Postdoctoral Fellow (PhD)

Summary

A Postdoctoral Associate position is immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Murugesan Palaniappan in the Department of Pathology & Immunology and the Center for Drug Discovery (CDD) at Baylor College of Medicine. The vision of the CDD is to bridge the gap between academic research and pharmaceutical discovery and provide researchers with an economically viable entry into preclinical drug discovery as well as enable the study and validation of protein targets and disease mechanisms. The Palaniappan lab studies the molecular and pathological mechanisms of human diseases particularly breast cancer with the goal of finding effective novel therapies using DNA-encoded library screens. We are seeking a highly skilled, motivated, and hard-working researcher to join our team where they will be able to independently make important discoveries while working in a collaborative, dynamic environment.

Job Duties

The team led by scientists with drug discovery experience in academia is looking to recruit a postdoctoral fellow. BCM is located in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center and offers a highly interactive environment and a strong infrastructure for research and career development. As a member of this multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Participate in early stage drug discovery efforts in collaboration with biological and chemical scientists throughout the academic community, with a goal of bringing new treatments to patients with unmet medical needs.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary lead-finding project teams by engaging in the following activities: cell culture, transfections, molecular cloning, protein production and purification, organoid cultures, xenografts and PDX animal models.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology/Cancer Biology or a related discipline.
• Expertise in:
  • biochemistry,
  • recombinant protein production/purification,
  • biochemical assay methodologies,
  • molecular biology,
  • murine modeling of cancer.

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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