A Postdoctoral Fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Dmitry Gabrilovich at The Wistar Institute to study the cellular and molecular biology of myeloid cells, primarily myeloid-derived suppressor cells and macrophages in cancer patients and tumor-bearing mice with special emphasis on the study of lipid metabolism including therapeutic targeting. The research activities are focused on both experiments with mice and human samples. Successful candidates are expected to be experienced in immunological and molecular biological techniques. A strong expertise in flow cytometry is also necessary.

The list of Dr. Gabrilovich publications can be found at
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Gabrilovich+D*
Representative recent publications of Dr. Gabrilovich:
Nature. 2019 May;569(7754):73-78
Clin Cancer Res. 2019 May 1;25(9):2783-2794
Nat Immunol. 2018 Nov;19(11):1236-1247
Cancer Res. 2018 Oct 1;78(19):5644-5655

Highly motivated candidates should have a PhD (or equivalent) degree or should be close to obtaining their doctoral degree.

Interested individuals should email their cover letter summarizing background and interests, and curriculum vitae directly to Dr. Gabrilovich by email: dgabrilovich@wistar.org. Candidates are kindly asked to also apply online by visiting our employment web page at http://www.wistar.org/the-institute/employment.

The Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art facilities. Research discoveries conducted at Wistar have led to the development of vaccines; the identification of genes associated with cancers; and the development of many other significant research technologies and tools.

For more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website at www.wistar.org.