Posdoctoral position in Cancer Biology​/HPV Virology​/Translational therapeutics

University of Pennsylvania:
Postdoctoral Positions:
Perelman School of Medicine Postdoctoral

Location

University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

Open Date

Jun 30, 2026

A postdoctoral position is available to work under the mentorship of Dr. Devraj Basu, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, at the interfaces among cancer biology, immunology, bioinformatics, and molecular epidemiology for HPV-related head and neck cancer. An interdisciplinary mentorship team for these positions includes multiple basic, translational, and clinical researchers who comprise a Translational Center of Excellence for HPV+ Head and Neck Cancer within the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Trainees will have opportunities to lead projects designed to have major clinical impact on the following topics:

• The role of heterogeneity in HPV oncoprotein expression within and among HPV+ oropharyngeal cancers in determining their therapy responses.
• Developing novel targeted therapeutics that promote direct and immune-mediated clearance of HPV+ cancers
• Developing prognostic and predictive molecular biomarkers for HPV-related cancer from comparative multi-omic analyses

Advanced training in cancer biology is essential. Strong foundations in tumor virology, immunology, cellular metabolism, stem cell biology, data science and/or bioinformatics are also highly desirable. Positions will be supported by NIH and private foundation funding as well as philanthropic support.