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BSD PED - Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation - LaBelle
Lab
About the Department
Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology provides care for patients and
families with acute and chronic medical conditions, or other hematologic
diseases, requiring specialized knowledge and skills in Hematology,
Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation.
Job Summary
Under the direction of the principal investigator, the candidate will
perform moderately complex lab and research-related duties and tasks.
Provide technical and administrative support in an exciting research
program designed to understand the fundamental mechanisms of cell death
in cancerous cells and activated lymphocytes and to develop new
therapeutic strategies to combat therapeutic resistance.
Responsible for all aspects of research projects and research
facilities. Plans and conducts clinical and non-clinical research;
facilitates and monitors daily activities of research projects. Directs
engineering and technical support activities to develop and maintain
tools and computational methods needed to gather and analyze data.
Research in the LaBelle lab focuses on drugging the BCL-2 family of
apoptotic proteins for immune modulation and cancer cell killing.
Methods in the lab include functional genomics (such as sc-RNA-seq,
RNA-seq, etc.), cellular immunology, in vivo mouse models, and work with
primary patient samples. These studies are being performed within the
rich scientific environment at The University of Chicago. The lab has
expertise in cancer immunology, chemical biology, and drug delivery to
carry out our scientific vision of drugging cancer cells and modulating
the immune system for therapeutic benefit.
Responsibilities
- Provides expertise to identify protocol problems, inform
investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts,
such as protocol revisions. Provides expertise to evaluate factors
such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or
potential subject risks.
- Mentor for junior members of the lab including postdocs, graduate
students, technicians, and undergraduate students.
- Serves as a resource for collecting data and performing analysis.
Contributes to facilitating and promoting a research project by
providing scientific or intellectual information.
- Reviews laboratory protocols and training on new techniques. Manage
complex data sets for research.
- Leads the contributions to scientific writing and publications,
including protocols and grants.
- Trains new laboratory personnel.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a PhD in related field.
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Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- PhD in relevant fields, including, molecular biology, cellular
immunology, human genetics, or related disciplines.
Experience:
- Experience in immunology, cancer biology, computation biology, grant
writing, or mouse model experimentation.
Working Conditions
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover letter (preferred)
- List of references (preferred)
When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My
Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of
the application.
Job Family
Research
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled
*Weekly Hour *
40
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
Yes
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
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