test the feasibility and acceptability of two obesity interventions for Hispanic and African American families—one focused on the parent (i.e., Parent Intervention) and the other focused on the entire family (i.e., Family Intervention).

Learning Objectives:

• ​Planning, organizing, coordinating and participating in scientific research projects.
• Work closely with Research Manager to manage personnel tasks.
• Work closely with Department Chair to determine specific goals or objectives to be obtained for each research project and evaluate research data, develop, and revise techniques or approaches to work problems.
• Develop and/or recommend program intervention, prevention, and/or control strategies.
• Provide expertise and services on behavioral research-related issues, data management, analysis, and interpretation.
• Provide experience-based recommendations and research direction as requested on other studies conducted by, or on the behalf of, the Department Chair.
• Conduct research activities (extensive literature reviews) and edit reports, presentations, and other documents.
• Present findings of research projects to professional groups and prepare scientific documents for publication.
   

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ph.D. in psychology, public health or other related behavioral/social sciences discipline; or is currently enrolled in a doctoral degree program and will have fulfilled all degree requirements prior to beginning the postdoctoral fellowship
• Knowledge and experience with cancer research
• Be able to function in a separate and independent manner in the design and initiation of research experiments
• Strong data analysis skills
• Excellent oral presentation and writing skills
• Advanced training in research methodology and strong publication record
• Strong work ethic and commitment to becoming an independent scientist
• A defined research focus including (but not limited to) obesity and physical activity;
• Established record of scholarly research, including extramural funding
  

Dates or Training Schedule:
09/01/21-09/01/22

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Lorna H. McNeill., Ph.D.  View Dr. McNeill's research profile.

Additional Application Information:

• Letter describing areas of research interest
• Curriculum vitae with bibliography
• Copies of 1-2 recent publications
• 3 letters of recommendation
  

Req #: 600119-00002
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Under the mentorship of Dr. Iakovos Toumazis, this postdoctoral fellowship will provide individuals with the opportunity to contribute to the design, implementation, analysis, and publication of studies focusing on health policy analytics and modeling. The position focuses on the development and application of computer simulation-based modeling to simulate the disease progression of specific cancers (e.g. lung cancer, ovarian cancer), assess the impact of alternative primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies on cancer incidence and mortality rates in the US population, and inform public health policy.

Job Responsibilities:
· Develop simulation models for decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and value of information analysis.
· Develop risk prediction models using advanced analytic methods.
· Work with the research team on development of decision aid tools.
· In coordination with the principal investigator, lead the research team in writing manuscripts and grant applications.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Expertise in stochastic simulation modeling, Monte Carlo methods, model validation and calibration.

Experience in survival analysis, parameter estimation, data analytics, and applications of operations research to public health and medical decision making is highly desired.
Good understanding of mathematical modeling and hands-on experience of general-purpose programming languages such as R, Python, Julia, or MATLAB.
Strong writing and verbal communication skills are required.

Education:
Qualified candidates should have a Doctorate Degree in industrial engineering, operations research, computer science, health services research, epidemiology, health-outcomes research, biostatistics or a related quantitative field. ​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Iakovos Toumazis, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
This fellowship is a one-year, full-time commitment, renewable upon mutual consent with competitive salary and benefits. Opportunities for the fellow to write and submit his/her individual grant (e.g. NIH career development award) would be provided and strongly supported by the PI and the institution.

To apply, interested candidates should submit a brief cover letter personalizing one's interest in the position, with information about research experience and interests, and their CV with the names and contact information for references to Dr. Iakovos Toumazis, IToumazis@mdanderson.org with subject: ”Postdoctoral Fellowship Application.” Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Req #: 600119-00003
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The Wehner Laboratory has an open, funded post-doctoral research fellow position in cancer epidemiology. The Wehner Laboratory is a based in the Department of Health Services Research at MD Anderson Cancer Center and focuses on patient-oriented skin cancer research. Our goal is to significantly decrease the burden of skin cancer in the United States. We strive to expand the understanding of skin cancer risk factors and prognostic markers, improve skin cancer care for vulnerable populations, as well as develop and test early detection and prevention interventions that directly impact patients. Our current research centers on skin cancer epidemiology and indoor tanning, utilizing large claims datasets as well as user-generated data. Please see https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/labs/wehner-laboratory.html for more information.

The Wehner Laboratory aims to provides a productive, supportive and collaborative space for patient-oriented skin cancer research that includes trainees and research staff. We have ongoing projects available for a post-doctoral research fellow to take the lead on as well as ample opportunity and resources for the fellow to explore new avenues of independent research. While the Wehner Laboratory primarily focuses on skin cancer, we are supportive of research in other cancer types. The post-doctoral research fellow will have the support of a full-time MPH-level Program Coordinator and a full time Master's-level Biostatistical Analyst. Additionally, we support a rich learning environment with trainees of a variety of levels. The Department of Health Services Research has an active group of principal investigators and biostatistical analysts and access to multiple large claims and cancer registry datasets.

The ideal candidate has clear career goals that we can work together to achieve.

Learning Objectives:

• Advance skills in study design, data analysis, and interpretation, especially in large datasets
  
• Learn to develop independent lines of research
  
• Improve manuscript writing skills
  
• Present at national and international conferences
  
• Gain experience and skills to advance career to the desired next step, such as grant writing

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ph.D. (or equivalent) in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or a closely related field
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Experience in population-based or patient-oriented research
Proficiency with statistical programming (e.g. SAS, Stata, or R)
A track record of publications and competence in writing manuscripts

Program Dates:
This post-doctoral research fellowship is immediately available. It is a 1-2 year, full-time (40 hours per week) commitment, renewable upon mutual consent.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Mackenzie Wehner, M.D. with opportunity for co-mentoring from other faculty collaborators. 

Additional Application Information:
To apply, interested applicants should send 1) a cover letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments, interests, and future goals, 2) a Curriculum Vitae, and 3) the contact information of three references to Candice Hinkston, Program Coordinator for Dr. Wehner, at clhinkston@mdanderson.org with the subject line entitled “Post-doctoral Research Fellow Application – Applicant’s Name."

Work may occur remotely or on-site, depending on COVID and institutional policies. Once hired, post-doctoral fellow must have a Houston address.

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Req #: 600651-00002
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We are looking for several postdoctoral researchers in the areas of medical image analysis and translational cancer research to join a newly established research lab.

Learning Objectives:
The research themes are center on 1) develop innovative quantitative imaging biomarkers to characterize cancer phenotypes; 2) integrate image with multi-omics data across multiple scales to decipher cancer mechanisms; 3) validate and translate imaging biomarkers to guide clinical practice.

Eligibility Requirements:
Candidates from a diverse background are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant must have a Ph.D. in the fields of Biomedical Engineering, Applied Mathematics,Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Bioinformatics, or related fields.

Dates or Training Schedule:
8/15/2020-8/14/2021

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Jia Wu, Ph.D.

Req #: 600651-00003
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​​A postdoctoral fellowship position is available in the Department of Imaging Physics in the laboratory of Kristy Brock, Ph.D.  The Morfeus Lab at MD Anderson ( https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/labs/morfeus-laboratory.html) is led by Dr. Kristy Brock. Our research is focused on development of deformable image registration, artificial intelligence (AI), biomechanical modeling, and image guided cancer therapy technologies for strategic research collaboration and deployment into the clinical setting. Our lab is a highly collaborative research training environment in a state-of-the-art imaging facility and world class resources. Ongoing projects seeking postdocs include: 
1) Image-guided liver surgery 
2) Image-guided head and neck surgery 
3) Cancer risk assessment and outcomes prediction using artificial intelligence 
4) Validating in vivo imaging signals using correlative pathology 
5) Image-guided focal liver ablation 
6) Dose accumulation for personalized adaptive radiation therapy​

Learning Objectives:
​​This postdoctoral fellow will engage in computational research projects in image guided cancer therapy including research, design, and implementation of deformable image registration, biomechanical modeling, and artificial intelligence technologies. The fellow will expand their knowledge and skills in imaging physics, data mining, predictive modeling, clustering, and classification and will develop, train, and apply deep learning in large data environments. The fellow will help to guide research and clinical collaborations and work with collaborators to integrate image guided cancer therapy models and technologies into the clinical workflow. They will collaborate and coordinate with research and clinical stakeholders, communicate findings via abstracts, poster and podium presentations, and publications. ​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Applicants should have earned a Ph.D. in one of the natural sciences, computer sciences, engineering, or related fields or a medical degree. Experience with machine learning and deep learning techniques, statistical modeling, biomechanical modeling, or image registration and analysis is preferred.​

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Kristy Brock, Ph.D. 

Req #: 600651-00004
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​Lung cancer is the leading cancer death for both men and women. PET/CT imaging, which provides both whole-body functional and anatomic information in one imaging session of 20-25 min, is the standard imaging tool for managing lung cancer patients for surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these treatments. We are embarking on a new research and development to improve PET/CT imaging of the lung tumor in collaboration with an industry partner.

Learning Objectives:
​Learn the state-of-the-art clinical and research PET/CT technologies; participate in the development of a clinical solution to improve PET/CT imaging of lung cancer; evaluate clinical impacts of the proposed clinical solution; submit research papers to scientific journals; and give presentations in conferences.

Eligibility Requirements:
PhD in engineering or physics with the background or interest in medical imaging, and is proficient in scientific programing of Python.

Program Dates:
Period of 2 years once the position is filled.  Target date:  5/1/2020

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Tinsu Pan, Ph.D.  See Dr. Pan's research profile.

Req #: 600651-00005
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Postdoctoral training that will consist of carrying out an independent research in the area of molecular photoacoustic imaging of ovarian and breast cancers using antibody-targeted liposome encapsulated J-aggregates of ICG dye molecules.

