Postdoctoral Fellow
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Job Number: 7119458
- Posting Date: Jan 5, 2023
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Examples of our work can be found here:
Fonteneau G, Redding A, Hoag-Lee H, Sim ES, Heinrich S, Gaida MM, Grabocka E. Stress Granules Determine the Development of Obesity-Associated Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Discov. 2022 Aug 5;12(8):1984-2005. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-21-1672. PMID: 35674408; PMCID: PMC9357213.
Redding A, Aplin AE, and Grabocka E. RAS-mediated tumor stress adaptation and the targeting opportunities it presents. Dis Model Mech. 2022 Feb 1;15(2): dmm049280. doi: 10.1242/dmm.049280. Epub 2022 Feb 11. PMID: 35147163.
Song Min-Seok and Grabocka E. Stress Granules in Cancer. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol. 2020 Aug 14
Grabocka E and Bar-Sagi D. Mutant KRAS enhances tumor cell fitness by upregulating stress granules. Cell. 2016 Dec 15;167(7):1803-1813.e12.
Requirements
Candidates should have a recent PhD or MD/PhD degree in cancer biology, cancer immunology, cell biology, biochemistry, or a closely related field. Prior experiences with imaging, flow cytometry, proteomics, and animal work are preferred. Successful candidates will join a highly motivated, engaging, and energetic research group and a diverse and supportive research community at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter explaining their scientific interest, their previous experience, and a CV to Dr. Elda Grabocka at [email protected]. Please include the contact information for three references in the last page of the CV.