POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE
Description
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POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE
Requisition Number:: 170249
Date: Dec 17, 2021
Location:
Durham, NC, US, 27710
Personnel Area: MEDICAL CENTER
School of Medicine:
Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked tenth among its peers, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where traditional barriers are low, interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced, and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve humanhealth locally and around the globe.
Comprised of 2,400 faculty physicians and researchers, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing and Duke University Health System create Duke Health. Duke Health is a world-class health care network. Founded in 1998 to provide efficient, responsive care, the health system offers a full network of health services and encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Private Diagnostic Clinic, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.
OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY
Postdoctoral position
We are seeking highly-motivated candidates for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center to share in our research efforts. The candidate should have a doctoral degree such as MD or PhD or equivalent degree and interests in brain tumor biology and animal models of pediatric brain tumors.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Lab
The DoD and NIH-funded Thompson lab focuses on 1) elucidating the molecular mechanisms of the leptomeningeal dissemination of pediatric brain tumors such as medulloblastoma and ependymoma, 2) identifying novel therapeutic agents to treat leptomeningeal metastases, and 3) unraveling the mechanism of oncolytic viral therapy for the treatment of pediatric brain and spine tumors. Current projects include 1) elucidating how oncolytic virus therapy induces oxidative stress response in medulloblastoma, 2) determining mechanisms of resistance to oncolytic virus therapy, and 3) unraveling role of the Abelson family kinases (ABL1 and ABL2) in driving medulloblastoma leptomeningeal dissemination.
Excellent written and verbal communication in English is required.
Interested candidates for this position should email their application packages to eric.thompson@duke.edu containing the following:
Cover letter indicating current and future research interests
CV (Curriculum Vitae) including publications
Names and contact information of three references
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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Minimum Qualifications Education
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Experience
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