Learning Objectives:
​Principles of photoacoustic imaging in vivo that will include instrumentation, fluence correction and spectral unmixing algorithms. In addition, there will be training in scientific writing through submission of peer reviewed manuscripts.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ph.D. in Bioengineering is preferred. Ph.D. in other natural science disciplines will be considered.

Program Dates:
August 1, 2021 thru July 31, 2022

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Konstanin Sokolov, Ph.D.  See Dr. Sokolov's research profile.

Req #: 206100-00004
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A postdoctoral fellow position is available in Department of Immunology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. The focus of the research project is understanding the basis of CD4+ T cell and CD8+ T cell recognition of tumor antigens in the context of a dynamic tumor microenvironment and development of improved personalized cancer treatments. This project will primarily utilize preclinical transplant and genetically engineered mouse models along with high dimensional analyses approaches such as mass cytometry by CyTOF and single-cell RNA sequencing.

Learning Objectives:
The successful applicant is expected to develop an in-depth understanding of cancer immunology mouse models, cancer vaccines, T cell responses to tumors, and high dimensional analyses approaches as well as display increasing research independence.

Eligibility Requirements:
Candidates should have a recent Ph.D. degree or be in the process of completing Ph.D. training and a solid background in Immunology, preferably with hands-on experience in mouse cancer models, flow cytometry and molecular immunology.

Dates of Training Schedule:
The position is available immediately.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Matthew Gubin, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
Successful candidates will join a collegial, dedicated group of researchers. The Department of Immunology, led by Nobel Laureate James Allison, conducts cutting-edge and diverse research using state-of-the-art tools in a highly interactive environment. Send curriculum vitae and names of three references to: Dr. Matthew Gubin, Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77054. E-mail: mgubin@mdanderson.org.

Req #: 206100-00005
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​Postdoctoral position at the nexus of immunology and neurology available in the lab of Dr. Michael A. Curran at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Curran was the first to study and report the combination of CTLA-4 and PD-1 blockade which remains the most effective clinical immunotherapy. The Curran lab studies mechanisms of immune resistance in "cold" cancers (prostate, pancreatic, glioblastoma), in particular focused on tumor hypoxia and oxygen metabolism, as well as on novel approaches to modulation of the tumor myeloid stroma. Application of this knowledge to addressing underlying causes of neurodegeneration in models of Alzheimer's disease has become a new focus within the lab. We have achieved success pursuing a novel immune therapy focused on removal of neurotoxic aggregates from the CNS. This work is funded by both a philanthropic award and grant, as well as by a dedicated NIH grant. Prior fellows hold tenured academic professorships, scientist positions in industry, and senior positions in patient-focused immune monitoring centers.

Learning Objectives:
​Successful candidates will lead a project to develop a myeloid-based adoptive cell therapy for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Candidates must have a recent Ph.D. degree in a related field along with lead-author publications, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently within a research team. Candidates who pursue an independent career path are highly preferred. Expertise in immunology, neurology/neurodegeneration, and/or viral vector based cell engineering is also desirable.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Michael Curran, Ph.D. See Dr. Curran's research profile.

Req #: 206100-00006
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​Postdoctoral position in basic and translational immune checkpoint biology and immunotherapy available in the lab of Dr. Michael A. Curran at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Curran was the first to study and report the combination of CTLA-4 and PD-1 blockade which remains the most effective clinical immunotherapy. The Curran lab studies mechanisms of immune resistance in "cold" cancers (prostate, pancreatic, glioblastoma), in particular focused on tumor hypoxia and oxygen metabolism, as well as on novel approaches to modulation of the tumor myeloid stroma. Research in the lab spans basic T cell co-stimulatory biology, tumor microenvironment studies in murine models, and ongoing clinical trials and associated correlatives. The lab offers unique resources for research in mice and in man, as we have developed our own novel immune checkpoint antibodies and uniquely potent agonists of the Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) innate immune sensor. Prior fellows hold tenured academic professorships, scientist positions in industry, and senior positions in patient-focused immune monitoring centers.

Learning Objectives:
​Successful candidates will lead a project to integrate modulation of cold tumor metabolism and T cell / myeloid stroma to foster immune rejection of “cold” cancers.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Candidates must have a recent Ph.D. degree in a related field along with lead-author publications, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently within a research team. Candidates who pursue an independent career path are highly preferred. Expertise in cancer immunology, murine tumor modeling, and/or tumor/immune metabolism is also desirable. Specific interest in immunobiology of glioblastoma and its immune microenvironment is a plus.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Michael Curran, Ph.D. See Dr. Curran's research profile.

Req #: 206100-00007
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​The mission of our lab is to investigate the mechanisms that regulate T cell destabilization and infiltration in cancer. Specifically, we want to understand how antigen-presenting cells control Treg reprogramming and accumulation within the tumor microenvironment. Our final goal is to develop new strategies for patients that do not respond to current cancer immunotherapies.

Learning Objectives:
​By combining genetic mouse models and analyses of human cancer samples, the successful candidates are expected to identify which key signals are necessary for intratumoral Treg instability and expansion in order to finally provide new individualized immunotherapy approaches to patients.

Eligibility Requirements:
Ph.D. in life or physical sciences (examples: immunology, biology, bioinformatics, physics)

Record of successful first author publications

Expertise in flow-cytometry and/or analysis of high-dimensional biological datasets

Experience in mouse models, single cell genomics, molecular cloning and microscopy

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Mauro Di Pilato, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
Two postdoctoral training positions are available in the laboratory of Mauro Di Pilato in the Department of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. 

Req #: 206100-00009
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​A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Shao-Cong Sun to study the molecular mechanisms that regulate anti-tumor immunity and autoimmune diseases. The focus of our research is on characterizing novel regulators of T cell activation, metabolic reprogramming, and effector functions in mouse models of anti-tumor immunity and autoimmune diseases. In addition, we are studying the signaling network in innate immune cells (dendritic cells and macrophages) that regulate inflammation, tumor microenvironment, and T cell functions. For more information, please check our recent publications in the website http://faculty.mdanderson.org/Shao-Cong_Sun/.

Learning Objectives:
​Successful candidates will join a collegial and highly interactive team and enjoy the stimulating environment of UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. The Department of Immunology, led by Nobel Laureate James Allison, conducts cutting-edge research in different areas of Immunology. Dr. Sun's laboratory has a long history of success in research and postdoctoral training.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Candidates should have a solid background in Immunology, with hand-on experience in flow cytometry, molecular techniques, and mouse models of anti-tumor immunity and/or autoimmune diseases.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Shao-Cong Sun, Ph.D. See Dr. Sun's research profile.

Req #: 206100-202107281704
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​The role of immunological and epigenetic pathways in resistance and response to immune checkpoint therapy.

General Laboratory duties or procedures:

1. To work with animal and human samples (Handling, Treatments, Inoculation and Processing of samples for long-term storage)
2. Perform single cell RNA sequencing, able to run the data in different packages and analyze the tumor immune micro-environment
3. Perform ATAC-sequencing, able to run the data in different packages and analyze chromatin accessibility
4. CyTOF staining and analyses of the data
5. Flow cytometry staining and analyses
6. Immunohistochemistry
7. Molecular biology techniques like PCR, RNA/DNA isolation, western blot and knock in/ out using CRISPR technology

Learning Objectives:
​1. To understand immunological pathways involved in reponse and resistance to immune checkpoint therapy in single cell level.
2. To understand the epigentic regulations of immune sub-populations.
3. To analyze the single cell RNA sequencing and ATAC sequencing data.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ph.D. in Immunology, Epigenetics, or Bioinformatics

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Sangeeta Goswami, M.D., Ph.D. See Dr. Goswami's research profile.

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Req #: 600411-0004
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Dr. Michael Andreeff and Dr. Bing Carter, Section of Molecular Hematology & Therapy, Department of Leukemia at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center invite applications for a postdoctoral position. We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative individual with technical expertise in cell, molecular, or cancer biology to conduct a project for mechanism-based combinatorial targeting of drug-resistant leukemia stem cells.

Learning Objectives:
Applicant will conduct research into cell death and cell survival pathways, and mechanisms of drug resistance in myeloid leukemia stem cells through a combinatorial study of gene mutations, gene expression, protein expression, and responses to drug treatments in leukemia cells. The ultimate goal is to understand the functions of apoptotic regulators, cell signaling pathways, leukemia microenvironmental regulators, and their roles in drug resistance, and develop mechanism-based approach to overcome drug resistance. Researcher will collaborate with established and committed investigators in an interdisciplinary research project that involves cell culture, flow cytometry, mass cytometry, western blot analysis, immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, DNA/RNA sequencing, and NSGS/NSG mouse models. Researcher will present scientific results in project meetings, national and international conferences, and in high impact scientific publications.

Eligibility Requirements:
​The ideal candidate is a recently graduated cell, molecular or cancer biologist PhD with practical experience and excellent knowledge-base in cell death pathways and cell signaling, and with experience in at least one of the following areas of discipline: cell culture, drug treatment, and cell death assay, molecular cloning, flow cytometry, and/or mouse work. Data analysis skill is highly desirable. The applicant enjoys providing practical and theoretical training for students and promotes scientific collaboration within the research group, and will have excellent written and spoken (English) communication skills. The candidate should have one or more publication as first author.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Michael Andreeff, M.D., Ph.D., and Bing Carter, Ph.D. 

