The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human health.
The Wistar Institute has an opening for an ambitious and productive Post-Doctoral Fellow to join the laboratory of Dr. Italo Tempera. We seek to recruit a highly motivated candidate to study how chromatin architecture regulates gene expression in the context of cancer. The successful candidate will use cutting-edge technologies, including Hi-C, ChIA-PET, and single-cell sequencing, to explore the function of epigenetic factors in chromatin architecture and how chromatin architecture changes contribute to human viral oncogenesis.
The successful candidate will work in a dynamic scientific environment with ample opportunities for interactions with leading investigators in virology, epigenetics, or cancer biology through programmatic funding mechanisms.
Applicants must have a strong background in one or more of the following disciplines: virology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, genome-wide approaches to cancer, or bioinformatics. Applicants with experience in tumor viruses, epigenetics, or genome-wide studies are strongly encouraged to apply.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree. In addition to the online application, please submit a curriculum vitae and contact details of three references to Dr. Italo Tempera, itempera@wistar.org.
Website: https://wistar.org/our-scientists/italo-tempera
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.
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We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
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