Postdoctoral Research Associate in Immunology and Immunometabolism in Dr. Hongbo Chi’s Laboratory
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN, USA
Immunology postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Hongbo Chi in the Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Chi lab investigates immunobiology and cancer immunology, by focusing on metabolic regulation of the immune system (immunometabolism) and its implications in cancer and other diseases. As metabolic pathways are inextricably connected to immunity and cancer, understanding these connections allows us to gain new insights into biological concepts and disease targets. We are particularly interested in understanding the metabolic programs (e.g. amino acid and lipid metabolism), signaling pathways (e.g. mTOR and nutrient-induced signaling), and systems-level regulatory networks (e.g. protein–protein or driver gene–target gene interactions) that regulate basic T cell and dendritic cell biology and antitumor immunity. To this end, we apply interdisciplinary strategies by integrating immunological and genetic approaches with cutting-edge systems immunology and functional genomics tools, including in vivo CRISPR screening, single-cell transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and network reconstruction. Former trainees of the Chi lab have been principal investigators in multiple academic institutions (e.g. Mayo, Indiana, Fudan, Shanghai Jiaotong, Xiamen, CAS and CAMS). Please also see the following articles published over the past four years for additional information: Immunity 55:14 (2022); Nature Chemical Biology 18:470 (2022); Nature 607:135 (2022); Nature 600:308 (2021); Nature 595:724 (2021); Nature 591:306 (2021); Cell 184:1245 (2021); Cell Metabolism 32:996 (2020); Nature Reviews Immunology 20:55 (2020); Nature 576:471 (2019); Nature 565:101 (2019); and Immunity 51:1012 (2019).
Interested applicants should apply for job 44139.
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Contact Information
Hongbo Chi, PhD, Member
Department of Immunology
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
https://www.stjude.org/research/labs/chi-lab.html
Minimum Education
Highly motivated individuals with a recent Ph.D. in immunology or cell biology and publication records (minimum of one-first author in a peer-reviewed journal) are encouraged to apply for the open position (www.stjude.org/chi).
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