Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Basic and Translational Neuro-Oncologists
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104
Job Description
Join the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center Team
As a leader in cancer care, transdisciplinary research, and education, the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC) in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC, are the two main sites of Atrium Health providing innovative, relevant cancer research, increasing access to high quality cancer care and clinical trials, trustworthy engagement and outreach, and meaningful pipeline programs that foster workforce diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, they serve a catchment area that includes 30 counties across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and care for over 20,000 individuals with newly diagnosed cancer each year at over 20 regional locations.
Basic and Translational Neuro-Oncologists.
The NCI-designated WFBCCC at the Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM) and its Neuro-Oncology Program (NRO) are seeking established investigators to fill faculty tenure-track positions in the broad field of Neuro-Oncology. The NRO Program draws from the tradition and established infrastructure of the Brain Tumor Center of Excellence (BTCOE), an interdepartmental, highly collaborative initiative focused on translational/clinical neuro-oncology. Neuro-Oncology at WFSM has been a continuous member of the Adult Brain Tumor Consortium (ABTC), an NCI-supported early-phase CNS Consortium. WFBCCC is the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center with an NCORP Research Base. The Gamma Knife Center at Wake boasts one of the most experienced treatment teams in the country and is one of the most active centers in the United States.
The WFBCCC has strong connections with the Wake CTSI, the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), the Wake Forest University Departments of Physics and Chemistry, the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (SBES), the Sticht Center on Aging, the Center forHuman Genomics, the Center for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, and other research entities, which provides a dynamic environment for cutting-edge multidisciplinary research. For more information, please click here.
The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center serves a catchment area that includesboth Winston-Salem, home to six colleges and universities and a vibrant arts community, and Charlotte, thelargest city in North Carolina.
Candidate requirements are:
• PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DVM or DVM/PhD degree
• Established independent research program
• Active funding (especially NCI)
• Interest in engagement in cross-disciplinary and/or translational collaborations
• Investigators in the specific areas of tumor immunology and immunotherapy, metabolism, therapeutic development, cancer stem-like cells, and animal models of cancer that pertain to primary brain tumors and brain metastases are especially encouraged to apply.
Applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Dr. Waldemar Debinski (
debinski@wakehealth.edu
), NRO Program Co-Leader, Dr. Glenn Lesser (
glesser@wakehealth.edu
), NRO Program Co-Leader, and Thavone (TK) Khounthikoumane (
tkhounth@wakehealth.edu
) Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.
About Us
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing - for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
About the Team
Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments
Mission
To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.
Vision
To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence - always
Join the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center Team
As a leader in cancer care, transdisciplinary research, and education, the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC) in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC, are the two main sites of Atrium Health providing innovative, relevant cancer research, increasing access to high quality cancer care and clinical trials, trustworthy engagement and outreach, and meaningful pipeline programs that foster workforce diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, they serve a catchment area that includes 30 counties across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and care for over 20,000 individuals with newly diagnosed cancer each year at over 20 regional locations.
Basic and Translational Neuro-Oncologists.
The NCI-designated WFBCCC at the Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM) and its Neuro-Oncology Program (NRO) are seeking established investigators to fill faculty tenure-track positions in the broad field of Neuro-Oncology. The NRO Program draws from the tradition and established infrastructure of the Brain Tumor Center of Excellence (BTCOE), an interdepartmental, highly collaborative initiative focused on translational/clinical neuro-oncology. Neuro-Oncology at WFSM has been a continuous member of the Adult Brain Tumor Consortium (ABTC), an NCI-supported early-phase CNS Consortium. WFBCCC is the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center with an NCORP Research Base. The Gamma Knife Center at Wake boasts one of the most experienced treatment teams in the country and is one of the most active centers in the United States.
The WFBCCC has strong connections with the Wake CTSI, the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), the Wake Forest University Departments of Physics and Chemistry, the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (SBES), the Sticht Center on Aging, the Center forHuman Genomics, the Center for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, and other research entities, which provides a dynamic environment for cutting-edge multidisciplinary research. For more information, please click here.
The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center serves a catchment area that includesboth Winston-Salem, home to six colleges and universities and a vibrant arts community, and Charlotte, thelargest city in North Carolina.
Candidate requirements are:
• PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DVM or DVM/PhD degree
• Established independent research program
• Active funding (especially NCI)
• Interest in engagement in cross-disciplinary and/or translational collaborations
• Investigators in the specific areas of tumor immunology and immunotherapy, metabolism, therapeutic development, cancer stem-like cells, and animal models of cancer that pertain to primary brain tumors and brain metastases are especially encouraged to apply.
Applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Dr. Waldemar Debinski (
debinski@wakehealth.edu
), NRO Program Co-Leader, Dr. Glenn Lesser (
glesser@wakehealth.edu
), NRO Program Co-Leader, and Thavone (TK) Khounthikoumane (
tkhounth@wakehealth.edu
) Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.
About Us
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing - for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
About the Team
Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments
Mission
To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.
Vision
To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence - always