Interested in T cells and chemical biology? Two NIH-funded postdoctoral positions are available for highly motivated candidates starting in January 2021 using our newly developed FucoID to detect antigen-specific T cells in human cancer patient samples and in murine autoimmune disease models in the laboratory of Prof. Peng Wu, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA.
Successful candidates will have a recent PhD in chemical biology, cell biology, immunology and experiences with murine models. Training in multi-color flow cytometry, fluorescent imaging, T-cell or cancer immunology is a plus.
Interested candidates should send an application packet, including all of the following as a single PDF file by email to Dr. Peng Wu:
- Cover letter indicating current and future research interests;
- Expected starting date;
- Curriculum vitae;
- A brief summary of previous research experience;
- Names and contact information for 3 references.
November 2021
February 2021
October 2020
Our FucoID is featured in C&En News “Targeting tumor-specific T cells”
https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/cancer/Targeting-tumor-specific-T-cells/98/i41
Accelerating Cancer Immunotherapy Research (ACIR) Spotlight
https://acir.org/journal-articles/innovative-methods/metabolism?entryId=26859
August 2020
Yujie and Zhuo passed their candidacy exams. Congratulations!
July 2020
Senlian, in collaboration with the Macauley and Paulson labs, discovered that high-affinity cis ligand can block Siglec-7 inhibitory signaling
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.15.203125v2
April 2020
Check out our new preprint: Detecting Tumor Specific Antigen-Reactive T cells from Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes via Interaction Dependent Fucosyl-biotinylation.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.18.996017v1
Senlian discovered that besides sialylated glycans, a-1-2-linked fucosides also serve as receptors for influenzas viruses.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschembio.9b00869
March 2020
Our zebrafish imaging work is highlighted in Nature:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00769-z
November 2019
SuFExable Polymers with Helical Structures!
December 2018
Chemical & Engineering News: Sugar-transferring enzyme adds antibody to cell surface
August 2016
Abu Defended. Congratulations!
October 2015
Abu receives a Poster Prize Award at the European & International Chemical Biology Society symposium in Berlin, Germany. Congratulations!
May 2015
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Commencement
Avery Fisher Hall Lincoln Center
Sara graduated!
January 2015
Hao and Brian’s paper are reported in Chemical & Engineering News
Single Glycoproteins Caught In Motion
Peng Speaks at the 2nd Scripps Alumni Symposium (with Prof. Paulson)
September 2014
Peng organizes Click Chemistry in Biology and Medicine: New Developments and Strategies at the New York Academy of Sciences (at the reception with Prof. Jim Paulson and Prof. K. Barry Sharpless)