Req #: 600411-0007
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​A postdoctoral research fellowship position is available to study breast cancer stem cells. The laboratory is studying the role of ganglioside GD2 and GD3 synthase in the regulation of cancer stem cell function in triple-negative breast cancer. In particular, we are interested in the development of novel small molecule inhibitors for targeting GD3 synthase in breast cancer cells as a part of DoD funded project. Postdoctoral fellows are responsible for the development of GD3 synthase inhibitors using several molecular and computational approaches and testing the compounds in vitro stem cell assays as well in vivo tumor growth studies. Candidates must have a doctoral degree with 0-2 years of postdoctoral experience. Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience with protein modeling, drug discovery/development, computational tools, mouse models, cancer stem cell biology, basic cell culture, and imaging skills. Candidates are expected to be self-motivated and have excellent writing and communication skills.

Learning Objectives:
​The potential candidate is expected to quickly learn various tissue culture techniques, stem cell functional assays, metabolic assays that we routinely use in our laboratory. Also, we have several animal models including patient-derived xenografts that need to be maintained and used for translational research. A thorough understanding of cancer biology, drug development, molecular modeling is appreciated.  

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ph.D. degree in a life science (cellular or molecular biology). Research experience and an excellent knowledge-base in biochemical, metabolic, and signaling process as they relate to cancer. Experience in breast cancer, molecular cloning, the quantitative measurement of RNA expression, flow cytometry, protein modeling, big data analysis, and/or the use of animal models would be a plus. The applicant should enjoy providing a training role for students and other coworkers, and should be open to scientific collaboration within the institution as well as outside the institution. The candidate should possess excellent written and spoken (English) communication skills and should be able to present scientific data at international meetings.

Program Dates:
December 2021 through November 2022 - Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Lokesh Venkata Battula, Ph.D., Michael Andreeff, M.D., Ph.D., Naoto T. Ueno, M.D., Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
Interested applicants should send a Cover Letter specifying past research experience/skills/accomplishments.
A Curriculum Vitae and the contact information of three (3) Referees to Dr. Lokesh Battula with the subject line entitled
“Postdoctoral Fellow - Application – Applicant’s Name” to vbattula@mdanderson.org

Req #: 600664-00007
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
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​​​Researchers interested in postdoctoral fellowships are invited to apply for positions as part of the group led by Dr. Robert Orlowski, Florence Maude Thomas Cancer Research Professor and Director of the Myeloma Section in the Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Our focus is on developing an expanded understanding of the molecular pathobiology of multiple myeloma and related disorders, validating novel targets and therapeutics that can be translated to the clinic, and understanding mechanisms of resistance that could serve as biomarkers and/or targets for chemosensitization. Current projects of interest focus on the activity of a novel, home-grown set of patented monoclonal antibodies that are showing immunomodulatory and direct cytotoxic activity against a variety of tumor models as naked antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and in chimeric antigen receptor guided T-cells.​

Learning Objectives:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is the nation's #1 ranked cancer center, located within the Texas Medical Center – home to 21 hospitals and 8 academic and research institutes. The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with an interactive team of wet lab scientists and computational biologists in the Green Laboratory, and will have great opportunities to collaborate with diverse groups of physicians, scientists and computational biologists at MDACC and the Texas Medical Center. Houston is a large and vibrant city with an affordable cost of living, two major airports, professional sports teams, and cultural activities.

Eligibility Requirements:​
​Successful applicants would be part of an established, well funded, committed, and productive interdisciplinary research team of investigators. Ideal candidates would be molecular, cell, and immune biologists with PhD degrees in a closely related field. They should have experience in single cell RNA and TCR sequencing, immunophenotyping and immune assays, and in vivo tumor modeling. He/she should have excellent written and spoken (English) communication skills and promote scientific collaboration within the research group.​For those interested, please send a CV, contact information for three references (preferably three letters of recommendation), and a 2 page research statement describing past achievements, skills and research interests to Trish Waitschies at PMWaitschies@mdanderson.org.​

Dates or Training Schedule:
Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Robert Orlowski, M.D, Ph.D. See Dr. Orlowski's research profile.

Req #: 600664-00008
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​The laboratory of Dr. Michael Green at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a highly qualified and motivated candidate for an open postdoctoral fellow position. The project is focused on exploring the role of the DTX1 E3 ubiquitin ligase and NOTCH1 in the etiology of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The project will employ advanced CRISPR gene editing and next generation sequencing technology, novel transgenic animal models, patient-derived xenograft models, and other primary patient material to understand the role of DTX1 mutations in lymphoma genesis and progression​.

Learning Objectives:
The Green lab is part of the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma and the Department of Genomic Medicine, which offer a highly translational research environment. The lab is well funded through the NIH/NCI, research consortia and other funding mechanisms, and is highly productive. Dr. Green places strong emphasis on trainee mentorship and career development. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is the nation's #1 ranked cancer center, located within the Texas Medical Center – home to 21 hospitals and 8 academic and research institutes. Houston is a large and vibrant city with an affordable cost of living, two major airports, professional sports teams, and cultural activities. ​​

Eligibility Requirements:​
​Applicants should have graduated with their PhD no earlier than 2020 and must have experience with molecular biology. Experience with animal models and/or next generation sequencing and/or bioinformatics is desirable. Interested applicants are invited to submit a C.V. and cover letter.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is the nation’s #1 ranked cancer center, located within the Texas Medical Center – home to 21 hospitals and 8 academic and research institutes. The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with a team of wet lab researchers in the Green Laboratory, and will have great opportunities to collaborate with diverse groups of physicians, scientists and computational biologists at MDACC and the Texas Medical Center. Houston is a large and vibrant city with an affordable cost of living, two major airports, professional sports teams, and cultural activities.

Dates or Training Schedule:
The appointment is immediately available. Appointee is expected to work forty hours per week.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Michael Green, Ph.D. See Dr. Green's research profile.

Req #: 600664-00009
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​The laboratory of Dr. Michael Green at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a highly qualified and motivated candidate for an open postdoctoral fellow position. The project is on the development of Nanopore-based long-read sequencing to understand the genetic and epigenetic etiology and B-cell lymphoma. The project will leverage and extensive tumor bank and cutting edge third generation sequencing technology to understand the effect of structural alterations on epigenetic regulation of gene expression in lymphoma B-cells. ​

Learning Objectives:
The Green lab is part of the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma and the Department of Genomic Medicine, which offer a highly translational research environment. The lab is well funded through the NIH/NCI, research consortia and other funding mechanisms, and is highly productive. Dr. Green places strong emphasis on trainee mentorship and career development. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is the nation's #1 ranked cancer center, located within the Texas Medical Center – home to 21 hospitals and 8 academic and research institutes. Houston is a large and vibrant city with an affordable cost of living, two major airports, professional sports teams, and cultural activities. ​​

Eligibility Requirements:​
​​Applicants should have graduated with their PhD no earlier than 2020 and must have experience with molecular biology. Experience with animal models and/or next generation sequencing and/or bioinformatics is desirable. Interested applicants are invited to submit a C.V. and cover letter.​

Dates or Training Schedule:
The appointment is immediately available. Appointee is expected to work forty hours per week.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Michael Green, Ph.D. See Dr. Green's research profile.

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Req #: 127800-0004
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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The research project focuses on understanding the roles of epigenetic modifiers in regulating cancer-epigenetic events and stem cell characteristics. In particular, the project seeks to identify novel functions of epigenetic modifiers (with an emphasis of histone methylation modifiers) and their new partner proteins in tumor suppression pathways, tumorigenesis and stem cell properties. 

Learning Objectives:
T​o learn epigenetic regulation of cancer and stem cells and become an independent scientist in the field. ​

Eligibility Requirements:
A Ph.D. in cancer biology or molecular biology is required. Experience and publications in the field of epigenetics are preferred. ​

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Min Gyu Lee, Ph.D. View Dr. Lee's research profile.

Additional Application Information:
Please send CV and information for at least three references to:
Min Gyu Lee, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030
Email: mglee@mdanderson.org

Req #: 127800-202107260703
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Postdoctoral positions are immediately available. These positions offer an exceptional opportunity to study epigenetic regulation of cancer and stem cells. The research in the laboratory focuses on understanding the roles of epigenetic modifiers in regulating cancer-epigenetic events and stem cell characteristics. In particular, we seek to identify novel functions of epigenetic modifiers (with an emphasis of histone methylation modifiers) and their new partner proteins in tumor suppression pathways, tumorigenesis and stem cell properties. In fact, we have discovered new histone methylation modifiers, characterized histone methylation modifiers as a stemness or differentiation factor, and identified histone methylation modifiers/readers as oncogenic factors or tumor suppressors. Some of our selected publications include Cancer Cell (2020), Nature Commun (2019), Molecular Cell (2018), Molecular Cell (2016), J Clin Invest (2013), Genes & Dev (2012), Cell (2007), and Science (2007).

We closely collaborate with many outstanding groups in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, and other prestigious institutes in the US.

A Ph.D. and publications in the field of cancer biology or molecular biology or epigenetics are required. A recently graduated Ph.D. (no more than 3 years) is preferred.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Must have a Ph.D. and publications in the field of cancer biology or molecular biology or epigenetics.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Min Gyu Lee, Ph.D. View Dr. Lee's research profile.

Req #: 127800-202107260654
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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A postdoctoral position is available immediately in Dr. Beretta's Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center. The incidence of liver cancer is on the rise in the United States. The overall survival rate from this cancer is poor as most patients are diagnosed late and there are only limited therapeutic options available. Early detection and prevention are promising paths to reduce liver cancer mortality. A successful candidate will be part of a major translational research effort integrating molecular profiling from genomics, metagenomics to metabolomics and spatial transcriptomic, to identify novel targets for therapy, prevention and/or diagnosis, and validate them in preclinical mouse models and patient cohorts.

