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  • Job Title:
  • Postdoctoral Associate- Cancer Immunology & Single-Cell Analysis
  • Employer:
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Location:
  • Houston, TX
  • Posting Date:
  • 07-May-2025
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  • Description:
  • Summary

    A newly funded postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Leo Luznik at Baylor College of Medicine. We are seeking a highly motivated and independent scientist with a strong background in cancer immunology and bioinformatics, particularly single-cell transcriptomic analysis and dimensionality reduction techniques such as tSNE.


    Our lab is focused on understanding immune mechanisms underlying resistance and relapse in hematologic malignancies, with a goal of translating discoveries into clinical applications. We are part of a vibrant cancer immunology and immunotherapy research community and publish in top-tier journals.


    The successful candidate will work in a diverse, collaborative environment where career development is a major priority. This position offers opportunities to lead high-impact projects, generate first-author publications, and apply for competitive extramural funding as a stepping stone to an independent research career.

    Please send the following to Dr. Leo Luznik at [email protected]

    • Current CV
    • Contact information for three references
    • A brief statement describing past research experience and future career goals


    Job Duties

    • Designs, executes, and analyzes advanced research experiments.
    • Appliesbioinformatics tools to analyze single-cell RNA-seq and high-dimensional flow cytometry data.
    • Conducts tSNE/UMAP clustering and trajectory inference to uncover novel immune cell states and mechanisms.
    • Develops and optimizes new experimental protocols.
    • Summarizes findings and contribute to manuscript preparation and grant applications.
    • Mentors junior lab members and contribute to lab operations.

    Minimum Qualifications

    • MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
    • No experience required.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • MD or Ph.D. in immunology, bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related field
    • Strong data analysis skills with no required postdoctoral experience
    • Hands-on experience with single-cell RNA-seq data processing and analysis pipelines (such as Seurat, Scanpy, etc.)
    • Proficiency in R or Python for statistical computing and visualization
    • Familiarity with dimensionality reduction techniques like tSNE, UMAP, PCA
    • Experience with multicolor flow cytometry and cellular immunology techniques
    • Interest in translational immunotherapy for leukemia and other hematologic malignancies
    • Strong communication and writing skills, and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset

    Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

    PD; SN

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  •  Contact information:
  • Baylor College of Medicine



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