Multiple postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Eric Gardner, PharmD, PhD. The Gardner Lab is located within the Department of Thoracic Head/Neck Medical Oncology and the James P. Allison Institute, with a joint appointment in the Department of Genetics at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Postdoctoral Fellows study mechanisms of cancer development and focus on four inter-related aspects of lung cancer tumorigenesis: 1) how do distinct types of airway damage influence lineage specific barriers to oncogenic transformation, 2) what are the secretory features of distinct cells of origin of cancer and how might they influence the immune microenvironment within a given niche, 3) how do certain arms of the innate immune system respond to early events following transformation, and 4) why are lung cancers usually observed in older adults.
Using a combination of genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs), organoid or organotypic cultures, high-resolution imaging and singl...