We are looking for career-oriented and highly-motivated individuals with a PhD or MD/PhD in biological sciences, to join our highly interactive research team. Candidates should have a strong research background in designing and performing molecular and cellular experiments, along with a strong ability to analyze large datasets. Preferred candidates will have experience with mouse models and have demonstrated competence with publications in internationally recognized journals.

Candidates should be enthusiastic and self-motivated, with strong problem solving and organizational skills. Candidates should also have excellent communication skills to work in a highly collaborative team. Prior experience in the field of Hepatology is preferred. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

We have a track record of training the best and the brightest postdoctoral fellows who have become exceptional independent group leaders in United States and other countries. The research environment at MD Anderson is outstanding and nurturing, especially for applicants interested in translational research.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Must have a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in biological science.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Laura Beretta, Ph.D. View Dr. Beretta's research profile.

Req #: 408500-00001 
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Dr. Fueyo and Dr. Gomez-Manzano viroimmunotherapy laboratory seeks highly motivated post-doctoral research fellows to investigate the development of new therapeutic approaches for the primary and metastatic brain tumors. Prior experience in molecular and cell biology, as well as immunology is highly desirable. The candidate must be self-driven, ethical, and a team player.

We have generated oncolytic adenoviruses with selective replication in cancer cells, tested preclinically and move these agents to first-in-human clinical application, and then to multicentric clinical trials. Our current studies are focused on finding new avenues for improving the results obtained in the clinical arena. The research has both basic and translational components and will encompass the use of molecular and cellular biology, as well as immunology and models of solid cancers.

Interested applicants should send a CV, cover letter, statement of research interest and contact information for three references via email to Juan Fueyo, MD (jfueyo@mdanderson.org) or/and Candelaria Gomez-Manzano, MD (cmanzano@mdanderson.org), Division of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.​

Learning Objectives:
​​Acquiring expertise in new methodology, manuscript and grant writing, oral presentation. Team working structure. Participate in educational activities.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Applicant must hold a Ph.D./M.D. degree less than 3 years ago, and have experience in laboratory research since the graduation.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Juan Fueyo, M.D. See Dr. Fueyo's research profile.

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Req #: 130100-00001 
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​A leading translational immune therapy research lab in the Division of Pediatrics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a strong interest in TCR-antigen discovery or immune assay development.  ​

Eligibility Requirements:
​This lab focuses on the discovery of novel immune therapy for solid tumors.  Qualified postdoc candidates should have a doctoral degree, with strong experience in antigen discovery using newly revealed TCRs or T cell biology.​

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Shulin Li, Ph.D. See Dr. Li's Research profile.

Req #: 130100-00004
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​A leading translational immune therapy research lab in the Division of Pediatrics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a strong interest in TCR-antigen discovery or immune assay development.

Learning Objectives:
​The lab focuses on the discovery of novel immune therapy for solid tumors.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Qualified postdoc candidates should have a doctoral degree with strong experience in antigen discovery using newly revealed TCRS or T cell biology.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Shulin Li, Ph.D. See Dr. Li's Research profile.

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Req #: 600469-00005
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Postdoctoral fellowship positions are immediately available in the Laboratory of Scott Evans at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Pneumonias are a leading cause of death in all populations, and exact a particularly severe toll on immunocompromised individuals, such as cancer patients receiving cytotoxic therapies. In an effort to protect vulnerable patients against lethal pneumonias, the Evans lab investigates means to manipulate the lungs' intrinsic antimicrobial defenses to protect against the pathogens that people inhale or aspirate every day. Rather than rely on the canonical responses of leukocytes that are often deficient or dysfunctional in cancer patients, the focus of our work is on manipulating microbicidal responses directly from lung epithelial cells, a long-lived cell population that is largely tolerant of cytotoxic therapies. Using this approach, the Evans lab has discovered epithelium-focused immunostimulatory therapies that are now in FDA-approved clinical trials in a variety of settings. Our work now focuses on understanding how this manipulation can prevent both acute (lethal pneumonia) and chronic (asthma) complications of respiratory infections. Such understanding can allow development of next-generation therapies that exert even greater efficacy with even fewer off-target effects. Active projects in the laboratory include investigations into novel mechanisms to detect pathogens, into mechanisms of intra- and inter-cellular signaling events that promote synergistic protective responses, into the inducible microbicidal effector mechanisms that reduce pathogen burdens, and into immunomodulatory effects of our epithelial treatments that exert their effects independent of pathogen burden.

The Evans lab has "shovel ready" projects for postdoctoral fellows to lead on day one, but given the unconventional nature of the lab's programs, applicants' novel ideas for new projects are also encouraged. The Evans lab strives to be inclusive and supports a highly collaborative, team-oriented, learner-driven environment.

Successful applicants must have MD and/or PhD degrees with experience in immunology, microbiology, epithelial biology or other fields directly relevant to host-pathogen interactions. Postdoctoral fellows should be familiar with basic cell biology and immunology techniques. Strong written and spoken English communication skills are important to the positions, as successful applicants will participate in writing grants and papers, will present findings and novel research in various formats, and will provide supervision to more junior trainees. Experience with small rodents is a plus.

Learning Objectives:

• To prepare and conduct in vivo studies of pneumonia and pneumonia protection in wildtype and genetically-manipulated mice.
• To prepare and maintain cultures of immortalized and primary cells to investigate mechanisms of inducible protection.
• To prepare and conduct ex vivo/in situ histologic analyses using the following techniques: animal dissection, tissue fixation, paraffin embedding, cryofixation, tissue sectioning (paraffin and frozen), histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence staining.
• To perform microscopic and morphometric image analyses of histological specimens.
• To perform RNA and protein-based analysis of epithelial cells and leukocytes.
• To perform cell sorting and flow cytometry to characterize immune responses.
• To extract and record relevant information from published literature.
• To learn data analysis and figure preparation for presentations.
• To learn to write and submit manuscripts and grant proposals.
• To present data and literature reviews at local, national, and international meetings.
• To mentor undergraduate, graduate students, and other trainees.
• To develop organizational and leadership skills in preparation for a career in science.
   

Eligibility Requirements:

EDUCATION:  Required: Ph.D. or M.D.
EXPERIENCE: Required: Basic molecular biology and immunology techniques are required. Work experience with small rodents is a plus.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Scott Evans, M.D.

Additional Application Informaiton:
SUMMARY:
Function: Carrying out studies of therapeutically-inducible lung antimicrobial responses to protect vulnerable subjects against pneumonia.
Scope: Enhance our understanding of the mechanisms of inducible antimicrobial responses from lung parenchymal cells, particularly epithelia, to protect against acute and chronic complications of lower respiratory tract infections.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
1. Prepares and conducts in vivo studies of inducible lung antimicrobial responses, including breeding mutant and wildtype mice, delivering various treatments to mice, delivering infectious challenges to mice, clinically assessing mice, harvesting mouse tissues, euthanizing some mice, and keeping excellent records of these processes.
2. Establishes and maintains in vitro/ex vivo cultures of primary and immortalized cells.
3. Prepares and conducts ex vivo/in situ histologic analyses using the following techniques: animal dissection, tissue fixation, paraffin embedding, cryofixation, tissue sectioning (paraffin and frozen), histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization.
4. Performs microscopic and morphometric image analyses of histological specimens.
5. Constructs, assembles, and operates laboratory apparatus and equipment including thermocyclers, agarose gel electrophoresis units, nebulizers/gas compressors, and spectrophotometers.
6. Cultures and expands various microorganisms for both in vitro and in vivo infectious challenges.
7. Isolates, extracts, purifies, and analyzes mouse genomic DNA for genotyping purposes using PCR.
8. Isolates, extracts, purifies, and analyzes mouse RNA for purposes of gene expression analysis.
9. Performs cell sorting and flowcytometry.
10. Performs protein extraction and performing the protein based assays including ELISA and Western Blot
11. Reads literature relevant to lung infections, epithelial biology, immune cell functions and/or laboratory methods.
12. Communicates freely and clearly, and must confer with superiors regarding new procedures and modify them according to the needs of the project.
13. Records and evaluates data obtained in accordance with methods requested and confers with superiors regarding results obtained.
14. Analyzes data, prepares graphs and figures, and helps in writing and submitting manuscripts.

PERIODIC FUNCTIONS:
1. Presents data in formal departmental Laboratory Seminars.
2. Presents papers in departmental Journal Clubs.
3. Present data in weekly meetings of the Evans laboratory personnel.
4. Present papers in weekly Evans laboratory Journal Clubs.
5. Present data in national and international meetings in form of poster or podium talk.

SUPERVISION:
Received: Scientific Mentor and Technical supervisor.
Given: Laboratory Assistants, undergrad and grad students.

Req #: 600469-00006
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), is still the leading cause of cancer mortality. Unfortunately, lung cancer patients harboring activating mutations of K-ras, which are heavily associated with tobacco exposure and poor prognosis, are resistant to most forms of systemic or targeted therapies. This fact clearly indicates that there is an urgent unmet need for alternative strategies targeting downstream effectors of K-ras and/or its cooperating pathways for treatment and prevention of K-ras mutant LUAD (KM-LUAD). Accordingly, our research program is focused on airway inflammation, intrinsic (e.g. oncogene driven) and extrinsic (e.g. smoke or infection induced), and its role in airway epithelial tumorigenesis. It is known that mutant epithelial cells begin to edit the microenvironment as soon as they transform but the exact mechanisms involved in this immuno-editing process from escaping the immunosurveillance to tumor progression and contribution of pro-tumor inflammatory signals in this process still not well understood.

