About City of Hope
City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.
Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.
Position Summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and productive postdoctoral fellow for stem cell research projects within the Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (Shi laboratory) at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.
Key Responsibilities include:
- This fellow will work on human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based disease modeling and therapeutic development, including human iPSC derivation, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing, neural differentiation of human iPSCs, cell transplantation into relevant mouse models, and characterizing transplanted mice using biochemical, immunohistochemistry, and behavioral tests.
- This fellow is expected to write progress reports, high quality manuscripts for publication, postdoctoral fellowship applications, and help to generate data and ideas for grant applications.
Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:
- A Ph.D. or MD degree in biomedical research, or a related discipline is required.
- Experience in human iPSC derivation and neural differentiation, gene editing, and excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Additional Information:
For more information about Dr. Yanhong Shi's research, please click here .
- To protect the health of patients and staff and to comply with new State of California mandates, City of Hope staff are required to show proof of full vaccination by September 30, 2021. Compliance is a condition of employment.
City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
#PD
#LI-MA
Similar Positions
-
Postdoctoral Fellowships: Early Diagnosis And Precision Oncology Of Gastrointestinal Cancers, Nature Careers, United States, about 12 hours ago
We currently have multiple postdoctoral fellowship positions within the multidisciplinary research team headed by Dr. Ajay Goel, professor and founding chair of the Department of Molecular Diagnos...
-
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, University of Southern California, United States, about 3 hours ago
USC’s Keck School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate. USC’s Keck School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, has a Postdoctoral fellow posit...
-
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, University of Southern California, United States, about 4 hours ago
The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) at the University of Southern California (USC) is currently seeking a talented and self-motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Laboratory of Dr. Albert E. Al...
-
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, University of Southern California, United States, about 2 hours ago
The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) at the University of Southern California (USC) is currently seeking a talented and self-motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Laboratory of Dr. Albert E. Al...
-
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate, University of Southern California (USC), United States, 4 days ago
Details Posted: 22-Apr-24 Location: Los Angeles, California Salary: Open Categories: Staff/Administrative Internal Number: REQ20148172 The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) at the University of South...
-
Postdoctoral Scholar In Ovarian Cancers Ucla G.O. Discovery Laboratory, University of California Los Angeles, United States, 22 days ago
Details Posted: 03-Apr-24 Location: Los Angeles, California Type: Full-time Salary: Open Categories: Academic/Faculty Biological/Biomedical Sciences Internal Number: 5147136 Postdoctoral Scholar i...