Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Research in Liang Lab is centered on understanding the basic principle of cellular processes including autophagy, apoptosis, DNA damage/repair, and intracellular trafficking in cancer development (colon cancer, melanoma, and leukemia) and infectious disease. We make use of cutting-edge technology including proteomic study, confocal microscopy/live cell imaging, primary and tumor cell culture, and murine model for cancer and virus-related research. Our lab is multi-disciplinary, highly interactive team, and postdocs are expected to conduct independent and challenging research under the PI’s close supervision and work in a highly collaborative manner.



We are seeking SELF-MOTIVATED AND GOAL-DRIVEN postdoctoral candidates, with a PhD or MD/PhD in molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, or related area. Candidates with demonstrable competence and proficiency in tissue culture, immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence, and cloning will be considered. High priority will be given to those with expertise in proteomic analysis, bioinformatics training, and/or the mouse-handling technique.

Also, the position will be a Postdoctoral Scholar-Research Associate. Salary is within the NIH training guideline. It is a temporary, fixed-term; one year and renewable on the recommendation of the faculty mentor and at the discretion of the dean.

Please send a cover letter, CV, three reference letters to Dr. Chengyu Liang at Chengyu.liang@med.usc.edu.