Postdoctoral Associate
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7188099 (Ref #: 17603-en_US)
- Posting Date: 3 months ago
Job Description
Summary
The Lupski laboratory seeks to determine the molecular mechanisms for disease using human genetic approaches to investigate clinical phenotypes. The lab is working closely with Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare diseases (GREGoR) consortium which is aimed to identify genetic causing of Mendelian disease through a focus on application of cutting-edge sequencing technology, e.g., long read sequencing, RNA sequencing, etc.
Job Duties
- Performs in-depth sequence analyses on large genomic datasets of variant calling, interpretation and annotation.
- Applies existing bioinformatics software to well-defined and novel genome analysis problems, and develop novel bioinformatics software to tackle biology questions.
- Researches, assesses, and customizes third-party bioinformatics software, for utilization in projects.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, 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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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