Our laboratory has developed and interrogated various human-relevant mouse models that closely emulate the molecular pathobiology of human airway inflammation, COPD, and lung cancer. We have previously shown that a network of immunomodulatory cytokines released during inflammation promotes lung tumorigenesis by providing a pro-tumor lung microenvironment in a genetic mouse model of lung cancer with K-ras mutation. We have further shown that targeting inflammatory pathways and modulating this cytokine network could be used as a preventive and therapeutic strategy for KM-LUAD. We are currently dissecting the cell-specific autocrine and paracrine mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon. We employ genetic and pharmacologic targeting interventions, immunophenotyping, histopathology, single-cell RNA sequencing, and other RNA- and protein-based approaches to study the effect of targeting these pathways on tumor cells and changes in immunomodulatory responses in vivo that could affect the pathogenesis of KM-LUAD.

These studies have the potential to detect and target important immunomodulatory pathways in the lung tumor cells and infiltrating immune cells, which could have major impacts on personalized prevention and treatment of lung cancer. They will also lay the groundwork to develop predictive and prognostic biomarkers to identify responders and non-responders.​

Learning Objectives:

1. To prepare and conduct in vivo studies of lung inflammatory microenvironment and lung cancer using mouse models.
2. To prepare and conduct ex vivo/in situ histologic analyses using the following techniques: animal dissection, tissue fixation, paraffin embedding, cryofixation, tissue sectioning (paraffin and frozen), histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence staining.
3. To performs microscopic and morphometric image analyses of histological specimens.
4. To perform RNA and protein-based analysis of tumor and immune cells.
5. To perform cell sorting and flow cytometry of lung infiltrating immune cells.
6. To extract and record relevant information from published literature.
7. To learn data analysis, and graph/figure preparation for presentations (poster, and oral), manuscripts, reports, and grant proposals.
8. To learn writing and submitting manuscript as well as grant proposal.
9. To present at the local, national, and international meeting.
10. To co-mentor undergrad, graduate students, and other trainees.

Eligibility Requirements:

​EDUCATION:  Required: PhD
EXPERIENCE:  Required: Basic molecular biology and immunology techniques are required. Work experience with small rodents is a plus.​

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Seyed Javad Moghaddam, M.D. View Dr. Moghaddam's research profile.

Req #: 600469-00007
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​We have a cell-centric view of biology and are interested in three aspects of cells: (1) cell behavior, such as morphology and turnover; (2) cell lineage, such as differentiation and conversion; (3) cell signaling, such as paracrine and juxtacrine. We use the mouse lung as our model system and study how the lung is built during development and how it is repair upon injury. One focus of the lab is on the lung epithelial progenitors and how they maintain the lung fate and orderly differentiate into airway and alveolar cells. We are dissecting the epigenetic mechanism and testing its relevance in regenerative medicine using lung cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. A second focus of the lab is on the alveolar type 1 (AT1) cells, which are individually >10,000 um2 in surface area and together constitute 95% of the gas exchange epithelium, but are merely 0.1 um thick to allow passive gas diffusion.

My lab focuses on these extremely specialized AT1 cells – as human geneticists focus on rare inherited diseases – due to their large effect size. (1) We are dissecting the transcriptional network underlying AT1 cell specification and specifically how the lung lineage transcription factor NKX2-1 controls cell-type-specific epigenomes. (2) We are pursuing the subcellular machinery driving the expansive, ultrathin morphology of AT1 cells. We are building Cre-dependent reporter mice to visualize in high resolution and in real time microtubule and actin cytoskeletons, focal adhesions, adherens junctions, lysosomes, and mitochondria in any cell type of choice. (3) We have shown that AT1 cells are not just a passive structural component, but also have signaling roles toward endothelial cells and fibroblasts, which leads to our discovery of a new endothelial cell type that we consider the equivalent of tip cells during sprouting angiogenesis. (4) We are extending our insights of AT1 cells during development and homeostasis to injury-repair. (5) Finally, we are taking a cross-species genomic and genetic approach to dissect the molecular events underlying lung evolution. We approach these questions on the level of individual cells using precision mouse genetics, single-cell genomics, and three-dimensional imaging and expect our work to provide insights into lung immaturity in preemies and pulmonary hypertension.

Learning Objectives:

1. To prepare and conduct in vivo studies of animal models of lung development and diseases.
2. To prepare and conduct ex vivo/in situ histologic analyses using the following techniques: animal dissection, tissue fixation, paraffin embedding, cryofixation, tissue sectioning (paraffin and frozen), histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence staining.
3. To performs microscopic and morphometric image analyses of histological specimens.
4. To perform RNA and protein-based analysis of tumor and immune cells.
To perform cell sorting and flow cytometry of lung infiltrating immune cells.
6. To extract and record relevant information from published literature.
7. To learn data analysis, and graph/figure preparation for presentations (poster, and oral), manuscripts, reports, and grant proposals.
8. To learn writing and submitting manuscript as well as grant proposal.
9. To present at the local, national, and international meeting.
10. To co-mentor undergrad, graduate students, and other trainees.

Eligibility Requirements:

EDUCATION:Required: PhD

EXPERIENCE:Required: Basic molecular biology and imaging techniques are required. Work experience with small rodents is a plus. 

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Jichao Chen, Ph.D. View Dr. Chen's research profile.

Additional Application Information:

SUMMARY: Function: Carrying out studies of lung development and diseases.

Scope: Enhance our understanding of signaling mechanisms and transcriptional control of lung development, which might be hijacked in diseases including lung cancer.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Prepares and conducts in vivo studies of animal models of lung development and diseases.
2. Prepares and conducts ex vivo/in situ histologic analyses using the following techniques: animal dissection, tissue fixation, paraffin embedding, cryofixation, tissue sectioning (paraffin and frozen), histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization.
3. Performs microscopic and morphometric image analyses of histological specimens.
4. Constructs, assembles, and operates laboratory apparatus and equipment including thermocyclers, agarose gel electrophoresis units, nebulizers/gas compressors, and spectrophotometers.
5. Isolates, extracts, purifies, and analyzes mouse genomic DNA for genotyping purposes using PCR.
6. Isolates, extracts, purifies, and analyzes mouse RNA for purposes of gene expression analysis.
7. Cell sorting and flowcytometry.
8. Protein extraction and performing the protein based assays including ELISA and Western Blot
9. Reads literature relevant to lung inflammation, to lung cancer biology, to epithelial and immune cell function and/or to laboratory methods.
10. The employee must communicate freely and clearly, and must confer with superiors regarding new procedures and modify them according to the needs of the project.
11. Records and evaluates data obtained in accordance with methods requested and confers with superiors regarding results obtained.
12. Analyze data, prepare graphs, figures, and help in writing and submitting the manuscript.

PERIODIC FUNCTIONS:
1. Presents data in formal Laboratory Meetings (quarterly).
2. Presents papers in Laboratory Journal Club Meetings (quarterly).
3. Present data in national and international meetings in form of poster or podium talk.

SUPERVISION:
Received: Scientific Mentor and Technical supervisor.
Given: Laboratory Assistants, undergrad and grad students.  

WORK CONDITIONS:
The laboratory environment may involve occasional exposure to hazardous equipment and materials.  The position willrequire animal handling (mice).  Usage and safety training will be given.

Req #: 600661-0010
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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The program is introducing a formal one-year educational and research program that will effectuate expertise sufficient to lead and accelerate the development of biomedical imaging application in radiation oncology. We aim to develop and effectuate a program that includes a mentored
education, training, and hands-on implementation of research activities related to biomedical imaging, clinical informatics, and clinical trial design and to enhance the recruitment of early career physician scientist from under-represented minorities or with disabilities or other social, cultural, economic, or educational disadvantages to enrich the diversity of our national workforce in biomedical imaging. Successful implementation of this program will directly augment novel research approaches towards the development of new biomedical imaging techniques and devices to fundamentally improve the detection, treatment, and prevention of disease; as well as enhancing existing imaging and clinical research and its implications.

Learning Objectives:
One of our direct objectives is to inculcate trainees with requisite research skills for integration of biomedical imaging and clinical imaging informatics in radiation oncology applications.

Eligibility Requirements:
Domestic resident post-graduate physician trainees (PGY1-4).
-Accepted to the ACGME MD Anderson Clinical Radiation Oncology Program.
-Academically gifted physician trainees desiring a focal clinical research development term, and commitment to formal K01/K08/K12/K23 award application by R25 term completion.
-Commitment to academic radiation oncology career
-Evidence of clinical and scholastic performance (USMLE, undergraduate medical GPA, recommendation letters, etc.)
-History of publication or prior research is favorable
-Commitment to 1-year post-clinical residency clinical research fellowship (i.e. 1 year of R25-supported focal research effort).

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Clifton David Fuller, M.D., Ph.D. and Kristy K. Brock, Ph.D.

Dates or Training Schedule:
August 2020 through February 2021

Req #: 600661-0013
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​The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellow is to assist the Principal Investigator and other Faculty members with scientific research projects. The primary activity of this position is academic research in association with a faculty member or team. A position is available immediately in the area of cancer immunology and translational research. The laboratory seeks to study therapy induced immune suppression and test drugs that can restore immunity and enhance immune responses with cancer therapies and translate those findings to the clinic in ongoing clinical trials. We are interested in studying immunologic mechanisms that confer response through various drugs that can act in tissue or bone marrow using various in vitro and in vivo tumor models.​

Learning Objectives:

• Perform technical laboratory duties, techniques, in vivo and in vitro experiments studying immune biology in the context of cytotoxic cancer therapies and response to treatments including immunotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
• Projects will include using mouse tumor models to assess immunologic effects of cancer therapy induced immune suppression on tumor biology and drugs or cytokines that could reverse this effect in tumor bearing animals; small animal image-guided radiotherapy; tissue harvesting and microscopy; in vivo and ex vivo immunological assays; single cell sequencing methods and/or single cell cytokine analysis; implementation/development of novel protocols and procedures; execution of experiments; analysis of results.
• Familiarity with histology, animal husbandry, in vivo surgical techniques, immune and proteomic or transcriptomic assays is preferred. Ideal candidates would possess experience in molecular biology, cell culture, and animal models of human cancer.
• Training and supervising other research personnel on techniques and equipment procedures
• Maintenance of laboratory safety procedures and records and facilities
• Collect, analyze, plot data using appropriate software applications, store and record data on computer and lab notebooks
• Assist in writing of scientific papers for publication, grant applications and presentations at scientific meetings
• Other duties as assigned​
  

Eligibility Requirements:
​Education Required:  Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate​

Experience Required:  At least 4 years of experience in scientific or experimental research work
Preferred:  With preferred degree, with at least four years of required experience and proven scholarship in peer-reviewed publications as a first author and presentations at major meetings. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Steven H. Lin. See Dr. Lin's research profile.

