Postdoctoral Fellow in Translational Research
Cancer or Neurodegenerative Diseases
Employer Gabriela Chiosis
Location New York City, New York (US)
Salary
https://www.mskcc.org/education-training/postdoctoral/compensation-benefits-resources
Contract Type Full Time
Job Type Postdoc
Postdoctoral Fellow position in Translational Research in cancer or neurodegenerative diseases is available immediately in a multidisciplinary team composed of chemists, biochemists, radiochemists/molecular imaging, cell and molecular biologists, computational biologists.
These efforts will be conducted in collaboration with scientists and clinicians at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College and Medical University of South Carolina.
State-of-the-art environment and resources are available for research and study.
Our research is based on understanding and studying maladaptive alterations in protein networks induced upon cellular stress. Our ultimate goal is to translate such knowledge into therapeutics and diagnostics (http://www.samustherapeutics.com/ and
For publications relevant to this research please refer to:
Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 2018 Sep;18(9):562-575. Adapting to stress – chaperome networks in cancer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29795326
Nat Communications. 2018 Oct 19;9(1):4345. HSP90-incorporating chaperome networks as biosensor for disease-related pathways in patient-specific midbrain dopamine neurons. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30341316
Nature. 2016 Oct 20;538(7625):397-401. The epichaperome is an integrated chaperome network that facilitates tumour survival. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27706135
Nat Chem Biol. 2011 Sep 25;7(11):818-26; Affinity-based proteomics reveal cancer-specific networks coordinated by Hsp90. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21946277
The successful candidate will:
• Have up to five years of postdoctoral experience with a demonstrated competence and experience in cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, computational biology, chemical biology or associated fields.
• Have demonstrated ability to work independently and lead projects while also collaborating and assisting the group to achieve its research goals
Candidates with an ability to interact well with a large interdisciplinary team are encouraged to apply.
Requirements:
• A strong desire to impact human disease
• Creativity in problem solving and a team spirit
• Good communication/written skills
• Passion for science
• Ability to work towards defined goals in an efficient, safe and scientifically sound manner.
Written applications, including a cover letter, CV and contact details of three professional referees should be forwarded to chiosisg@mskcc.org
For more information on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Chiosis lab see http://www.mskcc.org ; http://www.mskcc.org/chiosis ; https://www.chiosislab.com/ and https://www.mskcc.org/education-training/postdoctoral
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is located in New York, in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, adjacent to the Cornell University Weill Medical College and the Rockefeller University. This rich scientific environment provides many unique and unparalleled research training opportunities.
Position
Postdoctoral
Application Requirements
Written applications, including a cover letter, CV and contact details of three professional referees should be forwarded to skichiosis@mskcc.org.