University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow - Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine (Sood Lab)
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
The trainee will be responsible for carrying out experiments, recording and analyzing data, keeping a laboratory notebook/record according to lab policy, and attending routine lab meetings.
Laboratory-oriented projects will be lab-based involving tissue culture, extracellular vesicles, tumor microenvironment, molecular biology techniques, data analysis, figure design, and preparation, as well as animal work. Work will be manuscript-focused and will build toward eventual high-quality publications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Extracellular vesicles:BiologyTherapeutic applicability.Molecular biology techniques (isolation, characterization).In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment).Tumor microenvironment:Biology as it relates to extracellular vesicles and the interplay between the two.Identify adaptive changes in the tumor microenvironment in response to targeted therapies.Study potential therapeutic interventions to take advantage of findings.Molecular biology techniques (in vitro assays for growth, viability, drug sensitivity, etc.)In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment).Data analysis:Large data-set mining.Statistical considerations for in vitro and in vivo work.Figure design and preparation:Designing impactful figures.Software and data techniques for preparing figures methodically.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSPh.D. required.Preference for candidates who are first author on at least two papers.
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATIONApplication Link
POSITION INFORMATIONMD Anderson offers full-time postdoc positions with a
salary ranging from $64,000 to $76,000
depending on the number of years of postgraduate experience. MD Anderson trainee compensation also includes:
Paid medical benefits (zero premium) starting on the first day for trainees who work 30 or more hours per weekGroup dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability coveragePaid education, vacation, and sick leavePaid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programsTeachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plansEmployer-paid life, AD&D, and an illness-related reduced salary pay programHealth Savings Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement flexible spending accountsFertility benefitsState of Texas longevity payExtensive wellness, fitness, employee health programs, and employee resource groups
FACULTY MENTORAnil Sood#J-18808-Ljbffr
Laboratory-oriented projects will be lab-based involving tissue culture, extracellular vesicles, tumor microenvironment, molecular biology techniques, data analysis, figure design, and preparation, as well as animal work. Work will be manuscript-focused and will build toward eventual high-quality publications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Extracellular vesicles:BiologyTherapeutic applicability.Molecular biology techniques (isolation, characterization).In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment).Tumor microenvironment:Biology as it relates to extracellular vesicles and the interplay between the two.Identify adaptive changes in the tumor microenvironment in response to targeted therapies.Study potential therapeutic interventions to take advantage of findings.Molecular biology techniques (in vitro assays for growth, viability, drug sensitivity, etc.)In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment).Data analysis:Large data-set mining.Statistical considerations for in vitro and in vivo work.Figure design and preparation:Designing impactful figures.Software and data techniques for preparing figures methodically.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSPh.D. required.Preference for candidates who are first author on at least two papers.
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATIONApplication Link
POSITION INFORMATIONMD Anderson offers full-time postdoc positions with a
salary ranging from $64,000 to $76,000
depending on the number of years of postgraduate experience. MD Anderson trainee compensation also includes:
Paid medical benefits (zero premium) starting on the first day for trainees who work 30 or more hours per weekGroup dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability coveragePaid education, vacation, and sick leavePaid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programsTeachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plansEmployer-paid life, AD&D, and an illness-related reduced salary pay programHealth Savings Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement flexible spending accountsFertility benefitsState of Texas longevity payExtensive wellness, fitness, employee health programs, and employee resource groups
FACULTY MENTORAnil Sood#J-18808-Ljbffr