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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 8 hours ago

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Reinherz Lab

positionBoston, MA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$72K/yr - $76K/yr

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. They are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study HIV-1 vaccine immunology, focusing on B cell immunodominance and affinity maturation during vaccination.

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Responsibilities

The postdoctoral fellow will work on HIV-1 env vaccine development and modulation of B cell affinity maturation
He or she will investigate structure-guided immunogen design and innovative vaccine strategies aimed at enhancing subdominant antibody responses
Mouse model immunization studies, immune sera analyses, FACS for immune cells analyses, B cell repertoire analysis and immunohistology are key tasks along with cloning, expression and purification of proteins, cell culture, etc

Qualification

ImmunologyMolecular biologyBiochemistryMolecular cloningCell culturing techniquesProtein expressionMouse modelingWriting skillsCommunication skills

Required

Highly-motivated candidates with a recent PhD or MD/PhD in biomedical sciences
Significant experience in immunology, molecular biology, and biochemistry are encouraged to apply
Technical experience in immunology and methods to examine immune responses (measurement of antibodies, B and T cell responses and B cell repertoire analyses and mouse modeling/handling etc.) are essential
Skills in molecular cloning, biochemistry and cell culturing techniques/protein expression are highly desirable
Candidates should have a publication record in peer-reviewed journals
We are seeking a candidate with excellent writing and communication skills, able to work independently but also effectively with other lab members

Company

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a center dedicated to carrying out adult and pediatric cancer treatment activities and advanced research.
dateFounded in 1947
location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.dana-farber.org

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$88.08M
Key Investors
Elaine and Eduardo Saverin FoundationThe DeGregorio Family FoundationLlama
2025-11-24Grant· $20M
2025-05-06Grant· $1M
2024-09-24Grant· $0.5M

Leadership Team

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Edward Benz
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