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Grant/sponsor funded [50% or more external]

A full-time paid postdoctoral position is available immediately at the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University. The candidate should have a doctoral degree such as MD or PhD or equivalent degree and has interests in immunotherapy and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using mouse animal models. The research involves understanding the mechanisms underlying resistance/relapse following immunotherapy such as CAR T and developing novel agents for protecting hematopoietic stem cells following radiation exposure. The overall duties and responsibilities are: 1) to develop novel approaches for overcoming resistance in immunotherapy and for enhancing hematological and immunological recovery in radiation exposure; 2) to perform experiments and collect data, and to evaluate experimental data and establish the relevance to experimental problems under investigation; 3) to prepare research results for publication in reports, papers, journals, books, and other media; and 4) to train and direct support personnel. The candidates are expected to have experience in animal bone marrow transplant models, DNA repair pathway, flow cytometry, and lentiviral-based gene transfer. Prior experience in CAR T and bispecific antibodies is a plus.  If interested, please send a cover letter describing research interests, a CV, and the contact information of three professional references to Dr. Yubin Kang, Professor of Medicine, at yubin.kang@duke.edu

The Division of Hematologic Malignancies & Cellular Therapy in the Department of Medicine is internationally recognized for its novel approaches to treating leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other life threatening diseases through integrated, innovative, and holistic patient care, research, and education. See https://medicine.duke.edu/divisions/hematologic-malignancies-and-cellular-therapy for more information.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

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Experience

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