Postdoctoral Fellow - Microbiome Program

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at City of Hope where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

Join Dr. Marcel van den Brink’s multidisciplinary team to explore innovative ways to decipher the molecular mechanisms by which the microbiome contributes to the biology of bone marrow transplantation. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a PhD degree interested in using microbiological methods with the aim of developing novel strategies to improve bone marrow transplantation and CAR T cell therapies, spanning basic science to clinical trials.

For more information about Dr. van den Brink’s research, please visit here.

• Lab's Philosophy: We foster a supportive, nonhierarchical and inclusive lab structure, promoting open communication, scientific curiosity and creativity, by building strong collaborations. We also provide an excellent opportunity to thrive independently. Our resource rich environment enables research from basic science to the development of clinical trials.
• Innovation and Techniques: Our lab consists of a diverse group of scientists and clinicians, including stem cell biologists, immunologists, cell therapists, microbiologists, and computational biologists.
• Career Development: Over the last two decades, the van den Brink lab has mentored many postdoctoral researchers, fellows and graduate students. Dr. van den Brink has mentored over 60 postdocs, including current independent investigators who run groups in the US and Europe.

Your qualifications should include:

• A Ph.D. degree in life or biomedical sciences, or related discipline is required.
• Experience in pre-clinical, animal models.
• Experience in microbiome-focused techniques including but not limited to: culturomics, metagenomics, metabolomics and computational analysis.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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