Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Overview

As part of the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy e Children’s Research Hospital, the Zebley Laboratory is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow. Our lab is part of a larger team of scientists within the Department of Immunology dedicated to cutting edge T cell research focused on the epigenetic regulation of T cell effector and memory differentiation and applying basic science findings toward the advancement of immunotherapy.

The successful candidate will work on multiple research projects by participating in experimental design, conducting experiments, troubleshooting results, data analysis, writing manuscripts, contributing to grants, and presenting their work at national and international conferences. Specific skillsets include tissue culture, flow cytometry, in vivo murine work, epigenetic profiling, single cell and next generation sequencing, processing patient samples and other basic molecular biology techniques.

This individual will have opportunities to be involved in projects related to the epigenetic enhancement of human T cell-based cellular therapy approaches for clinical trials.

• Participate in experimental design, conduct experiments, troubleshoot results, analyze data, write manuscripts, contribute to grants, and present work at national and international conferences.
• Utilize tissue culture, flow cytometry, in vivo murine work, epigenetic profiling, single-cell and next generation sequencing, processing patient samples, and other basic molecular biology techniques.
• Have opportunities to be involved in projects related to the epigenetic enhancement of human T cell-based cellular therapy approaches for clinical trials.

Salary is highly competitive (comparable to industry) and employee benefits are outstanding. Relocation assistance is available. Working e provides the opportunity to make a tangible difference to pediatric cancer patient care and survival and St. Jude has been consistently ranked in Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work” list and is exceptionally positively reviewed on Glassdoor.

PhD in Microbiology/Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field is required.

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