Postdoctoral Associate

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

ID: 7289495 (Ref.No. 20838-en_US)
Posted: Recently posted

Job Description

Summary

The candidate will perform research related to Alzheimer's disease using in vitro systems and mouse models. The specific skills required include but not limited to biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology. Using these skill sets, the candidate will be responsible for multiple projects funded by the National Institutes of Health with the goal to identify key proteins, metabolites and associated pathways that contribute to Alzheimer's disease. This will have the potential in revealing new targets for therapeutic intervention.

Baylor College of Medicine is located in the Texas Medical Center campus. Besides the Baylor College of Medicine main campus located at One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, all participating sites include all Baylor College of Medicine’s affiliated teaching hospitals located in the Texas Medical Center campus in the Houston, Harris County District. Travel outside of the campus is not required.

Job Duties

Conducts independent research using mouse models and cell cultures.
- The techniques to be used are qPCR, transfection, Western blotting, immunostaining, flow cytometry., and metabolomics and lipidomics.
Works in the Zheng laboratory but interacts and collaborates with other scientists at the Huffington Center on Aging and Baylor College of Medicine.
Makes presentations at various meetings and also help the PI to train graduate students.

Minimum Qualifications

MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

The applicant should have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree with expertise in biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience and mouse modeling.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

PD; SN

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.

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