Postdoctoral Position in Cancer Biology

Principal Investigator: Praveen Agrawal [email protected]

Job description: Postdoctoral fellow position is immediately available in Dr. Praveen Agrawal’s laboratory in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Our laboratory studies change in the cellular glycosylation associated with tumor progression, metastasis and resistance to targeted therapy in melanoma and prostate cancer. We use a powerful combination of methods, including cutting edge glycomics techniques, systems biology, in vitro/in vivo functional screens and in vivo mouse models of metastasis that are aimed toward the discovery of molecular mechanisms driven by changes in glycosylation that can be developed into translational applications. The postdoc will lead a project to investigate the role of glycosylation in tropism of melanoma metastasis. Our relevant publications include Cancer Cell, PMID: 28609658, Nat. Commun., PMID: 33619278, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A PMID: 24591635, Mol Cell, PMID: 29149598, Cancer Cell, PMID: 29153843, Curr Protoc Chem Biol. 2013, PMID: 23788322.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology or related areas and have independent research abilities with strong research interest, self-motivation and the ability to work effectively with a team. He/she will be provided with sufficient support and freedom to ask important research questions and independently develop innovative research projects. 

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is located in a quiet, residential area in the northeast section of the Bronx borough of New York City. It provides a tight-knit and culturally diverse community in close proximity to many popular Bronx attractions, with easy access to Manhattan and Westchester County.  Einstein has long been recognized as one of the nation's premier institutions for medical education, basic research and clinical investigation. As a longstanding national leader in biomedical research, Einstein has more than 300 research laboratories, 3,000 faculty and staff, 710 medical students, 160 PhD students, and 265 postdoctoral fellows, and offers many exciting career opportunities for individuals who are dedicated to biomedical research.

Successful applicants will be offered a generous NIH guideline-based salary and benefits, including College-owned postdoctoral housing in a pleasant residential neighborhood near the medical school. The Belfer Institute for Advanced Biomedical Studies at Einstein also provides the best scientific and social environment as well as convenient housing options for postdoctoral researchers.

Curriculum vitae, with a description of research experience and contact information for three references, should be sent 
to [email protected].