Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF) Endowed Professorship for Pediatric Cancer Research
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Job Location:
Charlotte, VT - USA
Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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$0.00 - $0.00The Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders program at Atrium Health Levine ChildrensHospitalin Charlotte NC is recruiting an established physician scientist for the Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF) Endowed Professorship for Pediatric Cancer Research. Three to fiveyearsinitialfull salary and basic/translational research support are available for an experienced researcher to advance new therapies for pediatric sarcoma patients with limited clinical duties. Theywill lead the Levine Childrens Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory (PORL) and will represent the department as a member of the NCI-designated Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC) and as a faculty member of the Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM)(ator with promotion tothe Associate or Full Professor levels).
Candidates should be MD or MD/PhD board certified / eligibleinPediatric Hematology/Oncology. They shouldhave an established record of productivity inbasic/translationalresearchwith a focus on pediatric sarcomasahistory ofextramural funding (ideally includingNCI) andexperience inclinical trials.Expertisein tumor immune microenvironments immunology or immunotherapy is highly desirable.
The PORL is particularly well equipped to advance basic/translational studies of pediatric sarcoma tumor immune microenvironments tumor heterogeneity / stem cell biology and immunotherapy. The PORL has a dedicated Helios Mass Cytometer (CyTOF) and experiencedCyTOFstaff IVIS in vivo imaging system and affiliated in-building vivarium facilitiesIncucyteS3 real-time cell imager and full cell culture facilities.The Levine Childrens PORL hosts a pediatric sarcoma biospecimen repository and staff are experienced in multi-center biobanking efforts.
Levine Childrens is the headquarters for the ARISE Consortium which unites pediatric oncology programs from across North and South Carolina and is a full member of the Sunshine Consortium the PTCTC and other national clinical trial consortia that focus on pediatric sarcoma treatment and immunotherapy offering multiple unique opportunities for translational research efforts in pediatric sarcoma.
With fifteen physicians the faculty of the Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders program at Levine Childrensrepresentsthe largest pediatric hematology/oncology division (and the only pediatric stem cell transplant / cellular therapy program) serving the six million people who live in Charlotte Winston-Salem westernNorth Carolinaand northern South Carolina. The Cancer and Blood Disorders program at Levine Childrens sees over 175 new diagnoses annually and includes active pediatric stem cell transplant cellular therapy (CAR-T and NK) gene therapy proton therapy and Phase I programs. Charlotte NC homeofthe 4-year Wake Forest School of Medicine Charlotte program is among the fastest growing large cities in America and is repeatedly ranked among Best Places to Live surveys.
The ISF Endowed Professor for Pediatric Cancer Research will join the Wake Forest School of Medicine faculty as well as the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center and a vast institutional collaborative network including investigators withexpertisein immunology drug design and genomics. The AHWFBCCC basic/translational research program is home to a world-class clinical trials program as well as several sophisticated core facilities with specialties including molecular biology flow cytometry proteomics/metabolomics bioinformatics biostatistics and comparative medicine (vivarium).
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