Postdoctoral Fellow – Cardiometabolic Oncology
- City of Hope
- Location: Duarte, CA
- Job Number: 7315581 (Ref #: 10031783)
- Posting Date: Newly posted
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at theCity of Hope of 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.
Leveraging multiomics, mouse genetics, hiPS cells, and electrophysiology, our lab works on molecular mechanism of cardiometabolic oncology. The postdoctoral fellow will be co-supervised by Dr. June Wha-Rhee and Dr. Zhao Wang.
As a successful candidate you will:
- Investigate metabolic regulation and immune crosstalk in cardiovascular disease during cancer treatment.
- Explore shared molecular mechanisms linking cardiovascular disease and cancer progression.
- Apply cutting-edge techniques including spatial transcriptomics and single-cell multiomics and integrate multi-omics data to identify therapeutic targets and biomarkers.
- Study cardiomyopathy across models of diabetes, cancer, and pressure overload.
- Collaborate in an interdisciplinary team and contribute to high-impact publications.
Your qualifications should include:
- PhD or M.D.
- Experiences in iPSCs and/or mouse models/handing (mouse genetics experience preferred)
- Experience in cardiovascular disease and/or immunology (cardiac immunology preferred)
- Training in molecular and cellular biology
- Proven track record of successful research projects and publications
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and collaboration abilities
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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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $34.00 - $37.55 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
