Postdoctoral Associate - Genetics of Visual Disorders - Molecular & Human Genetics - R. Chen (90006737)
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7091449 (Ref #: 9805-en_US)
- Posting Date: Jan 6, 2022
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
This is a postdoc position supported by an external grant in conducting research in one or more of the following interactive areas. 1) Identify and functional validate mutations and genes associated with inherited human retinal diseases; 2) Using single-cell multi-omics technology to generate the cell atlas of the human visual system and characterize diseases at the single-cell resolution; 3) Understand the molecular mechanisms of the retinal diseases through characterizing animal disease models and retinal organoids; 4) Develop gene and small molecule therapeutics for retinal degeneration diseases.
Job Duties
- Plans, directs and conducts specialized and advanced research experiments.
- Evaluate and analyze data.
- Present at meetings and write manuscript reporting results from research experiments.
- May be responsible for laboratory operations.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- Experience Required: None Required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. or equivalent in Basic science, health sciences, informatics, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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