Postdoctoral fellow position in Computational Biology or Cancer Biology

Job Title: Postdoctoral fellow position in Computational Biology or Cancer Biology

Job Number: 96777

Location: Bethesda, US

Job Description

Postdoctoral Fellow Positions in Dr. Lichun Ma’s Lab

National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA

Full-time postdoctoral fellow positions in Computational Biology or Cancer Biology are currently available with Dr. Lichun Ma, Head of the Spatial Tumor Biology Section at the Cancer Data Science Laboratory of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.

About the Lab

The Ma lab is focused on understanding the intrinsic tumor biology in liver cancer by integrating cutting-edge single cell spatial omics approaches with systems biology methods. Our research centers on tumor heterogeneity in the context of tumor initiation and evolution with the goal of improving early detection and therapeutics for liver cancer. Selective publications include: Ma et al, Cancer Cell 36: 418-30, 2019; Ma L, et al, Journal of hepatology 75.6: 1397-1408, 2021; Ma et al, Nature Communications 13.1: 7533, 2022; Ma et al, Trends in cancer 8.4: 286-290, 2022; Maestri, et al, Hepatology 79.4: 768-779, 2024; Revsine et al, Cell Reports Medicine 5.2, 2024. The group is well-funded, and the fellow will have opportunities to conduct cutting-edge cancer research with plenty of interactions with top-notch research groups at the NIH.  

• Stable funding
• Exciting research that investigates cancer biology through single-cell spatial omics profiling of patient-derived tumor samples integrated with computational modeling.
• Various collaboration opportunities
• Interaction opportunities with exceptional basic scientists, computational biologists, and clinicians at NIH.
• Numerous opportunities for exposure at NIH and international conferences.

Eligibility criteria

• A Ph.D. in computer science, bioinformatics, biology, or other related disciplines. Candidates received a Ph.D. after 2022 are preferred.
• Positions in both cancer biology and computational biology are available. Programming and analytical skillsets are required for positions in computational biology. Strong wet-lab background is required for tumor biology.
• Background in molecular biology, genetics, immunology, computational biology, bioinformatics or a similar field is preferred but not required.
• A strong record of scientific achievement through peer-reviewed publications.

To Apply

• Send an e-mail to [Please click the Apply button for the link or email]
• Include your CV, Statement of Research Goals, names of three referees, and when/for how long you want to join the lab.

More information can be found at https://ccr.cancer.gov/staff-directory/lichun-ma

Application Deadline: 2025-08-31