Postdoctoral Associate

Two fully funded postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratories of Jorge Moscat and Maria Diaz-Meco at Weill Cornell Medicine in Manhattan (New York City) [https://www.moscatdiazmecolab.org] to study fundamental aspects of cell lineage plasticity and the crosstalk between the stroma and cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment, in colorectal and prostate cancers.The project is based on our recent publications on this topic: Ma et al., Cell (2013); Duran et al., Cancer Cell (2016); Moscat et al., Cell (2016); Nakanishi et al., Immunity (2018); Reina-Campos et al., Cancer Cell (2019); Kudo et al., Cancer Cell (2020); Kasashima et al., Developmental Cell (2021); Linares et al., Molecular Cell (2021); Martinez-Ordoñez et al., Cancer Cell (2023); Kinoshita el al., Developmental Cell (2024).The Moscat/Diaz-Meco Labs are located in a newly renovated space in the Weiss building on the Rockefeller University campus in Manhattan, New York, providing a vibrant and collaborative research environment.Requirements: We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals interested in this important area of research with great translational potential for the clinic. The candidates should have laboratory experience in molecular and cellular biology techniques and expertise in mouse models. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree. Interested applicants should submit a single PDF file containing the CV and contact information (e-mail address and phone number) of three references to jom4010@med.cornell.edu.The position offers very competitive benefits, a salary range commensurate with the candidate's experience, and subsidized Cornell apartments in Manhattan and Roosevelt Island.