Postdoc: Early Lung Cancer Interception & Immunology

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 64 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Retirement plan (TRS Texas)

Fitness-center membership

Dental & vision coverage

Disability coverage

Health-care & dependent-care spending

Résumé du poste

The Humam Kadara Laboratory at MD Anderson in Houston, TX, invites applications for postdoctoral fellows to study early lung cancer development and prevention strategies. The role emphasizes epithelial cell states, oncogenic signaling, immune niches, and translational relevance to human tissues.

Candidates will perform mechanistic experiments in mouse and human systems, advance organoid models, and interpret multimodal data with collaborators across pathology, immunology, and computational

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in cancer biology, molecular/cellular biology, immunology, pulmonary biology, genetics, pathology, microbiology, or related field.
• Strong foundation in molecular/cellular biology and mechanistic biomedical research.
• Hands-on experience with mouse models, cell culture, organoids, flow cytometry, microscopy.
• Ability to design, troubleshoot, and interpret experiments with increasing independence.

Responsabilités

• Designing and conducting studies using genetically engineered, lineage‑tracing, carcinogen‑associated mouse models.
• Establishing and manipulating primary‑cell, organoid, and ex vivo model systems.
• Performing molecular and cellular assays, flow cytometry, tissue processing, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and perturbation studies.
• Conducting preclinical intervention studies targeting oncogenic, inflammatory, immune, or epithelial‑plasticity pathways.
• Interpreting single‑cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, multiplex imaging data.
• Collaborating with computational scientists and clinicians to relate findings to human tissues and molecular data.

Connaissances

Molecular biology

Cancer biology

Immunology

Mouse models

Organoid systems

Lineage tracing

Flow cytometry

Data interpretation

Formation

Ph.D. or equivalent degree

Outils

Genetically engineered mouse models

Single-cell sequencing

Spatial profiling technologies

Immunohistochemistry

Description du poste

The Humam Kadara Laboratory at MD Anderson in Houston, TX, invites applications for postdoctoral fellows to study early lung cancer development and prevention strategies. The role emphasizes epithelial cell states, oncogenic signaling, immune niches, and translational relevance to human tissues.

Candidates will perform mechanistic experiments in mouse and human systems, advance organoid models, and interpret multimodal data with collaborators across pathology, immunology, and computational