Research Training Program

Postdoctoral Fellowships Available in Training Program in the Molecular Basis of Skin/Mucosa Pathobiology (NIH/NCI Training Program)
Three positions for recent Ph.D.s, M.D.,Ph.D.s or M.D.s who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents are open each year in an NIH-funded program for training highly qualified candidates for academic careers in basic and translational research in skin diseases, including cancer and psoriasis. The OHSU Department of Dermatology has a strong history of clinical and scientific research and a 40-year record in training dermatology residents including physician scientists and postdoctoral scientists on the path to independence.Training program faculty
The core of Dermatology faculty includes:
- Program director Molly Kulesz-Martin (E-3 ligases in skin carcinogenesis, tumor suppressor p53, p73)
- Pamela Cassidy (melanoma chemoprevention)
- Sancy Leachman (melanoma genetics)
- Amanda Lund (lymphatic vasculature in the induction and regulation of immune responses in skin)
- Melissa Wong (beta-catenin pathway, tumor stem cells of intestinal mucosa)
- Lisa M. Coussens (molecular and cellular pathways regulating cancer-associated inflammation accompanying solid tumor development)
- Rosalie Sears (cancer genetics regulating the c-Myc oncoprotein in head & neck and skin SCC)
- Philip Stork (Ras and B-Raf signaling in growth and apoptosis)
Features of the program
The training program includes:- Seminars and journal club meetings in mentors’ departments:
- Dermatology
- Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Molecular & Medical Genetics
- Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
- Dermatology Research Division lab meetings and symposia
- Research forums tailored to postdoctoral students
- Travel to national/international meetings in cutaneous biology