Postdoctoral Position in Hematology-Oncology - Morizono Lab 2026-2027

The Morizono Laboratory in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, affiliated with the UCLA AIDS Institute, is seeking a talented and motivated Postdoctoral Scholar. The successful candidate will conduct research on an NIH-funded project investigating regulated, long-term expression of anti-HIV antibodies via B-cell receptor-targeted lentiviral vectors.

Responsibilities include

generating and characterizing pseudotyped lentiviral vectors, performing in vitro and in vivo transductions, and analyzing vector infectivity using flow cytometry. The candidate will also perform vector administrations in animal models, prepare tissue sections for histological and flow cytometric analyses, collect samples for ELISA and Western blot assays, and conduct in vivo imaging with the Crump Institute's Preclinical Imaging Technology Center.

All UCLA Postdoctoral Scholars must have a doctoral degree completed or received within the past 10 years, and have no more than 5 years of cumulative postdoctoral research experience, including postdoctoral service at other institutions. A Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in Biological Sciences, Virology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, or a closely related field is required.

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