Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Neuroscience – Taylor Laboratory, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a strong interest in cancer neuroscience. Our laboratory studies neuron‑cancer interactions, focusing on developmental malignancies and using a multidisciplinary approach that includes neuroscience techniques to investigate how neural circuitry influences pediatric and young adult cancers.

• Conduct independent and collaborative research focused on the molecular mechanisms that drive pediatric cancer progression.
• Design and execute in vitro and in vivo experiments using cell culture, mouse models, and patient‑derived samples.
• Apply neuroscience techniques such as optogenetics, chemo genetics, fiber photometry, electrophysiology, or calcium imaging to cancer models.

• Competitive candidates should have obtained a Ph.D. in cancer biology or neuroscience.
• A research background in pediatric cancers would be preferred but not required.

• Experience with stereotactic surgeries, patient‑derived cultures, neuronal cultures, tumor molecular profiling (e.g., transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses), or calcium imaging.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and contact information for three references to Kathryn Taylor at taylork6 and Karen Reede  Taylor Lab is located at 417 E 68th Street, New York, NY 10065.

$72,000 – $78,676

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