Postdoctoral Researcher in Tumor Immunology
The Ishizuka Lab at Yale Cancer Center is seeking an exceptional and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join a collaborative computational-wet lab team working at the intersection of tumor immunology, AI-driven discovery, and next-generation therapeutic development.
Our lab studies how tumors interact with the immune system and develops new ways to interrogate and reprogram those interactions. This position is ideal for a creative scientist who is excited by both fundamental biology and translational impact, and who wants to help shape new directions in cancer immunotherapy.
The successful candidate will lead independent projects in a supportive, high-energy environment and work alongside an interdisciplinary team spanning experimental tumor immunology, computational biology, functional genomics, and therapeutic engineering. Projects may involve immunotherapy models, CRISPR-based perturbation and screening, mRNA therapeutics, protein engineering and nanobody development, systems immunology, and tumor microenvironment profiling using single-cell and high-dimensional approaches.
We are looking for candidates with a strong foundation in biology and a deep interest in immunology, cancer biology, or both. Experience in one or more of the following areas is especially valued: in vivo tumor or immunotherapy models, functional genomics, CRISPR, mRNA platforms, protein engineering, systems immunology, single-cell RNA-seq, and flow / spectral cytometry.
The ideal candidate will be:
Minimum qualifications
This is an opportunity to do deeply mechanistic science while helping build new therapeutic strategies for cancer.
To apply, please email your CV, cover letter, and contact information for three references to: jeffishizukalab@gmail.com