Job opportunities

 

  1. Biomedical Leadership Fellow

    • The CSTL is looking for a MS3 to take a year out between 3rd and 4th year to work full time and have an essential role in helping to advance and uncover the utility of existing drugs in every human disease, with the intent of translating therapies to patients with unmet medical needs. The Fellowship winner will work directly with Dr. David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, on all aspects of their leadership, project management, and translational research work. Please contact Amber Vas (amber.vas@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) to express your interest and ask any questions.

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  2. CSTL Summer Biomedical Leadership Fellowship focused on Defining a New Disease: TCF7L2-related Neurodevelopmental Disorder

    • The Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory (CSTL) and the Fajgenbaum Lab at the University of Pennsylvania are looking for a motivated 1st year medical student to be the prestigious Barry Berger, MD Biomedical Leadership Fellow to spend 8-10 weeks during the summer between MS1 and MS2 defining a newly identified disease, TCF7L2-related neurodevelopmental disorder (TRND), which causes serious intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and myopia. Specifically, the student will perform a combination of clinical research as well as determining the most important laboratory studies and potential repurposing treatment approaches to be performed. Interest in rare disorders, genetics, development, behavioral health, and/or neurology is a plus. 
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  3. Postdoctoral Fellow

    • The CSTL basic research lab is hiring a post-doctoral fellow to investigate JAK1/2 signaling in iMCD that we recently secured funding for (R01HL141408). Qualified candidates will have experience with human immunology and related techniques including flow cytometry and cell-based assays as well as an interest in spatial profiling. To apply, send an email with your CV and cover letter directly to Dr. David Fajgenbaum (davidfa@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)

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  4. Clinical Research Coordinator 

    • The Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory currently manages the largest, international registry of Castleman Disease patients, which we use to gain insights into the real-world patient experience. We are recruiting a Clinical Research Coordinator to help us to continue to build our registry by enrolling patients in the registry, requesting patient medical records and tissue, and overseeing additional aspects of study coordination.

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  5. Data Coordinator 

    • The Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory has previously repurposed drugs for Castleman disease and related disorders, and now is working to better understand the impact of repurposing across all drugs and all diseases. We are seeking to hire a Data Coordinator and in this role they will be critical in shaping and applying a scalable strategy to assess these impacts by analyzing multiple factors, including disease burden, drug side effects, treatment costs, drug availability, and potential regulatory hurdles, among others."

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