Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7235019 (Ref:19015-en_US)
Posted: April 6, 2024
Job Description
Summary
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Hui Zheng in the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine. The individual will work on projects funded by multiple NIH grants, including but not limited to lysosome regulation, lipid metabolism, and neuroinflammation, using mouse models and in vitro cell cultures.
Job Duties
- Conducts independent research using mouse models and cell cultures.
- Uses techniques, such as:
- qPCR,
- transfection,
- Western blotting,
- immunostaining,
- flow cytometry.
- 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.
19015
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.
