Postdoctoral Fellow - Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology; Tina Cascone's Lab

Overview

Postdoctoral Fellow - Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology (Tina Cascone's Lab) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. The Cascone Lab is seeking one or more postdoctoral fellows to join a funded, dynamic, and question-driven research program focused on lung cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Under the mentorship of Tina Cascone, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-scientist and Associate Professor with tenure, fellows will engage in translational research to unravel immune-mediated mechanisms of tumor response and resistance to therapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

The fellowship offers opportunities to contribute to high-impact projects at the interface of preclinical discovery and clinical application, using both murine models and biospecimens from clinical trials involving immune checkpoint inhibitors and standard chemoimmunotherapy in resected non-small cell lung cancer.

Salary information:
Base pay range $64,000.00/yr - $76,000.00/yr.

• Conduct mechanistic studies of immune checkpoint blockade in lung cancer.
• Analyze tumor-immune interactions in response and resistance to therapy.
• Investigate regulation of systemic and local anti-tumor immunity under therapeutic pressure.
• Utilize syngeneic and genetically engineered mouse models.
• Integrate human clinical data with experimental immunology.
• Contribute to development of novel combination strategies and biomarkers.

• Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent in tumor immunology, molecular biology, cancer biology, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience with immune checkpoint inhibitors, T cell-based therapies, or tumor immunology.
• Proficiency in handling and analyzing murine cancer models, particularly syngeneic systems.
• Strong experimental, analytical, and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and driven to make a scientific impact.

• Familiarity with oncogenic signaling, biomarkers of response/resistance, or cancer metabolism.
• Experience with multi-omics approaches (immunogenomics, transcriptomics).
• Background in evaluating human tumor samples and integrating clinical data.

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Position information: MD Anderson offers full-time postdoc positions with a salary range of $64,000 to $76,000, depending on years of postgraduate experience. Benefits include medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and recognition opportunities. Offsite work arrangements may be required by business needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by policy or law.