Qualifications:Â Â All successful candidates must possess a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree(s) and work on basic mechanisms of cancer in areas complementing the existing strengths of the department. We invite applications from candidates with postdoctoral experience and a substantial publication record in broad areas of interest including: the tumor microenvironment, anti-tumor immunity, tumor metabolism, cancer cell-intrinsic [...]
The successful candidate will serve as a group leader within a multidisciplinary drug discovery organization developing novel inhibitors targeting epigenetic enzymes implicated in cancer.  This position directly reports to the Vice-President of Biological Sciences and will play a vital role in providing leadership for the Biological Sciences Department and beyond. The successful candidate will have [...]
At Guardant Health, we are committed to positively and significantly impacting patient health through technology breakthroughs that address long-standing unmet needs in oncology. As the leader in the field of liquid biopsy, Guardant Health has collected cancer genomic data from over 40,000 patients and is looking for machine learning data scientists excited about developing statistical [...]
The successful candidate will support drug discovery projects in cancer and inflammatory disease. Specifically, he/she will work within our next generation sequencing (NGS) group and be responsible for preparing libraries for NGS studies. Responsibilities: 1. Proficiency in generating libraries for sequencing experiments, including running protocols and quality control methods. 2. Trouble-shoot and optimize sequencing protocols. [...]
SUMMARY Â The primary purpose of the Research Assistant I position is to provide technical assistance in carrying out various research projects in the Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis. Â Â JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES Â Research Support:Â Provide experimental and technical support for ongoing research projects. Perform duties in accordance with general and/or specific plans. [...]
Job summary Research Specialist: Plan, conduct and analyze complex laboratory research in ovarian cancer biology using molecular biology, biochemical techniques, tissue culture systems, and high throughput techniques. Additional responsibilities would include assisting with the management of the daily laboratory operations. Specific job duties and responsibilities would vary depending upon the course of research. Opportunities to [...]
The lab is expanding their work on the molecular underpinnings of metastasis and are beginning to translate their findings into novel therapeutic approaches. Novel areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the role of epigenetics and metabolism in tumor progression and metastasis. We are also focused in understanding changes in transcriptome repertoire (coding and non-coding events) and [...]
The Fan lab at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNMCCC) is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated research scientist to join our research team. The successful applicant will work closely with Dr. Fan and research fellows in the lab in the ongoing research in epigenetics. This individual is expected to keep daily laboratory notes. Other [...]
A Bioinformatics Research Scientist position is available in the lab of Dr. Charles Mullighan, MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD. This position offers an unrivaled opportunity to be embedded in an environment leading integrated genomic and experimental studies in Leukemia. As part of our laboratory, you will be involved in the integrative analysis of large cancer genomic datasets [...]
Dr. Kapil N. Bhalla is currently seeking a Research Scientist who will be responsible for conducting research in his NIH-funded laboratory. The focus of the basic and translational research in this laboratory includes the biology and developmental therapeutics related to epigenetic mechanisms involving histone deacetylases, methyltransferases and demethylases, BET proteins, as well as the chaperone [...]
A position of Post-Doctoral Associate is opened in University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to seek a motivated person to study the genomics of human cancers and to develop cancer treatment using genome targeting strategy. Two years of experience in molecular biology and cell biology are required. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D degree. [...]
A position is available for a Postdoctoral Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Katherine Chiappinelli, Ph. D. at the George Washington Cancer Center (https://smhs.gwu.edu/cancercenter/) in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Tropical Medicine (https://smhs.gwu.edu/microbiology/) at George Washington University. Dr. Chiappinelli’s laboratory focuses on the epigenetic control of gene expression in cancer, specifically of immune signaling [...]
Under supervision of a Principal Investigator, incumbent will assist with the application of cellular and molecular biology techniques to research efforts related to elucidating fundamental mechanisms involved in cellular signaling pathways for the use in the development of novel targeted therapeutic agents. Assist in the investigation of intracellular signaling and epigenetic events and their respective [...]
Fate’s Cancer Immunotherapy group is seeking a talented and highly motivated scientist with expertise in oncology and stroma immunobiology to join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the discovery of novel cellular therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.  The successful candidate will play a leading role in the research and translation of new biologic modalities for [...]
