Postdoctoral Associate — Stem Cell & Leukemia Biology

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics. The successful candidate will design and lead projects to understand how blood-forming stem cells accumulate mutations leading to premalignant states in vivo, using flow cytometry, bone marrow transplantation, and histological analyses.

The role involves performing molecular biology techniques, data analysis, and manuscript preparation with the PI.

Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in basic science or health science required.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform experiments to study leukemia or hematopoietic stem cell biology.
• Conduct bone marrow transplantation, flow cytometry, genomics profiling, transcriptomics profiling, and other molecular biology experiments.
• Analyze, interpret, and record the results.
• Write manuscript with the PI to report the findings.
• Review the literature, summarize the experimental results, and prepare drafts of the manuscript.
• Present the results to the scientific community.
• Prepare presentation slides and present the results to the lab and to the scientific community.
• Perform other job related duties as assigned.

Skills

Stem cell biology

Cancer biology

Bioinformatics

Systems biology

Education

MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science or Health Science

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics. The successful candidate will design and lead projects to understand how blood-forming stem cells accumulate mutations leading to premalignant states in vivo, using flow cytometry, bone marrow transplantation, and histological analyses.

The role involves performing molecular biology techniques, data analysis, and manuscript preparation with the PI.