Req #: 600661-00015
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellow is to assist the Principal Investigator and other Faculty members with scientific research projects. The primary activity of this position is academic research. A position is available immediately in the area of cancer immunology and translational research. The laboratory seeks to study novel treatment strategies that can induce the anti-tumor immunity. We are interested in studying immunologic mechanisms that confer response through various drugs and bio-materials that can trigger the innate and adaptive immune response to inhibit the growth of tumor.​

Learning Objectives:

• Perform technical laboratory duties, techniques, in vivo and in vitro experiments studying immune biology in the context of cancer therapies and response to treatments including immunotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
• Projects will include using mouse tumor models to assess immunologic effects of cancer therapy induced immune response; small animal image-guided radiotherapy; tissue harvesting and microscopy; in vivo and ex vivo immunological assays; implementation/development of novel protocols and procedures; execution of experiments; analysis of results.
• Familiarity with histology, animal husbandry, in vivo surgical techniques, flow cytometry, immune and proteomic or transcriptomic assays is preferred. Ideal candidates would possess experience in molecular biology, cell culture, and animal models of human cancer.
• Training and supervising other research personnel on techniques and equipment procedures
• Maintenance of laboratory safety procedures and records and facilities.
• Collect, analyze, plot data using appropriate software applications, store and record data on computer and lab notebooks
• Assist in writing of scientific papers for publication, grant applications and presentations at scientific meetings
• Other duties as assigned
  

Eligibility Requirements:
EDUCATION Required:  Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate

EXPERIENCE Required:  At least 4 years of experience in scientific or experimental research work Preferred:  With preferred degree, with at least four years of required experience and proven scholarship in peer-reviewed publications as a first author and presentations at major meetings. 

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Steven H. Lin. See Dr. Lin's research profile.

Req #: 600661-0016
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellow is to assist the Principal Investigator and other Faculty members with scientific research projects. The primary activity of this position is academic research in association with a faculty member or team. A position is available immediately in the area of cancer immunology and translational research. The laboratory has identified a new immunotherapy target induced by radiation that appears to be expressed mutually exclusively with PD-L1 in tumors. While therapeutic antibody has already been developed against this novel target and we will soon start first-in-human clinical trials here at MD Anderson, the lab will conduct additional basic science and translational work on this target, focusing on unraveling the mechanisms of T-cell suppression, through a potential novel intracellular domain, and translating the potential of combining monoclonal antibody therapy and radiation in animal models. The research will be conducted in both syngeneic and humanized mouse tumor models and deep profiling of immunologic alterations within the tumor microenvironment. 

Learning Objectives:

• Perform technical laboratory duties, techniques, in vivo and in vitro experiments studying immune biology in the context of cytotoxic cancer therapies and response to treatments including immunotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
• Projects will include using mouse tumor models to assess immunologic effects of cancer therapy-induced immune suppression on tumor biology and drugs or cytokines that could reverse this effect in tumor-bearing animals; small animal image-guided radiotherapy; tissue harvesting and microscopy; in vivo and ex vivo immunological assays; mass cytometry/CyTOF and data analysis; implementation/development of novel protocols and procedures; execution of experiments; analysis of results.
• Familiarity with histology, animal husbandry, in vivo surgical techniques, immune and proteomic or transcriptomic assays is preferred. Ideal candidates would possess experience in molecular biology, cell culture, and animal models of human cancer.
• Training and supervising other research personnel on techniques and equipment procedures
• Maintenance of laboratory safety procedures and records and facilities
• Collect, analyze, plot data using appropriate software applications, store and record data on computer and lab notebooks
• Assist in writing of scientific papers for publication, grant applications and presentations at scientific meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Eligibility Requirements:
​​​​EDUCATION
Required: Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate

EXPERIENCE
Required: At least 4 years of experience in scientific or experimental research work
Preferred: With preferred degree, with at least four years of required experience and proven scholarship in peer-reviewed publications as a first author and presentations at major meetings.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Steven H. Lin. See Dr. Lin's research profile.

Req #: 600661-0017
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​​The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellow is to assist the Principal Investigator and other Faculty members with scientific research projects. The primary activity of this position is academic research in association with a faculty member or team. An opening currently exists with a examining the role of microRNAs in head and neck cancer, animal models of tumorigenesis and immune responses against head and neck and metastasis in head and neck cancer.​

Learning Objectives:
KEY FUNCTIONS

1.) Perform technical laboratory duties, techniques, in vivo, in silico and in vitro experiments studying head and neck cancer and response to treatments including immunotherapy and/or radiotherapy.

2.) Projects may include generation of imaging files, image segmentation, image processing, dosimetric analyses, machine learning, toxicity assessment, clinical data review and/or dental science components.
3.) Familiarity with anatomy, statistics, medical physics, computational science and/or related fields is preferred. Ideal candidates would possess experience in informatics, models of human cancer.
4.) Training and supervising other research personnel on techniques and equipment procedures
5.) Maintenance of laboratory safety procedures and records and facilities
6.) Collect, analyze, plot data using appropriate software applications, store and record data on computer and lab notebooks
6.) Assist in writing of scientific papers for publication, grant applications and presentations at scientific meetings
7.) Other duties as assigned

Eligibility Requirements:
EDUCATION
Required: MD, PhD or equivalent doctorate

EXPERIENCE
Required: Experience in scientific or experimental research work doctoral degree
Preferred: With preferred degree, two or more years of required experience

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Clifton David Fuller, M.D., Ph.D. 

Req #: 600662-0006
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research into applications of deep learning and radiomics to understand patient outcomes. The fellow will help develop software tools for analyzing images and predicting outcomes. We will focus specifically on understanding how images can be used to support clinical decision making for patients with metastatic brain lesions.

Learning Objectives:​

​1. Learn how radiomics and deep learning can be applied to problems in radiation oncology
2. Learn how to investigate the impact of image quality on image analysis tasks
3. Learn about radiation oncology and medical physics in general, including how artificial intelligence can be applied to improve these fields and patient outcomes.

Eligibility Requirements:
​The ideal candidates should have finished (or be about to finish) their Ph.D. degrees in medical physics, computer science, physics, engineering or applied mathematics. Programming skills in Python and/or C++/C# is required. The individual is expected to work within a large group of motivated interdisciplinary professionals.

Program Start Date:
This position will start as soon as a suitable candidate is able to start.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Laurence Court, Ph.D.,  (primary), Carlos Cardenas, Ph.D., (deep learning), and Jinzhong Yang, Ph.D., (deformable image registration and auto-contouring).

Additional application information:
More information on our research group can be found at rpa.mdanderson.org.

Req #: 600662-0007
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​The fellow will develop deep-learning-based algorithms and tools for various applications in proton radiation therapy, such as fast dose prediction, plan robustness evaluation and optimization, auto segmentation and radiomics based on dual-energy CT, etc.

Learning Objectives:​

​1. Learn how deep learning can be used for problems in proton radiation therapy.
2. Learn how to apply mathematical knowledge and skills to medical problems.
3. Learn about radiation oncology and medical physics in general.

Eligibility Requirements:
​The ideal candidates should have finished (or be about to finish) their Ph.D. degrees in medical physics, computer science, physics, engineering or applied mathematics. Programming skills in Python and/or C++/C# is required.

Program Start Date:
This position will start as soon as a suitable candidate is able to start.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Dr. Ming Yang.

Req #: 600662-0008
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​Research into applications of FLASH RT. Fellow will develop and commission FLASH beam lines, develop detectors and dosimetry protocols, and be involved in developing shielding and irradiation setups for animal irradiations.

Learning Objectives:​

​1. Learn how to establish FLASH beam lines and the requirements of the dosimetry.
2. Develop detectors of FLASH RT
3. Developing irradiation setups for animal irradiations

Eligibility Requirements:
​The ideal candidates should have finished (or be about to finish) their Ph.D. degrees in medical physics, physics, engineering or similar. The individual is expected to work within a large group of motivated interdisciplinary professionals.

Program Start Date:
This position will start as soon as a suitable candidate is able to start.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Dr. Emil Schueler.

Req #: 600662-0009
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​Assists principal investigator with clinical, translational, and basic scientific 
Learning Objectives:​aims of our CRC Moon Shot and Astellas project. Mouse tumor, human tumor and PDX mouse model samples are to be analyzed for protein and molecular profiling to assess the impact of target metastatic site resident immune cells, immune infiltrates and mechanisms of CRC minimal residual disease (MRD).  Functions in a separate and independent manner in the design and initiation of research experiments.  Designs, develops or adapts equipment used in experiments or research to obtain desired results. Determines specific goals or objectives to be obtained, evaluates research data and develops and revises techniques or approaches to work problems.  Interfaces with the electronic medical record, and databases of tissue samples blood cytokines and protein biomarkers analysis and tumor molecular data.   
Compiles, writes and submits project results for publications. Writes grant applications independently and assists principal investigator with grant applications. 
Additionally, 
a. Applicant should have experience in methods of sensitive detection of proteins and also work on developing assays and CyTOF and multiplex panels that can distinguish determine the impact of resident immunity, immune infiltrates and mechanisms involved in CRC-MRD. 
b. Interpret, present and report research findings at internal meetings and potentially external scientific conferences.

​Learning Objectives:
​- understanding of biology of CRC-MRD and microenvironment interactions and predictors of outcome
- ability to search and evaluate clinical and scientific literature
- ability to form and then defend hypotheses based on prior clinical or experimental data
- ability to effectively communicate findings in written and oral form
- ability to write persuasive grant applications and scientific publications

Eligibility Requirements:
​​Graduate degree in verterinary medicine, science, or chemistry fields

Program Start Date:
Anticipated start date 12/14/2020, average 40 hours per week is needed to accomplish goals 

Mentor Matching:
David Menter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of GI Medical Oncology; Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD. Professor of GI Medical Oncology; Natalie Fowlkes, DVM, Ph.D: Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine.

Req #: 600662-0010
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​Development of evaluation metrics for radiation therapy treatment plans based on patient outcomes.  We will develop an evaluation methodology that quantifies the probability of a particular patient outcome based on the patient's radiation therapy treatment plan.  The resulting metric will then be used to develop a scoring system for patient plans.

Learning Objectives:​

​1. Learn how to correlate patient outcomes to radiation therapy treatment plans.
2. Learn how to create probability density functions that converts a planned radiation therapy dose into a probability for a particular patient outcome.
3. Learn about radiation oncology and medical physics in general.

Eligibility Requirements:
​The ideal candidates should have finished (or be about to finish) their Ph.D. degree in medical physics, computer science, physics, engineering or applied mathematics.  Programming skills in Python, R and/or C# is required.  The individual is
expected to work within a large group of motivated interdisciplinary professionals.

Program Start Date:
This position will start as soon as a suitable candidate is able to start.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Dr. Thomas Whitaker and Dr. Laurence Court.

Req #: 600662-0011
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​​The Lin/Schueler research lab in the Department of Radiation Oncology/Physics at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a postdoctoral fellow. Our focus is on developing the foundation for a clinical translation of FLASH radiation therapy (RT). Current focus of interest is on hematological and gastrointestinal toxicity and how they relate to dose rate. A large focus is also on the immunological effects of FLASH and how combination treatments can further increase the therapeutic window of FLASH RT. More information on the position can be found at https://www.postdocjobs.com/posting/7071940  ​

Learning Objectives:​

​1. Gain insight into the biological effects of FLASH RT
2. Elucidate the dependence of the physical beam irradiation parameters on the FLASH effect on multiple organ systems
3. Developing irradiation setups for animal irradiations​

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ideal candidates should have experience in cancer biology and immunology. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. The individual is expected to work within a large group of motivated interdisciplinary researchers including clinicians, postdoctoral fellows and other research staff.​

Program Start Date:
This position will start as soon as a suitable candidate is able to start.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Dr. Emil Schueler.

Req #: 600662-00012
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 A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Sawakuchi and Shaitelman lab at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The research projects involve investigations in the role of radiation and DNA repair defects on immune response activation and radiosensitization. Particularly, the postdoctoral fellow will contribute to the discovery and translation of biological pathways to: 1) predict tumor response to radiation using DNA repair defects; and 2) activate the immune system using radiation in combination with DNA repair defects.

Learning Objectives:
The postdoctoral fellow will learn the field of translational radiation oncology. Particularly, the trainee will learn how to apply principles and assays used in radiobiology, DNA repair and immunology to translate preclinical findings into clinical trials. The trainee will also have the opportunity to train in mentorship and leadership skills towards becoming an independent researcher.  

Eligibility Requirements:
Ideal candidates should have finished their Ph.D., or M.D. degrees in radiobiology, immunology, bioinformatics, biology, biochemistry, biomedical sciences, or similar research fields. Experience with small animal handling, immunology and DNA damage assays is highly desired but not a requirement. Good verbal and written communication skills are also important. The individual is expected to work within a large group of motivated interdisciplinary researchers including clinicians, postdoctoral fellows and other research staff.

Dates or Training Schedule:
Anticipated start date June 14,2021.  This position will be for two years.

Mentor Matching:
The postdoctoral fellow will be mentored by Gabriel Sawakuchi, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
Visit Dr. Sawakuchi's page for more information about their lab and research.

Req #: 600662-00013
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow       
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​A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Sawakuchi and Shaitelman lab at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The research project involves investigations in the role of radiation and DNA repair defects on immune response activation and radiosensitization. Particularly, the postdoctoral fellow will contribute to the discovery and translation of biological pathways to activate the immune system using radiation in combination with DNA repair drugs and immune checkpoint blockade. The postdoctoral fellow will work in a multidisciplinary team to study the mechanisms by which the combination of radiation, ATR or PARP inhibitors and immune checkpoint blockade modulates sustained immune responses.

Learning Objectives:
​The postdoctoral fellow will learn the field of translational radiation oncology. Particularly, the trainee will learn how to apply principles and assays used in radiobiology, DNA repair and immunology to translate preclinical findings into clinical trials. The trainee will also have the opportunity to train in mentorship and leadership skills towards becoming an independent researcher.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ideal candidates should have finished their Ph.D., or M.D. degrees in radiobiology, immunology, biology, biochemistry, biomedical sciences, or similar research fields. Experience with small animal handling, immunology and DNA damage assays is highly desired but not a requirement. Good verbal and written communication skills are also important. The individual is expected to work within a large group of motivated interdisciplinary researchers including clinicians, postdoctoral fellows and other research staff.

Dates or Training Schedule:
Starting as early as possible for two years.

Mentor Matching:
The postdoctoral fellow will be mentored by Gabriel Sawakuchi, Ph.D.

Additional Application Information:
Visit Dr. Sawakuchi's page for more information about their lab and research.

Req #: 600662-00014
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​A postdoctoral fellowship position is immediately available in the Department of Radiation Physics. The appointed postdoctoral fellow will work on an NIH-funded project to investigate gold nanoparticle-mediated radiosensitization strategies for radiation therapy.  

Learning Objectives:
​1. Nanoscale cellular imaging technique
2. AI/Machine learning for nanoscale cellular image analysis
3. Monte Carlo simulations with nanoscale cellular models

Eligibility Requirements:
​Ph.D. degree in physics, medical physics, engineering, or other related disciplines. Experience in Monte Carlo modeling with the Geant4 toolkit or similar code systems is highly desired. Computer programming skill in C++ and/or Python is required. Experience in machine learning platform (e.g., TensorFlow) and/or wet lab work (e.g., clonogenic assay) is a plus.

Dates or Training Schedule:
Starting as early as possible for up to five years as postdoc at MD Anderson or six years combination with other institutions

Mentor Matching:
The postdoctoral fellow will be mentored by Sang Hyun Cho, Ph.D. View Dr. Cho's research profile. 

Req #: 600379-00003
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Postdoctoral research fellowship program is primary focusing on clinical training and conducting clinical researches in the field of stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy. The position is designed to provide the experience needed to perform hematopoietic cell transplant to treat patients with benign and malignant hematologic diseases as well as conduct and publish transplant-related prospective and retrospective researches. The fellow will work under supervision of Dr. Samer A. Srour and may collaborate with other faculties in the Department of Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy.

Learning Objectives:

1. Fellow will learn the processes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation including pre-transplant patient evaluation, donor selection, mobilization and stem cell collection/apheresis, transplant procedure planning and performing, and spectrum and management of posttranspant complications.

2. Fellow will learn the processes of conducting researches in the field of hematopoietic cell transplant including data management, statistical analysis, manuscript writing and publishing research articles.

Eligibility Requirements:
​Appointee must have received a Ph.D. or M.D., completed hematology training and must have at least 1 year prior experience in clinical hematology patient cares.

Dates or Training Schedule:
October 2020 through October 2023

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Samer A. Srour, M.B.

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Req #: 600659-00010
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​​​The Grace lab is seeking an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Researcher to study how brain glia contribute to affective and cognitive disturbances that are co-morbid with high-impact chronic pain. This project involves complex behavioral measures of depression and motivation in models of neuropathic pain, stereotaxic surgeries, transgenic mouse strains, super-resolution microscopy, single-cell and next-generation RNA sequencing, and other biochemical techniques.

The applicant will join the Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, comprising the research teams of five collaborating Principal Investigators who aim at understanding chronic pain, cognitive deficits and fatigue in response to cancer and its treatment. The post-doctoral fellow will work under direct supervision of a Principal Investigator.

We highly value innovation, learning, hard work, creativity and an interactive, respectful and fun atmosphere. If you are interested in helping to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms of pain and developing novel interventions to help improve the quality of life for people suffering from chronic pain in an internationally-renowned, well-funded group of scientists using a highly integrated and interdisciplinary approach in the number one cancer center in the USA, we are the perfect environment for you!

A PhD in neuroscience, immunology, or related disciplines is required. Experience in working with rodents and a background in pain or immunology is preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Research Activity
Nerve injury and stereotaxic surgeries in mice
Behavioral measures of pain, and affective and cognitive disturbances in mice
Immunohistochemistry and microscopy studies on cells and nervous system tissues
Single-cell and bulk RNA-seq
Western blotting and qPCR
Luciferase assays and immunoassays
Collect and process ex vivo biological samples including brain and spinal cord
Present results in departmental and national meetings
Prepare and write manuscripts for publication.
2. Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Learning Skills

Strong written and oral communication skills
Communication with faculty and staff within and outside the laboratory.
Ability to work with others in a highly collaborative manner.
Good problem-solving abilities.
​3. Other

Responsible for monitoring laboratory equipment and implementing safety procedures.
Strong interest in basic and translational research
Supervision of 1-2 research assistants

Learning Objectives:
​​Applicants will gain experience of preclinical research methods, with an emphasis on understanding behavioral testing inmodels of neuropathic pain. They will become proficient with basic biochemical techniques employed in preclinicalneuroimmunology research and develop advanced skills in the organization, presentation, and analysis of data.​​

Eligibility Requirements:​​​A PhD in neuroscience, immunology, or related disciplines is required. Experience in working with rodents and a background in pain or immunology is preferred.

