Description: Postdoctoral Position in Innate Immunity. A postdoctoral position funded by A-star is available for up to 3 years in a project to investigate the role of NK cells in chemotherapy in close collaboration with University of Berkeley (USA), St. Jude Hospital (USA), Immunos (Singapore) and National University Hospital of Singapore.
We recently demonstrated that chemotherapeutic agents not only activate the suicide programme, but also render tumor cells more sensitive to natural killer (NK) cell-mediated lysis (Gasser et al., Nature, 2005; Gasser et al. Semin Cancer Biol., 2006).
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated postdoctoral research fellow to exploit these new findings. The project will involve determining the potential of combining chemotherapy with simultaneous NK cell activation protocols or infusion of NK cells to further potentiate the immunomodulatory effects of some chemotherapeutics.
Qualified applicants should have a PhD degree and strong background in immunology or oncology. Experience in mouse research is an advantage. The successful candidates are expected to integrate cross-disciplinary and translational approaches at the interface between academic and clinical research. The candidate should have good interpersonal skills and will be required to train and assist other members of the team.
You will join a dynamic and well-equipped laboratory situated within the immunology programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, which houses state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Salary is from S$60,000-70,000 per annum (approx. US$39,000-45,000), depending on experience.
For further information please visit
http://www.med.nus.edu.sg/mbio/staff/s-gasser.html
Application
Please send your application including cover letter, resume, publication list, and names of three references to:
Stephan Gasser, PhD
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
Department of Microbiology
28 Medical Drive, Center for Life Sciences
Singapore 117456
micsgnus.edu.sg
Only short listed candidates will be notified.
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