Duke University Medical Center, Div of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy
(posted 2025/08/25, listed until 2026/02/25)Position Description
A full-time postdoctoral position is available immediately at the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University. The candidate should have a doctoral degree such as MD or PhD or equivalent degree and has interests in immunotherapy and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using mouse animal models. The research involves understanding the mechanisms underlying resistance/relapse following immunotherapy such as CAR T and developing novel agents for protecting hematopoietic stem cells following radiation exposure. The overall duties and responsibilities are: 1) to develop novel approaches for overcoming resistance in immunotherapy and for enhancing hematological and immunological recovery in radiation exposure; 2) to perform experiments and collect data, and to evaluate experimental data and establish the relevance to experimental problems under investigation; 3) to prepare research results for publication in reports, papers, journals, books, and other media; and 4) to train and direct support personnel. The candidates are expected to have experience in animal bone marrow transplant models, DNA repair pathway, flow cytometry, and lentiviral-based gene transfer. Prior experience in CAR T and bispecific antibodies is a plus. If interested, please send a cover letter describing research interests, a CV, and the contact information of three professional references to Dr. Yubin Kang, Professor of Medicine, at yubin.kang@duke.eduDuke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
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- Contact: Jennifer Kajcienski
- Postal Mail:
- DUMC Box 3961
Durham, NC 27710
- DUMC Box 3961
- Web Page: https://medicine.duke.edu/divisions/hematological-malignancies-and-cellular-ther