Job Opportunities

  1. Senior Research Investigator

    • The CSTL is searching for a talented, experienced, and motivated Senior Research Investigator to help conceptualize and perform Castleman disease and cytokine storm-related research primarily at the bench. Please contact Amber Vas (amber.vas@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) to express your interest and ask any questions.

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  2. 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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  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. 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. Please contact Amber Vas (amber.vas@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) to express your interest and ask any questions.
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