Postdoctoral Research Fellow– Tumor Immunobiology Department of Neurosurgery

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Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Tabar Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a background in pluripotent stem cells and molecular biology and interested in developing translational models in glioma immunobiology. Experience in macrophage biology, bioinformatics and handling of single RNA and ATAC sequencing is preferred. The candidate will be working closely with the Glioma Immunology subgroup within the lab which is highly collaborative and includes undergraduate and graduate trainees in addition to postdocs and is a core member of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and the Brain Tumor Center at SKI. This position is focused on modeling CNS cancers using human pluripotent stem cell platforms.

Key Requirements:

The ideal candidate should have:

• PhD or MD/PhD with experience in molecular biology and pluripotent stem cell systems.
• Experience with single cell RNA/ATAC/Multiome sequencing,
• Two or more scientific publications with significant involvement

Core Skills:

• Strong background in molecular biology and pluripotent stem cell systems
• Bioinformatics and single cell sequencing (RNA/ATAC/Multiome)

Application Requirements

Pleases submit your CV, a letter of interest, and 3 references in one (1) PDF to Shahiba Q. Ogilvie atnsgdept@mskcc.org

Pay Range: 72,000-74,160

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