Postdoc in Virus-associated Carcinogenesis at German Cancer Research Center-PhD biology, biochemistry-Apply

Description & Details:  The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) invites applications for a highly motivated and creative postdoctoral researcher to explore the molecular bases underlying metabolic and genetic reprogramming in infection/inflammation-induced cancer. The DKFZ is located in the picturesque city of Heidelberg in the South of Germany and benefits from an exceptionally strong research environment, with Germany’s oldest university and several other leading life science research institutions in Europe. The successful candidate will join the lab of Dr. Bruno Galy in the division “Virus-associated Carcinogenesis” at the DKFZ.

One major interest of the lab is in iron metabolism, whose alterations are emerging as a key metabolic hallmark of cancer. Using a combination of biochemical and molecular biology assays together with state-of-the-art cellular and mouse models, the candidate will study the function of central regulatory systems of iron homeostasis in various aspects of tumorigenesis, with a strong focus on liver cancer. The successful applicant will more specifically investigate the impact of local iron mismanagement in hepatocytes versus immune cells on chronic liver inflammation and progression to hepatocellular carcinoma.

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