Job Description
A postdoctoral position is available in the Bladder Cancer Section laboratory headed by Dr. Andrea B. Apolo, MD., within the Genitourinary Malignancies Branch (GMB), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), NCI, NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. This position will be funded by an intramural Cancer Research Training/Visiting Fellowship and will be renewed on a yearly basis for a maximum of 5 years.
The postdoctoral fellow will join a team working primarily on bladder cancer and especially focusing on targeted therapies, mechanisms of drug resistance, genomics, and immunotherapy. The lab is also working on identifying new markers and therapeutic targets for rare Genitourinary tumors.
GMB is part of CCR, NCI’s largest intramural program. The GMB is a vibrant, multidisciplinary research community featuring innovative, high-impact bench-to-bedside research and close collaboration between physicians and scientists with a primary focus on genitourinary cancers.
Qualifications and Job Details
Required and Preferred Skills
- Strong foundation in cell and molecular biology.
- Hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture and genome editing tools.
- Expertise in cancer immunology research.
- Proficiency in animal handling techniques.
- Familiarity with current Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) methods and applications.
- Strong organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration within a team and independent work.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of motivation, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently. We are looking for someone who is both detail-oriented and capable of contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment while also excelling independently.
About the NCI Center for Cancer Research
The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) is home to nearly 250 basic and clinical research groups located on two campuses just outside of Washington, D.C. CCR is part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and makes up the largest component of the research effort at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Centrally supported by long-term funding and a culture of complete intellectual freedom, CCR scientists are able to pursue the most important and challenging problems in cancer research. We collaborate with academic and commercial partners and advocacy groups across the world in efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer and HIV/AIDS. The CCR research portfolio covers the full spectrum of biological and biomedical research. Our work ranges from basic to translational and clinical, and our clinical trials are conducted in the NIH Clinical Center, the world’s largest hospital dedicated to clinical research that offers a robust infrastructure to support CCR’s patients on an estimated 250 open studies. The success of CCR is grounded in an exceptionally strong discovery research program that provides the foundation for the seamless translation of insights from bench to bedside. Read more about CCR, the benefits of working at CCR and hear from our staff on their CCR experiences.
Bethesda
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