Mentor Matching:
The position reports to Peter Grace, Ph.D.

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Req #: 600657-0004
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​My research program is focused on developing new and more effective treatments for HPV+ cancers using a combination of radiation and immunotherapy, and associated response biomarkers. In particular, to improve the responsiveness of HPV+ cancers to immunotherapy, it is necessary to understand 1) if HPV-antigens are effective targets for CD8+ T cells, and if not; 2) if other cancer antigens may be targeted, and whether the latter are unique to or shared between patients; 3) the features of T cells that recognize HPV+ cancer-associated Ag; and 4) how to unlock superior T cell functions in HPV+ cancer patients. 

To answer these questions, my lab employs a combination of multidisciplinary wet- and dry-lab based techniques. I strongly believe in team science, and I am building a lab in which scientists will be responsible for and learn from having one or several main projects, while also working together towards the lab's main goal.​

Learning Objectives:

​The position is designed to allow trainees to further develop their skills in immunological assays such as flow cytometry and sorting, functional T cell assays, and TCR engineering, as well as single cell sequencing (transcriptional, TCR, and cell surface stains), and bulk whole exome and RNA sequencing. The trainee will work in collaboration with other trainees and staff in the lab, as well as other labs and cores in the department and MD Anderson as a whole. 

The trainee will also work on developing his/her grantsmanship skills.​

Eligibility Requirements:
​​Individuals who have completed a Ph.D. and have training relevant to the position are eligible.​

Dates of Training Schedule:
The position is immediately available.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Nils-Petter Rudqvist, Ph.D.

Req #: 600657-0005
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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​​​​​The Kurie Laboratory in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, seeks to fill multiple postdoctoral positions. Our research focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which lung cancer cells generate a pro-metastatic tumor microenvironment, with three complementary areas of investigation: (1) a tumor cell-derived collagen modifying enzyme called lysyl hydroxylase 2 (LH2) that functions as a nodal regulator of fibrosis and immunosuppression; (2) Golgi-directed secretory processes driven by oncogene-induced transcriptional programs; and (3) epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as a driver of fibrosis and immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment.​

Learning Objectives:

​​Postdoctoral fellows will benefit from training in model development and characterization, including 2- and 3-dimensional cell culture models and autochthonous and orthotopic mouse models that recapitulate features of the TME in human cancers, and translating those findings to clinically and molecularly annotated human tumor tissue banks. Fellows will have educational and mentoring opportunities (e.g., pilot funding, grant-writing courses, and teaching and mentoring experience in our summer undergraduate and graduate internship programs) and extensive opportunities to gain presentation skills at weekly Kurie lab meetings, monthly departmental joint lab meetings, monthly meetings for our programmatic research groups (NCI-funded SPORE, CPRIT-funded MIRA), and annual conferences (e.g., Keystone, Gordon, Cold Spring Harbor, AACR).​

Eligibility Requirements:
​​​​​Individuals who have completed a Ph.D and have training relevant to the position. Qualified individuals will demonstrate the potential for research as evidenced by their peer-reviewed publications and funding. Background in cancer biology and expertise in the design and execution of cell culture and in vivo experiments that incorporate a variety of molecular and cellular techniques is desirable.​

Dates of Training Schedule:
The position is immediately available.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Jonathan M. Kurie, M.D.

Req #: 600657-00006
Job Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow
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The Gibbons lab in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, seeks to fill multiple postdoctoral research positions. Our research focuses on the mechanisms by which lung cancer evades immune system surveillance and becomes invasive/metastatic. We investigate several complimentary areas, including: 1) the role of the tumor cells in reprogramming the tumor immune microenvironment, 2) tumor cell-extracellular matrix interactions, and 3) tumor intrinsic changes that facilitate tumor invasion and distant metastasis.​​ 

Learning Objectives:

​Postdoctoral fellows will benefit from training in cancer biology, cancer immunology, the development &characterization of genetic models of lung cancer, use of 2- or 3-dimensional cell culture systems & characterization of the extracellular & tumor immune microenvironment. They will interact with bioinformatics & pathology collaborators to facilitate translation of their discoveries into human samples and datasets. They will have educational & mentoring opportunities (e.g., pilot grant funding, grant writing, mentoring experience with sum​​mer students & rotating graduate students), extensive opportunities to gain presentation skills at individual & joint lab meetings, departmental meetings, programmatic research groups (e.g., NCI-funded SPORE) & institutional symposia. They will have the opportunity to present their work at annual conferences such as the Keystone, AACR & Cold Spring Harbor Lab meetings.​​​​​​​

Eligibility Requirements:
Individuals who have completed a Ph.D. and have training relevant to the position are eligible​. Qualified applications will demonstrate the potential for research as evidenced by their peer-reviewed publications and funding. A background in cancer biology and expertise in the design and execution of cell culture and in vivo experiments that incorporate a variety of molecular/cellular techniques is desirable.​

Dates or Training Schedule:
The position is available immediately.

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Don Gibbons, M.D ,Ph.D.  See Dr. Gibbons' research profile.

Req #: 149100-202107260848
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
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​The main function of this postdoctoral position is to work in a multidisciplinary research pathology team, focused on scientific projects involving translational correlatives from ongoing clinical trials and retrospective databases investigating genitourinary cancers. The research scientist will develop scientific projects, data management, data analysis and interpretation, as well as scientific communications of the findings. Expertise in histopathology and DNA/RNA extraction are required.​

Pathology Technicality Assess and annotate pathology blocks/slides for tumor obtained biospecimen in conjunction with a pathologist. Assist in obtaining pathology blocks from outside institutions and maintain database regarding these specimens.

Data Management

1. Create scientific content for immunoprofiling and DNA/RNA analysis protocols involving human tissue specimens, and respond to contingencies, revisions, etc. as needed.
2. Assist the PI in data analysis, preparation of manuscripts and grant applications.
3. Assist the PI and other members of the research team in ordering, maintaining, and tracking research reagents and equipment.

Laboratory Research Coordination
Assist the PI and other members of the study team to coordinate laboratory research activities and daily lab research operation in conjunction with ongoing clinical studies.

Lab-Specific Technicality
Develop and perform scientific research projects on various tumor types. These projects focus on immunoprofiling, cancer genetics and epigenetics, and liquid biopsy techniques. Provide technical expertise in immunoprofiling studies and tissue/blood DNA/RNA analyses.

Clinical Biospecimen Processing
Collect, annotate, archive, and process biospecimen from ongoing clinical research studies. There will be a focus on blood collection and processing from venipuncture samples and DNA/RNA collection and processing from biopsy and surgery samples.

Other duties as assigned

Learning Objectives:

• Support more senior pathologists and develop research projects independently.
• Learn how to perform digital pathology analysis on IHC, multiplex IF, RNAScope, etc.
• Understand the immune system's role in kidney cancer progression and treatment options.
• Develop a skill for collaboration and translation of laboratory-based findings (e.g., development of markers for outcome and response).
• Acquire skills for progression in academia including but not limited to delivering presentations, writing manuscripts and applying for grants/fellowships.
• Learn aspects of kidney cancer research undertaken in a hospital/research institute.
• Understand how studies done in laboratories can have an impact on patient care in the future.
• Learn how to perform basic statistical analysis on path data.
• The trainee, along with the mentor, will present his/her data in lab meetings.
• The trainee will participate in departmental education activities.​
  

Eligibility Requirements:
​An individual holding a recent (within three years) Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D., D.V.M.) in an appropriate field who is seeking a temporary appointment, under the supervision of a faculty mentor, involving full-time laboratory-based research or scholarship in preparation for an academic or research career as an independent investigator. This appointment is not part of a clinical training program; individuals holding an M.D. degree or equivalent are not permitted to engage in patient care activity.​

Program Dates:
11/01/2021 – 10/31/2022

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Chad Tang, M.D.  View Dr. Tang's research profile.

Additional application information:

Please submit resume directly to Dr. Tang at ctang1@mdanderson.org.

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Req #: 149100-202107291635
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
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​​​This position is designed to support and help educate fresh graduate students, who want to gain additional research training after the graduate program. This position specifically designed for students, who are interested to learn tumor cel​l biology and tumor immunology.​​

Learning Objectives:

Postdoc will learn to develop and test a new hypothesis on the role of immune cells in metastasis. In particular, this candidate will examine how tumor suppressive immune cells interact with tumor cells and become a tumor promoting immune cells. Eventually, how the immune cells modulate the tumor cell behaviors and eventually promote metastasis.​​​

Eligibility Requirements:
​An individual holding a recent (within three years) Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D., D.V.M.) in an appropriate field who is seeking a temporary appointment, under the supervision of a faculty mentor, involving full-time laboratory-based research or scholarship in preparation for an academic or research career as an independent investigator. This appointment is not part of a clinical training program; individuals holding an M.D. degree or equivalent are not permitted to engage in patient care activity​

Program Dates:
11/01/2021 – 10/31/2022

Mentor Matching:
This position reports to Sendurai Mani, Ph.D.  View Dr. Mani's research profile.

Additional application information:

Visit the Translational Molecular Pathology page for more information.