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Department: MED-Neurology
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Job Summary:

A postdoctoral researcher is needed for a neuro-oncology lab at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Dept of Neurology.

• Cheng laboratory is a highly productive and dynamic research team with an established track record of basic and translational research and mentoring future faculty at Lou & Jean Malnalti Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL, USA

• Cheng laboratory focuses on cancer stem cell biology, cellular signaling, RNA biology, and therapy responses in human brain tumors.
• Cheng laboratory studies brain tumors, in particular glioma, in both adult and children.
• Research areas include circular RNAs or long non-coding RNAs in cancer, using multi-omics to identify novel targets or pathways for improving immunotherapy response, mechanisms for therapy resistance. Self-driven, capable, and independent postdocs can develop his/her own projects on brain tumors.
• Specific Responsibilities:
• The successful applicant will be exposed to state-of-art techniques of biochemical, molecular, cellular, and bioinformatics and expect to use patient-derived cancer stem cells (GSCs), GBM PDX, human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cancer spheroids, clinical specimens, orthotopic tumor xenografts, and other model systems.
• Postdoctoral researchers in Cheng lab have opportunities for skill development  not only in bench research but also in research grant writing (such as NIH), team management, various collaborations etc.
• Northwestern University provides current NIH-standard annual salary for postdoctoral fellows (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-049.html and an excellent compensation and benefits package https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/postdoc-benefits.html

Lab website: http://labs.feinberg.northwestern.edu/cheng/

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. degree in in biochemistry, molecular biology, or cancer biology.

• Prior experience with proficient skills in studying cellular signaling, RNA biology, biochemistry, gene regulation with desired bioinformatic experience. The applicants must have strong publication records with first-author papers in high-impact journals.
• Fellows are expected to be independent, highly motivated with strong drive to succeed, capable of leading their own research projects and be in charge of all aspects of their project from conception, data generation and analysis to grant submissions and preparation of scientific publications under the guidance of the PI, believe in team science and collaborative, and proficient in English communications.

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