We are seeking a highly motivated scientist to join the Oncology Therapeutic Discovery Group in Pfizer's Oncology Research Unit. The successful applicant will assist in the identification and validation of novel small molecule drug targets in the areas of cancer epigenetics, signal transduction, metabolism, and immuno-oncology. The successful candidate will work independently as part of [...]
Duties:Â Opening for a temporary Scientific Researcher in the Discovery Oncology Department, to discover and validate new targets in cancer biology. She/he will utilize and/or develop state of the art genetic, epigenetic and proteomic technologies to characterize exciting oncology drug targets in the epigenetics space. The successful candidate will be expected to work creatively, independently [...]
An academic postdoctoral associate position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Trowbridge to study epigenetic mechanisms governing hematopoietic stem cell lineage commitment, and how deregulation of epigenetic modifications leads to myeloproliferative disorders including leukemia (http://trowbridgelab.com). The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) offers a unique research and training environment characterized by multidisciplinary scientific collaboration, unparalleled mouse [...]
The candidate will work in the High-Throughput Screening Core (HTSC) in the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM). He/she will work with the Scientific and Technical Directors of the core to further design, to optimize and validate biological assays in high-density formats (i.e. 384 well microtiter plates) for primary human cancers that can be screened against [...]
A Postdoctoral Associate position is available in the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center to perform bioinformatics data analysis to understand epigenetic gene regulation and transcription dynamics in various biological processes and disease models including cancer. bioinformatics can address such problems at the systems level. Develop and test novel bioinformatics algorithms in many areas spanning [...]
An exciting opportunity has been created for an experienced researcher to join the Alumkal Laboratory at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute as a Research Assistant 2 in Portland, OR. The individual will work with Dr. Joshi Alumkal, Co-Leader of the OHSU Prostate Cancer Research Program.  Our laboratory focuses on identifying mechanisms by which key chromatin modifying [...]
We seek a driven and accomplished postdoctoral fellow to join the cancer epigenetics group within the Oncology R&D (ORD) unit of Pfizer’s Worldwide R&D (WRD) division in La Jolla, California. The successful candidate will collaborate with our cancer-immunopharmacology group to study the roles of epigenetic enzymes in anti-tumor immune responses. Guided by experienced mentors with [...]
To enable Guardant Health to lead the disruption of cancer treatments through non-invasive cancer screening, the Technology Development Team is seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to help develop, test, and improve sample preparation technologies for rare variant and epigenetic studies with next-generation sequencing. At Guardant, we leverage the most advanced technologies and work with [...]
A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of David MacPherson. The position will be funded by a newly awarded R01, with a focus on the role of key chromatin regulators in driving small cell lung cancer (SCLC), an aggressive neuroendocrine tumor type. Cell based screens, genetic mouse models and study of patient derived tumors [...]
Job Description The Hackett Group is looking for a highly talented postdoctoral researcher to lead an exciting project on epigenetic inheritance in mammalian models. Research in the group is focused on understanding epigenetic mechanisms of genome regulation and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Other streams of research cover (epi)genomics analyses of embryonic stem cells and the germline [...]
The Cancer Epigenetics Society officially appoints Dr. Susan J. Clark, Professor at University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine in Sidney, Australia, Editor at Cancer Epigenetics (CE) journal series. Dr. Clark is also Group Leader of the Laboratory for Epigenetics Research, Head of the Genomics and Epigenetics Division, and Head of the Cancer Epigenetics Program at [...]
The Cancer Epigenetics Society has continued expanding its cancer epigenetic drug clinical trial repository which now covers 500+ clinical trials. These include most if not all reported completed, ongoing, and recruiting cancer clinical trials on DNA methyltransferases (DNMTi), histone deacetylases (HDACi), histone methyltransferases (HMTi), and histone demethylases (KDMi). All databases are currently freely accessible to [...]
Recent research from scientists in the US, Canada, and Europe show that residential radon can increase the risk of hematological cancers, particularly of follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The study analyzed data from 140,652 people in 20 US states and over nearly two decades that were grouped into low (< 74 Becquerel/m³), medium [...]
We proudly announce that CES has now its own YouTube channel! We have released our first video which gives a quick overview of the history of DNA chemical changes that accompany many different cellular processes, including those involved in cancer. These changes, the most common of which being DNA methylation, represents one of the most [...]
