Postdoc: Neural-Cancer Interfaces & Spatial Transcriptomics

UT MD Anderson; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Tuition benefits

Job summary

MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Molecular Oncology under the mentorship of Liuqing Yang, PhD. The position focuses on how metabolic stress and tumor-neural interactions influence disease progression, integrating neuroscience, cancer biology, spatial transcriptomics, and cell-based assays.

The fellow will characterize effects of excessive phenylalanine on brain injury using mouse tissues and neuronal models, and study

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, MD/PhD or equivalent in neuroscience, neurobiology, cancer biology, molecular or cellular biology, or related field.
• Experience with neuronal cell culture or differentiation preferred.
• Experience with data analysis and molecular/cellular biology techniques preferred.

Responsibilities

• Characterize effects of metabolic stress on brain injury using mouse tissues and neuronal models.
• Investigate neuron–tumor crosstalk and nerve fibers in tumor progression.
• Develop expertise in spatial transcriptomics, imaging, and data analysis.

Skills

Neuronal cell culture

Neuronal differentiation

Spatial transcriptomics

Data analysis

Single-cell technologies

Education

PhD, MD, MD/PhD or equivalent in neuroscience or related biomedical field

Job description

MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Molecular Oncology under the mentorship of Liuqing Yang, PhD. The position focuses on how metabolic stress and tumor-neural interactions influence disease progression, integrating neuroscience, cancer biology, spatial transcriptomics, and cell-based assays.

The fellow will characterize effects of excessive phenylalanine on brain injury using mouse tissues and neuronal models, and study