A postdoctoral associate position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Mark Lee (https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/mark_n_lee/?tab=research) at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. This position is partially funded through the Rudolph J. Anderson Endowed Postdoctoral Fellowship program.
The Lee laboratory is a human immunology/immunogenetics research group that builds and applies new functional genomic techniques to profile the human immune system using patient samples. The lab seeks to uncover therapeutic targets in immune-related diseases by bridging next-generation/single-cell sequencing with high-throughput co-culture screens. Currently, a major focus of the lab is to identify disease-relevant T cell receptors in tissue/blood samples from patients with lung cancer and with a variety of autoimmune diseases. The lab aims to solve central problems in the field such as: how to identify new shared epitopes for cancer immunotherapy; how to solve long-standing mechanisms that underlie HLA associations with autoimmune/alloimmune diseases; and how to enable precise control of adaptive immune responses through engineered cellular and recombinant therapies. Available projects relate to these efforts, although postdoctoral associates are encouraged to push beyond current efforts in the laboratory.
Qualified applicants will have a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in immunology, genetics, genomics, molecular biology, cellular biology, or a related discipline. We are particularly interested in candidates with research experience in cellular immunology, human immunology, high-throughput functional genomics, and/or computational biology. Candidates should be highly collegial, hard-working, reliable, and curious, with a strong professional track record and excellent written and oral communication skills.
Application Process:
Interested applicants should contact Dr. Mark Lee, MD, PhD ([email protected]) with the Subject line: “Postdoctoral associate position in the Lee lab”; include a copy of their CV; include a Cover Letter addressing their research background, interest in the position, and goals; and include the names of 3 references. Yale University is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its faculty, students, and staff.