Innate Immunity Research Group is looking for an ambitious and passionate candidate for the position of Postdoc to join the project founded by the National Science Center (NCN) Sonata Bis grant 2022/46/E/NZ6/00131 titled “Dissecting the tumoricidal potential of ILC2s in melanoma”. Doctoral degree must be obtained within 7 years before January 1 of the year of employment in the project". The project is led by dr. hab Marek Wagner. This position provides an excellent opportunity to become a part of a young research group dedicated to study a newly discovered group of immune cells termed group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) in the context of melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer.
Cancer is a major public health concern worldwide. Among the most common types of cancer are those, which manifest themselves in barrier tissues, including the skin. ILC2s reside primarily at such barrier tissues, yet their role in the development of the skin cancer is not fully established (Wagner et al., 2025 Nature). Based on our previous results, we hypothesize that the role of ILC2s in cancer is defined by the type of interactions within the tumor microenvironment. Therefore, our aim is to investigate the interactions between ILC2s and malignant and non-malignant stromal cells, using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches.
Our long-term research objective is to identify novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in cancer as well as prospective therapeutic targets.