55 postdoctoral research fellow jobs found

A postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Srinivas Viswanathan at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (with affiliation to the Broad Institute). We use genomic and cutting-edge genome-scale functional genetic technologies to uncover drivers of genitourinary malignancies, with a specific focus on prostate and kidney cancers (https://viswanathanlab.dana-farber.org ). The ideal candidate should be exceptionally motivated, creative, highly collegial, and excited about scientific discovery and the prospect of translating basic insights into novel therapeutic strategies for patients with cancer. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide...

The laboratory of Joseph Mancias, MD, PhD at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA is inviting applications for a funded postdoctoral research fellow position. The Mancias Lab studies critical aspects of the biology of pancreatic cancer to develop novel therapeutic approaches. Areas of emphasis are on the role of selective autophagy and iron metabolism in pancreatic cancer molecular pathogenesis (Mancias et al., Nature 2014; Mancias et al., eLife 2015; Santana-Codina et al., Cancer Discovery 2022).  We are also interested in identifying the biochemical pathways and signaling networks that mediate pancreatic cancer treatment resistance, including to targeted inhibitors (e.g. oncogenic KRAS inhibitors, immunotherapy and radiotherapy (Biancur et al., Nature Communications 2017; Santana-Codina et al., Cell Reports 2020). The lab takes a comprehensive approach to study our questions combining biochemical, quantitative mass spectrometry-based...

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is looking for an enthusiastic postdoctoral research fellow with an interest in cancer biology and tumor immunology to work on our existing and upcoming projects to address the impact of age and race on the immune response to cancer and cancer therapies under the supervision of Sandra McAllister, PhD and Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD. The group studies breast tumor immunology focusing on an individual patient’s peripheral immune system and  immune aspects of the tumor microenvironment that impact the development of breast cancer and response to standard therapies. We utilize novel multiplex imaging modalities to allow single cell spatial resolution, routine and single cell transcriptomic analyses, flow cytometry, and routine immunologic assays as well as complex in vitro models among other techniques. By more fully characterizing the peripheral immune system as well as immune aspects of the breast tumor microenvironment we aim to identify factors...

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals. The Fischer Lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a Structural and Chemical Biology lab that combines molecular biology, computational biology, structural biology and chemistry with various ‘Omics’ techniques such as proteomics to study the pathways and protein complexes involved in the...

The Samur lab is conducting a search for a postdoctoral research fellow who will collaborate with medical and basic science researchers in study design, analytical pipelines, analysis, and publication of cancer studies involving genomic analysis from next generation platforms and other high-throughput data. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical...

The Freed-Pastor Laboratory at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School is seeking a highly-motivated, creative, and collaborative postdoctoral research fellow to join the team. The Freed-Pastor lab investigates how pancreatic cancer escapes immune eradication to guide novel therapies for pancreatic cancer patients.  The lab utilizes cutting edge technologies (single-cell transcriptomics, spatial transcriptomics, CRISPR engineering) paired with in vivo animal model systems and human patient-derived biospecimens. The candidate should have a strong background in immunology, cancer biology, molecular biology, and/or computational biology. Experience with mouse models, single-cell transcriptomics, multiplexed imaging, and/or spatial transcriptomics are preferred (but not required).  Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the...

A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available to join the Jeselsohn Laboratory (https://jeselsohnlab.dana-farber.org/news.html) in the Department of Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We are looking for an enthusiastic scientist to work on our existing and upcoming projects. Our group studies treatment resistance and tumor progression in hormone receptor positive breast cancer, the most common subtype of breast cancer. We utilize pre-clinical models and clinical samples to understand drug resistance and tumor progression. We perform high throughput cutting edge assays for discovery with extensive bioinformatic analyses followed by comprehensive validation with the goal to bring new therapeutic approaches to the clinic to improve patient outcomes. This is an opportunity to be exposed to both wet lab techniques and computational biology. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in...

A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics and Biophysics. The successful applicant will participate in an NIH-funded project to develop and translate novel flat-panel x-ray detectors for image-guided radiation oncology. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's...

A full-time computational biology postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Brian Crompton in the Department of Pediatric Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for a highly motivated individual. The Crompton laboratory is recruiting a postdoctoral research fellow to focus on analysis of multi-dimensional genomic data generated from highly unique cohorts of patient samples. The fellow will also work on developing novel computational algorithms and adapting existing tools to unique scenarios. The Crompton laboratory specializes in using a combination of next-generation sequencing approaches to profile tumor biopsies, germline samples, and liquid biopsies (including circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells) collected from patients with aggressive childhood solid tumors. Serial tissue from the largest phase 3 trials in North America are studied in our laboratory using a wide range of techniques. Approaches include custom hybrid capture...

Hello, Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application: Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.  You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it. You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.  You can only apply one time to a job requisition.  Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process. Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted. After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large...

Hello, Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application: Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.  You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it. You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.  You can only apply one time to a job requisition.  Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process. Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted. After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large...

