Post-Doctoral Fellow- Department of Cancer Biology- Lab of Dr. Schug

A postdoctoral position is immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Zachary T. Schug in the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at the Thomas Jefferson University, an NCI-designated Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. Since metabolic pathways are intimately connected to immunity and cancer, understanding these connections will allow us to gain new insights into the dynamic interplay between cancer cells and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. Our lab studies the intersection of cancer cell metabolism and immunometabolism with a particular focus on targeting tumor metabolism to promote anti-tumor immunity. We apply multidisciplinary approaches by integrating transgenic mouse models of cancer with cutting edge -omic technologies, including stable isotope tracing, metabolomics, lipidomics, digital spatial profiling, and single-cell transcriptomics. Applicants with prior experience in tumor xenograft studies or immunology are highly desired. Alternatively, applicants with experience in running and handling an LC-MS system would also be at an advantage.

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

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