Postdoctoral Associate - Metabolic Diseases - Medicine - Endocrinology (90002356)
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7092872 (Ref #: 10114-en_US)
- Posting Date: Jan 26, 2022
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
The Postdoc Associate will use a multi-disciplinary approach, including GRO-seq, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, CRISPR-seq, single-cell RNA seq, and Hi-seq, machine learning to understand environment-gene interactions in metabolic diseases and cancer. The postdoc fellow will develop independent projects.
Job Duties
- Prepares samples and perform validation studies for omics analysis using genetic modified mouse models.
- Performs functional analysis to identify cancer metabolic reprogramming.
- Performs molecular biology experiments to identify oncopathways.
- Writes manuscript to report the findings.
- Documents experiments to ensure that work can be replicated by others.
- Attends department seminar and other scientific events.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- Experience Required: None Required.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD.
- Experience in metabolism, cancer biology, epigenetics, and bioinformatics.
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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