Join Our Lab
We're looking for talented trainees at all levels to join us in our research. If interested in a postdoctoral fellowship, graduate school research, or a pre-med or post-bac research assistant opportunity, please contact Pawel K. Mazur: PKMazur@MDAnderson.org
The postdoctoral and graduate research will be performed in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment with world-class experts and state-of-the-art technologies and facilities, which provide unique and ideal career development opportunities. Using integrative experimental approaches, we seek to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying cancer development, drug resistance and immunity. The candidates will be expected to develop and execute independent research plans that lead to peer-reviewed publications, to work cooperatively within an interdisciplinary group of research personnel and to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
MD Anderson Cancer Center is ranked number one in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report and also number one in the number of awarded grants from the National Cancer Institute. It offers excellent cancer research training programs and an unmatched scientific environment of the world¡¯s largest biomedical center.
Mazur Laboratory Members
Postdoctoral Fellow positions (starting 2025)
The Mazur Lab is seeking strong candidates for several high-impact, cross-disciplinary research projects within the pancreatic and lung cancer research program. Current projects are supported by several multi-year grants (NIH R01s, DoD, AACR, LCRF, NTRF, Sabin Foundation) and focus on the development of novel targeted and immuno-therapeutics. Please send your application to Dr. Mazur at: PKMazur@MDAnderson.org. Applications should include a CV and a short description of research interests, as well as names and contact information for three references.
Key research projects in the Mazur Lab include:
- Ribosomal protein methylation ¡°code¡± in the regulation of mRNA translation and cancer pathogenesis
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- Mechanisms of action and therapeutic targeting of posttranslational modifying enzymes in cancer progression and drug resistance
- Collaborators: , , Bedford Lab (MD Anderson),
- Drug development and pre-clinical evaluation in collaboration with the Therapeutics Discovery division at MD Anderson and external biotech
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- Next-generation genetically engineered two-stage animal models to study tumor heterogeneity and resistance mechanisms to immuno- and targeted therapies (single-cel RNA-seq, proteomics and metabolomics)
- Collaborators: Wang Lab (MD Anderson), Kalocsay Lab (MD Anderson)
- CAR T cell-based therapy application in pre-clinical models of metastatic lung, pancreatic and gastric cancer
Graduate Student positions
Graduate students interested in rotating in the Mazur Lab, please note that we are part of the MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Rotations (tutorials) in our laboratory include a wide range of topics in cancer biology: animal models of cancer, immunotherapy, biochemistry, bioinformatics and genetics.
Research Assistant positions (starting April 2025)
We are looking for 2 dedicated research assistants to perform animal genotyping, treatments and autopsies of the various mouse models of cancer. This is an excellent opportunity for pre-med or post-bac research students to hone your research skils. Please contact Dr. Mazur: PKMazur@MDAnderson.org