The laboratory of Zuzana Tothova, MD, PhD is a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, physician-scientists and computational biologists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Our laboratory uses genomics and a wide range of molecular and cellular biological techniques to elucidate the molecular basis of cancer and hematologic disorders, with the aim of translating these insights into novel therapies for patients with cancer. Our specific focus is to understand the role of chromatin modifiers and epigenetic factors during disease progression of blood cancers, and to find novel therapeutic opportunities in myeloid malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A full-time postdoctoral fellow position is available in the laboratory of Zuzana Tothova, MD, Ph.D. at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (https://tothovalab.dana-farber.org/). We are a seeking enthusiastic, collegial, creative, self-motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced,...

Our group at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School is a seeking motivated and talented scientist who will contribute to basic discovery and translational research in multiple myeloma.  Utilizing state-of-the-art single cell genomic technologies, high throughput screens, and chemical biology, our goal is to identify and validate novel molecular and immune targets using both in vitro and in vivo models of myeloma and its microenvironment. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research...

Our group in the Anderson Lab at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is seeking a motivated and talented scientist who will contribute to discovery and translational research in the areas of cancer biology, with expertise in molecular biology, cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Our laboratory efforts focus on translational research in multiple myeloma. We avail of a large dataset of transcriptomic profiling of myeloma patients and well-established in vitro and in vivo models of multiple myeloma. We characterize factors in the marrow microenvironment which allow tumor cell homing, growth and resistance to apoptosis in order to devise therapies which interrupt these processes. Our efforts are specifically directed to delineate mechanisms for enhancing allogeneic and autologous immunity to myeloma cells in order to derive novel immune targets and immunotherapeutic approaches. The postdoctoral fellow will be affiliated with the Department of Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer...

We are seeking a highly-motivated Postdoctoral Fellow who will lead the investigation and be responsible for the conduct of laboratory based research in immune therapy for cancer. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals. Responsibilities The project will investigate the role of angiogenesis in immune regulation and homing. This...

A full-time post-doctoral fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jens Lohr at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our translational and basic research efforts. Our research focuses on the application of genomic approaches and single cell technologies to cancer therapy discovery with the ultimate goals of 1) Deciphering mechanisms of drug resistance in multiple myeloma and other types of lymphoid malignancies, 2) Understanding the basic biology of circulating tumor cells, exosomes and cell-free DNA in the evolution of cancer, and 3) Translating bench discovery to clinical care.  Dana Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to...

Dr. Sara Buhrlage is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work in the synthetic/medicinal chemistry of small molecules targeting deubiquitinating enzymes. Dr. Buhrlage is seeking an exceptional and highly motivated postdoctoral candidate to join her program focused on advancing the biology of deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) and their potential as drug targets in human disease (https://buhrlagelab.dana-farber.org/).  This well-funded, collaborative program is interrogating DUBs on multiple fronts: design, synthesis and testing of a first-in-class DUB-targeted small molecular library; structure-guided development of novel chemical probes and other reagents as well as new biochemical and chemoproteomic technologies to interrogate DUB activity and cellular response to selective inhibition. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of...

Dr. Marios Giannakis, a translational researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Associate Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is seeking a highly motivated, exceptional postdoctoral fellow to join his laboratory and independently lead projects towards discovering new therapeutic vulnerabilities in colorectal cancer. The successful candidate will conceive and design well-controlled biological experiments, optimize assays like genomic editing working with preclinical models such as organoids, and actively interact with a rich community of scientists to advance the understanding of colorectal cancer pathogenesis and treatment. This individual will have the opportunity to leverage cutting-edge technologies, some of the world’s most comprehensive biomedical datasets and insights from the latest clinical trials in gastrointestinal malignancies to tackle pressing questions in cancer biology. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer...

Dr. Tayob’s research group at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Harvard Medical School invites applicants for a biostatistics postdoctoral position. Dr. Tayob’s research program focuses on the development of statistical methods for biomarker evaluation (Tayob et al, Biometrics 2016) and screening algorithms with longitudinal biomarkers (Tayob et al, CGH 2015 and Tayob et al, Biometrics 2017). Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with...

The Oser Laboratory in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and the Department of Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School focuses on identifying new therapeutic targets in small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The Oser laboratory (https://oserlab.dana-farber.org/) is a highly supportive medium-sized laboratory that values mentorship and a collaborative environment for training with the goal for each research fellow to achieve their greatest potential. SCLC is a highly aggressive neuroendocrine cancer that is driven by loss of function (LOF) mutations in the tumor suppressor genes RB1, TP53, and NOTCH and high expression of oncogenic neural/neuroendocrine transcription factors including ASCL1, NEUROD1, and POU2F3, which are undruggable. The Oser Laboratory utilizes various approaches including CRISPR/Cas9 screening, in vivo CRISPR-based mouse modeling, small molecule screening, therapeutic studies in both immunocompetent syngeneic models and...