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Baylor College of Medicine · 5 days ago

Postdoctoral Associate- Human Genetics

positionHouston, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level

Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to work on an NIH-funded project focused on studying the molecular bases of lung development in humans. The role involves designing and conducting scientific experiments, collaborating with teams, and summarizing research findings for publication.

EducationHigher EducationPharmaceutical
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Responsibilities

Designs and conducts logical scientific experiments, performs data analysis, shows competency in troubleshooting, presents results to the research group in weekly meetings
Summarizes research findings in scientific manuscripts to be published in research or clinical journals, prepare project reports, grant proposals, and abstracts
Collaborates with the bioinformatics and functional genomics team in the lab
Establishes new research protocols and procedures
Maintains laboratory operations
Supervises research staff

Qualification

Next generation sequencingGenomic analysesMolecular geneticsGene regulation assaysDevelopmental geneticsData analysisLaboratory operationsScientific writing

Required

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

Preferred

Ph.D in human or molecular genetics
Genomic analyses: next generation sequencing - DNA and transcriptome, chromosomal microarrays, cell culture, qPCR, gene regulation assays, 3D chromatin structure
Prior experience in the area of developmental genetics

Company

Baylor College of Medicine

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Baylor College of Medicine, located in the Texas Medical Center, is a health sciences university located in Houston, Texas
dateFounded in 1900
location
Houston, Texas, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
http://www.bcm.edu/

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$10.85M
Key Investors
National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
2024-12-05Grant· $3.5M
2024-09-26Grant
2024-09-19Grant

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