Postdoctoral Fellow - Leukemia Genomics & Epigenetics

Baylor College of Medicine; Texas; On-site; USD 63,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Leukemia Genomics. The role combines experimental validation with computational integration of multiomic data to study regulatory and noncoding mechanisms of oncogene deregulation and treatment resistance.

The position involves mentoring trainees, coordinating with cores, and contributing to figures and manuscripts, with stipends aligned to NIH guidelines for postdoctoral associates.

Qualifications

• MD or PhD in basic or health sciences.
• Experience in leukemia biology and cancer genomics preferred.
• Strong experimental design and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Plans, conducts, and analyzes specialized experiments to validate leukemia driver mechanisms.
• Develops molecular and cell-based assays including CRISPR perturbations and reporter readouts.
• Coordinates experimental design with computational teams and clinical workflows.
• Maintains documentation, QC records, and reproducible wet-lab protocols.
• Interprets results with patient-derived multiomic data and prepares figures and manuscripts.
• Coordinates functional validation using multiomic data and regulatory assays.

Skills

Leukemia biology

Cancer genomics

Regulatory genomics

Cell culture

Molecular cloning

Sequencing-based assays

Data interpretation

Manuscript writing

Education

MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or related field

Tools

CRISPR-based perturbation

Reporter assays

Chromatin-state assays

Hi-C / HiChIP data analysis

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Leukemia Genomics. The role combines experimental validation with computational integration of multiomic data to study regulatory and noncoding mechanisms of oncogene deregulation and treatment resistance.

The position involves mentoring trainees, coordinating with cores, and contributing to figures and manuscripts, with stipends aligned to NIH guidelines for postdoctoral associates.