HCC Post Doc (2 years project)

Description: A 24-month postdoctoral position is available startingOctober 2015. The postdoc will join a drug discovery program forhepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) target validation in Asia Pacific R&DHub of Sanofi, Shanghai. The program is in collaboration with Prof. JianZhou’s lab at Zhongshan hosp******** Fudan University. The postdoc willstart the research work at Prof Zhou’s lab with guidance from bothSanof******** Zhongshan hospital investigators.
Project outline: This project will focus on highly amplifie********oncogenic driver genes in HCC. Large scale genomic approaches haveenable******** identification of new potential disease drivers in livercancer. Among them, amplifie******** proteins are promising druggabletherapeutic targets. The Postdoc will assess the potential target bymolecular an******** biology exper******** explore the druggabilityan******** of action of the target an******** tool antibodies to furthervalidate the target. Publications are highly encourage******** on thepostdoc work. The candidate will also get training in drug discoveryfiel******** industry an******** academic labs. These studies willinvolve collaboration with reputable research institutes an******** labsin China.
About u******** Sanof******** R&D Hub’s mission is to rapidlyan******** develop an******** innovative & cost-effective solutionsor compounds for Asia-Pacific patients by leveraging the unique assetsan********&D opportunities that exist an******** expanding in theAsia Pacific region. Developing novel anticancer drugs against Asiaprevalent cancers is one of the priorities of Sanof******** R&D Hub.
Candidate Qualification******** Candidates must hol******** PhD degreein biomedical sciences or relevant fields. Sol******** experience incell biology an******** biology is essential. Hands on experience onmolecular an******** biology techniques are required. The successfulcandidate will interact closely with the mentors from Sanof********external academic lab. Strong communication skills in English an********an******** collaborative behavior are expected. He/She shoul******** beable to work independently an******** the results efficiently.