Northwestern University · 5 days ago
Postdoctoral Scholar
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is seeking a self-motivated and collaborative postdoctoral scientist to carry out transformative research in the laboratory of Dr. Shannon Lauberth. The role involves investigating the protumor activities of the immune response and implementing unbiased approaches to identify genetic and epigenetic alterations in cancer biology.
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Responsibilities
Implement unbiased approaches (RNA-Seq, PRO-Seq, ChIP-Seq and CyTOF) to identify genetic and epigenetic alterations that shape the positive relationship between proinflammatory signaling and tumors with driver mutations in the tumor suppressor p53
Functional validation of these molecular and cellular changes in promoting oncogenic processes and immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment using standard molecular biology techniques performed in vitro and in vivo using human cancer cell lines and patient-derived organoids (PDOs)
DNA, RNA, Protein isolation, purification and expression
Western blotting
PCR, RT-PCR
Plasmid preparation
Cloning, mapping and sequencing of DNA
Recombinant virus production and purification
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP)
In vitro binding assays (UV-RIP, EMSAs, etc)
DNA and RNA library preparation for NGS data analysis
Affinity chromatography
Cell culture, cell isolation
Functional studies
Transfection
Immunology
Flow cytometry
Lab Meetings and collaboration on project
Writing papers and assisting in grant writing
Research implementation and development
Qualification
Required
MD or PhD
Experience in cancer biology research
Ability to work with others and collaborate on projects
Excellent writing skills, specifically aimed for grants and research paper publications
Preferred
Experience in cancer biology, TME, tumor immunology and cancer genetics/epigenetics
First-author publications in peer-reviewed journals
Company
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research and teaching university that offers academic programs across various fields of study. It is a sub-organization of Northwestern Athletics.
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Funding
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$98.02MKey Investors
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2024-10-30Grant
2024-10-04Grant· $34M
2023-11-28Grant· $0.02M
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